Splash is a social justice organization committed to the poor, an international development agency disciplined around urban economies, a social enterprise dedicated to putting ourselves out of business, and a safe water company focused on children. The Regional Director, Program Delivery Africa provides strategic and operational leadership to ensure high quality, on time, and on budget delivery of Project WISE II across Splash’s African countries. This role translates global program strategy into country specific delivery plans, supports Country Directors in overcoming operational challenges, and ensures that infrastructure, behavior change, and systems strengthening components are delivered as an integrated, high quality package.
Roles & Responsibilities
Regional Program Leadership & Strategy Execution
- Translate Splash’s global WISE II framework into practical, sequenced regional and country specific delivery plans.
- Ensure alignment across infrastructure, behavior change, and systems to strengthen components.
- Sets and enforces delivery expectations with in-country program and infrastructure managers, leads formal milestone reviews, and intervenes directly when execution is at risk.
- Leads formal recovery plans when milestones are missed and holds responsible teams accountable for corrective action.
- Identify operational bottlenecks and work with Country Directors to resolve issues rapidly.
- Promote a culture of data driven delivery, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Ensure milestones and quality standards are met consistently across all countries.
Program Quality, Impact & Accountability
- Owns unit-cost performance, cost variance, and capital efficiency across all deployments, and drives corrective action when projects drift.
- Maintains clear regional cost benchmarks and enforces corrective action when projects exceed approved thresholds.
- Lead regional review cycles to monitor progress, risks, and impact indicators.
- Ensure program delivery is on time, on budget, and aligned with donor commitments and MOUs.
- Strengthen quality assurance frameworks across infrastructure, behavior change, and O&M readiness.
- Maintain high standards of safeguarding, inclusivity, and child protection across all program activities.
Infrastructure Delivery Oversight & Governance
- Provide regional oversight of WASH infrastructure delivery and ensure adherence to Splash standards.
- Support country teams in contractor management, QA/QC systems, HSE compliance, and site level issue resolution.
- Ensure O&M planning is integrated from the outset and supported by national and subnational partners.
- Work closely with the Global Infrastructure Director to maintain engineering consistency and cost efficient standards.
Behavior Change & Menstrual Health (MH) Leadership
- Ensure Behavior Change (BC) programming is integrated with infrastructure delivery and aligned with curricula.
- Support country teams in strengthening teacher engagement, school ownership, and student led hygiene initiatives.
- Ensure MH programming is culturally appropriate, context specific, and delivered with fidelity.
- Coordinate with the Global Behavior Change Director to harmonize tools and training.
Government Partnership & Systems Strengthening
- Support Country Directors in developing, testing, and strengthening systems with implementing partners.
- Strengthen partner performance management, contract delivery, and quality assurance processes.
- Facilitate learning exchanges and ensure high value lessons are captured, synthesized, and shared across countries.
People Leadership & Capacity Building
- Leads multi-country teams of Infrastructure and Program Managers fostering a culture of high performance.
- Provides direct support to Country Directors to navigate complex operational bottlenecks.
- Identifies regional capacity gaps and drives investments in training and professional development.
Cross-Functional & Matrix Collaboration
- Operates in a high-touch matrix with Global Directors to ensure regional execution meets global technical excellence.
- Partners with Regional Finance and Operations to manage complex budgets and multi-country procurement.
- Collaborates with MERL and Fundraising teams to ensure real-world delivery data informs future proposals.
Qualifications
Core Competencies
- Exceptional ability to lead across a matrix structure.
- A data-driven mindset with proficiency in KPIs and Gantt charts.
- High degree of emotional intelligence (EQ) and cultural humility.
- Ability to identify potential supply chain, political, or financial risks proactively.
Education
- A Master's degree in International Development, Public Health, Engineering, Public Administration, or a related field is expected.
Experience and Background
- 10–15+ years of progressive leadership experience in international development.
- Specific experience overseeing large-scale, multi-country WASH, Behavior Change, and Menstrual Health portfolios.
- Deep understanding of the socio-political and operational landscapes of Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Technical literacy to lead both high-stakes construction projects and complex behavioral science initiatives.
- Track record of engaging with National Ministries and city-level authorities.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online through the Splash International application portal on Rippling ATS by following the link provided in the application section.
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