Director, Social and Behavior Change & Integrated Development at FHI 360

Responsibilities include: 

• Lead the development and implementation of the SBC & Integrated Development team’s 3-year resource mobilization plan, including identifying and prioritizing new business opportunities that are aligned with FHI 360’s priority cross-cutting topics to achieve impact and align priorities with the global strategy and big global challenges. 
• Facilitate the development of FHI 360’s thought leadership in SBC and integrated development topics through learning events, publications, and technical initiatives. Enhance the visibility of cross-cutting practice areas by mentoring and supporting the global team in delivering professional presentations, participating in conferences, and contributing articles and op-eds to publications and social media platforms. 
• Build, support, and empower a team of diverse, collaborative, and high-performing technical experts. This includes supporting organizational priorities for locally led development, such as by establishing and nurturing a distributed team of cross-cutting experts across the organization who support project quality, thought leadership, and strategic growth. 
• Identify, secure funding for, oversee the development and launching of new technical products and services in line with the portfolio priorities. 
• Oversee the design and development of new project activities and ensures that interventions are consistent with FHI 360’s strategy. 
• Develop and implement a comprehensive client and stakeholder engagement strategy that fosters regular dialogue, information sharing, and ensures high levels of satisfaction among both internal and external clients in the delivery of all tasks. 
• Cultivate a network of partnerships with other relevant stakeholders, including USAID, other government donors, the private sector, academic institutions, researchers, and implementing partners. 
• Collaborate effectively with other FHI 360 technical teams on complex, multi-sectoral challenges requiring SBC and integrated development (e.g., GESI, youth, LLD) expertise. 
• Lead annual budget planning, ensure accurate LOE projections and sufficient coverage for staff to support project implementation, thought leadership and business development. 

Applied Knowledge & Skills: 

• Possesses comprehensive knowledge of theories, concepts, and practices and broad technical expertise related to international development. Demonstrates specialized knowledge in at least two areas, such as SBC, youth, GESI, LLD, decolonization. 
• Demonstrated ability to build positive working relationships with senior government, funder, bilateral and international and national non-governmental organization representatives. 
• Knowledge of non-profit funding streams, including government and philanthropic. 
• Strong time-management, multi-tasking, and organizational skills. 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. 
• Strong consultative and negotiation skills. 
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to plan, organize, and manage resources for successful completion of projects. 
• Excellent and demonstrated public relations, policy development, project management and diplomacy skills required. 
• Adaptable to new approaches to doing business. 
• Ability to motivate, influence and collaborate with others across all levels of the organization. 
• Ability to take initiative and focus on results. 
• Ability to learn new skills and systems, with an entrepreneurial work ethic. 

Qualifications: 

• Master’s Degree or its international equivalent in international development, anthropology or sociality, communications, gender and inclusion, or a Related Field. We welcome candidates with other relevant certifications or their international equivalents. 
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience and a master’s degree or, in lieu of a master’s degree, a bachelor’s degree and 13 years of experience would be considered. 
• Minimum of 10 years working internationally in SBC, youth, GESI, LLD, or related fields. 
• Experience partnering with major international funding agencies, private sector, and/or foundations. Extensive experience partnering with USAID required. 
• Track record for successfully overseeing positioning, capture and business-development initiatives resulting in a continually growing portfolio of programs with diverse funding sources. 
• Track record for forward-thinking planning and sound leadership. 
• Strong people management with a record of recruiting, hiring, supporting, and growing high-performing, diverse and inclusive teams. 
• Proven experience leading change-management and organizational-development processes. 
• Excellent writing and presenting skills. 
• Fluency in English required; proficiency in additional languages preferred.