Who We Are
International Justice Mission (IJM) is the global leader in protecting vulnerable people from violence around the world. Our team of over 1,200 professionals are at work worldwide in over 30 offices. Together we are on a mission to rescue millions, protect half a billion, and make justice unstoppable.
We are a global community that cares for one another. We believe that the way we work is as important as the results we achieve. We provide professional excellence with joy and celebration to all those we serve.
The Need
For over 25 years, IJM has pioneered the work to protect vulnerable people from violence. 9 out of 9 times in the last decade, IJM’s Justice System Strengthening Projects have reduced slavery and violence between 50 and 85% for very large populations of people in poverty. As we grow to expand our impact to protect 500 million people from violence, we are seeking a Country Director to be responsible for the overall execution of operations for the Malawi Country Office, and to provide leadership and strategic direction to advance IJM’s mission of protecting vulnerable populations, including vulnerable women and children, from violence through justice system strengthening, partnership development, and organizational excellence.
The Country Director originates and drives national strategies, cultivates high-impact relationships, and ensures operational, financial, and cultural alignment with IJM’s global goals, while fostering a resilient and high-performing team. This role ensures employee engagement, safety, security, as well as professional development, and monitors and controls the budget, expenditure, and program activities to ensure staff performance and program goal achievement. The Country Director engages directly with IJM Global Programs and Operations teams, leads national activation and supports regional/global advancement and activation.
The Country Director will provide visionary leadership and strategic direction to drive collaboration with government stakeholders, cultural and other community leaders, survivors, civil society organizations and other partners to ensure the consistent and sustainable enforcement of Malawi’s laws designed to protect women and children from violence. This will include supporting Malawi law enforcement, social services, prosecution and judicial system to protect survivors and restrain perpetrators; build psycho-social capacity and a network of care providers to promote the restoration of survivors; and holistically strengthening the capacity of the criminal justice system to, sustainably and effectively, protect the vulnerable.
Reporting to the Regional President, the Country Director will also receive support from a wider international team of regional and global staff, particularly in areas of program quality, governance and legal compliance, new business development, grant acquisition and compliance, safety and security management, finance, and advocacy and communications.
This position is based in Lilongwe, Malawi and reports to the Regional President, Africa.
Responsibilities:
Leadership and Management:
Ensure the programs, services, and methodologies deliver results as tangible progress toward protection, as defined by IJM;
Ensure country office leaders and staff are developing in all aspects of their work, including leadership, strategy development, project/program development and management, budget management, staff care, and training;
Ensure all staff, interns, fellows and volunteers have a clear understanding of IJM’s mission, operational values, global vision, and program, objectives and strategic goals;
Build team capacity through high-caliber external hires and ensure any new office structures/teams function efficiently and effectively;
Collaborate with IJM subject matter experts and Global Program leaders to align to the regional and global strategies;
Ensure staff engage in appropriate goal setting, performance review, and conflict resolution; and…