Senior Director of International Program

Senior Director of International Program

Job Synopsis

The MCC Canada Senior Director of International Program (IP) provides strategic and operational leadership for MCC’s international relief, development, peacebuilding, and service programs. Reporting to the Executive Director of MCC Canada and working jointly with the MCC U.S. Director of International Program, the role oversees program strategy, quality and accountability, resource stewardship, organizational effectiveness, risk management, and innovation across MCC’s international work. As a member of the MCC Canada Senior Leadership Team (SLT) , the Senior IP Director contributes to organization wide leadership and decision making. They align international program priorities, resources, and commitments with MCC's mission, strategic direction and organizational values . The role provides leadership through collaborative structure involving MCC Canada and provincial offices, MCC U.S. and regional offices , international program partners and external stakeholders to build trust, shared ownership and achieve measurable outcomes under the strategic directions approved by the MCC Canada and MCC U.S. Boards.

Salaried Employee -Full Time at 1 FTE

Qualifications

All MCC workers are expected to exhibit a commitment to: a personal Christian faith and discipleship; active participation in a Christian church or Christian community; and nonviolent peacemaking. MCC is an equal opportunity employer, committed to employment equity. MCC values diversity and invites all qualified candidates to apply.

Essential

• Graduate education in social science, international development, peacebuilding or related field, or an equivalent combination of experience and education
• Significant progressive leadership and management experience in international development, relief, peacebuilding, or a related field
• Current knowledge of disaster response, sustainable community development, justice, peacebuilding, and global economic and political realities
• Demonstrated experience in strategic and annual program planning, budgeting, monitoring, evaluation, accountability, learning, and reporting
• Proven ability to lead complex and geographically dispersed teams, develop leaders, strengthen accountability, and foster a healthy organizational culture
• Extensive experience leading through influence, managing complex stakeholder relationships, and building consensus across organizational entities, cultures, and contexts
• Strong strategic thinking, analysis, problem solving, and decision-making skills, including the ability to clarify complex issues and move groups toward action
• Excellent relational, diplomatic, verbal, and written communication skills, with the ability to represent MCC to internal and external audiences
• Demonstrated ability in working collaboratively in joint program management structure and to align diverse priorities
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusion, anti-oppression, and intercultural competency, including the ability to recognize and address systemic barriers
• Ability to articulate MCC’s mission and vision and to apply it in organizational leadership, program decisions, and relationships
• Understanding of and commitment to global Christian mission and service and MCC’s identity as an inter-Mennonite service agency rooted in Anabaptist churches
• Ability to travel internationally, on short notice or for extended periods to the United States and to the countries of MCC’s International Program
• Police record check

Preferred

• Prior experience with MCC or a related Anabaptist agency
• Proficiency in French, Spanish, or another language used within MCC’s International Program

Key Responsibilities

Major Responsibilities

55% Provide overall leadership and administrative oversight to all international program

• Develop, implement, monitor, and report on cohesive long range and annual program plans aligned with the Board approved direction
• Lead annual program and budget planning; monitor monthly financial reports; participate in quarterly budget review meetings; and manage expenditures within approved budgets and policies
• Steward MCC Canada’s International P rogram resources , including resources provided through government and coalition partnerships such as Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB)
• Monitor country registration, legal requirements, and organizational compliance across the international program
• Supervise, coach, and support international area directors, global and thematic department leaders, as well as the IP Office Supervisor for International Program
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