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About the Role

Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is seeking an accomplished and visionary leader to serve as Managing Director, MicroBuild Impact and Innovation Hub. This leadership role is responsible for advancing the strategic growth, innovation, and operational excellence of the MicroBuild Initiative, which is dedicated to expanding access to affordable housing finance for underserved communities globally. The Managing Director will provide executive oversight of product development, program management, and innovation functions, establishing strategic vision, priorities, and governance frameworks to drive the successful development and delivery of impactful products, programs, and investment initiatives. This leader will shape and execute the long-term strategy of the Microbuild Initiative, ensuring alignment between organizational objectives, market opportunities, and mission-driven outcomes. Working across a diverse network of internal and external stakeholders, the Managing Director will lead the execution of MicroBuild’s strategic objectives by aligning resources, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and driving operational effectiveness. The role will be accountable for delivering measurable social and financial impact, strengthening partnerships with financial institutions and investors, identifying opportunities for innovation and growth, and expanding the reach of housing finance solutions that empower low-income families to build, improve, and secure adequate housing.

Responsibilities

Ensure quality delivery of all Hub commitments and agreed services.
Ensure Hub services evolve to meet changing Fund needs and strategic priorities.
Establish and maintain systems to track delivery against agreed commitments, performance expectations, funding arrangements, governance decisions, and stakeholder expectations.
Serve as Habitat's primary day-to-day counterpart to Symbiotics regarding Hub-supported activities and delivery of commitments to the MicroBuild Fund and for the MicroBuild Initiative.
Lead regular planning, coordination, and implementation review discussions with Symbiotics to monitor delivery of Hub-supported services, assess progress against agreed commitments, and identify emerging resource needs, risks, lessons learned, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
Lead the annual pipeline planning process with Symbiotics, in partnership with the Senior Director, Terwilliger Center Innovation in Shelter (TCIS) Housing Finance Systems and relevant Housing Finance Systems (HFS) and other TCIS leaders.
Coordinate with the Senior Director, TCIS Housing Finance Systems and relevant Habitat teams to align technical expertise, staffing capacity, budget requirements, and technical assistance resources with anticipated Fund pipeline needs.
Ensure effective coordination between the Fund, Hub, TCIS, and Housing Finance Systems teams to support deployment of resources and successful delivery of agreed commitments.
Identify emerging risks, opportunities, and institutional support needs and facilitate timely decision-making.
Establish and maintain annual and quarterly planning processes with HFS leadership, together with mechanisms for technical collaboration, knowledge transfer, and coordinated deployment of resources in support of Fund priorities.
Lead overall management and performance of the Hub LLC.
Develop annual operating plans, budgets, and strategic priorities.
Prepare Board materials, performance reports, and strategic recommendations.
Ensure compliance with all contractual, legal, operational, financial, governance, and reporting requirements.
Lead staffing, organizational development, and resource allocation processes.
Ensure appropriate risk management practices are established and maintained.
Lead establishment and continuous improvement of the Hub's operational platform.
Coordinate with Finance, Legal, Human Resources, Information Technology, Procurement, Compliance, Risk Management, and Communications functions.
Establish and oversee service agreements between the Hub LLC and Habitat support functions.
Ensure strong operational controls, compliance standards, and governance procedures are maintained.
Oversee preparation and publication of the Hub's annual report and oversee periodic reporting to the MicroBuild Fund on the implementation, effectiveness, outcomes, and lessons learned from technical assistance and other Hub-supported services.
Partner with the MEAL Manager and Head of Technical Assistance to establish frameworks that measure technical assistance quality, effectiveness, scalability, and impact.
Present findings, recommendations, and strategic insights to the Hub Board of Directors and Fund stakeholders.
Ensure Fund-generated insights inform Habitat's broader housing finance programming and strategic priorities.
Serve as Habitat's primary coordination point with Symbiotics regarding the Risk Mitigation Facility.
Monitor facility utilization, lessons learned, and portfolio-level outcomes.
Ensure relevant facility performance information is incorporated into learning.

Requirements

Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, International Development, Public Policy, or a related field.
At least 10-12 years of progressively responsible experience in impact investing, blended finance, affordable housing finance, international development finance, or a related field, including leadership of complex global programs and investment initiatives.
Demonstrated success partnering with cross-functional stakeholders across legal, finance, compliance, and program functions, building strategic partnerships, managing diverse stakeholder relationships, and delivering measurable social and financial impact, particularly within emerging markets and international settings.
Proven people management experience, including the ability to lead, coach, and develop high-performing teams in a global and geographically dispersed environment.
Demonstrated ability to drive innovation, operational excellence, and measurable impact within mission-driven organizations.
Understanding investment management, technical assistance delivery, financial institution strengthening, portfolio performance monitoring, and risk management.
Experience developing partnerships that generate both social impact and financial sustainability.
Ability to translate market opportunities into scalable products, programs, and investment solutions.
Strong communication skills for leading teams and building coalitions.

Skills

Impact investing
Blended finance
Affordable housing finance
International development finance
Global program leadership
Investment initiative leadership
Cross-functional stakeholder partnership
Strategic partnership building
Diverse stakeholder relationship management
Social impact delivery
Financial impact delivery
Emerging markets expertise
International settings expertise
People management
Team leadership
Team coaching
Team development
Global team leadership
Geographically dispersed team leadership
Innovation drive
Operational excellence
Mission-driven organization leadership
Investment management
Technical assistance delivery
Financial institution strengthening
Portfolio performance monitoring
Risk management
Partnership development
Social impact generation
Financial sustainability
Market opportunity translation
Scalable product development
Scalable program development
Scalable investment solution development
Communication skills
Coalition building

Location

Washington, DC
Atlanta, Georgia
Nairobi, Kenya
London, United Kingdom

Work Type

Hybrid
Remote
International travel up to 40%

Experience Level

10-12 years of progressively responsible experience

Education Level

Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, International Development, Public Policy, or a related field

Salary/Compensations

$154,300.00 USD - $229,600 USD / Annual

Benefits

Vacation leave
Sick leave
Personal days
Health insurance options
Retirement plan contributions
Life insurance

About the Company

Habitat for Humanity, founded in 1976, is a global, Christian-based nonprofit organization that grew out of an intentionally multi-racial community in rural Georgia. Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat brings together people of all faiths and people of no faith to build homes, communities and hope. Working alongside each other, we help families and individuals build and improve places to call home and achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves. Habitat seeks individuals who have a willingness to affirm these principles and values.
At Habitat for Humanity International, we are compelled by our Koinonia roots to put God’s love for all into action and pursue housing equity and opportunity by bringing all people together to build community and drive impact. We strive to build a culture rooted in learning, accountability and trust, attracting and retaining mission-driven talent reflective of the global communities we serve.

Equal Opportunity

As an equal opportunity employer, we realize our success depends on courageously committing to being a workplace where all staff feel safe, welcome, visible, respected, supported and valued, and building a workforce that reflects a variety of lived experiences, backgrounds and perspectives, in which every person experiences dignity and respect.
Habitat for Humanity International is an E-Verify employer.