Christ-Centered Education, Regional Lead (Central America)

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Organization Summary The vision of Edify is to see Flourishing Godly Nations, and we seek to accomplish this by improving and expanding sustainable Christ-centered education globally. Edify is a non-profit organization registered in the U.S. since 2009 and now has operations in 16 countries, including Burkina Faso, Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ghana, Guatemala, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Uganda, Ethiopia, Peru, Sierra Leone, El-Salvador, Panama and Rwanda. Edify serves low-fee independent Christ-centered schools through three primary avenues, including access to capital, training, and education technology. Learn more at Location: Within the region Start Date: Reports To: September 1, 2026 Regional VP, with matrix reporting into the VP of Christ-Centered Education Salary Range: Commensurate with experience and education and competitive with other nonprofits Position Summary: Edify promotes holistic and high-quality Christ-centered education in partnership with low-fee independent Christ-centered schools. The Edify Christ-Centered Education (CCE) Regional Lead is a full-time position and serves in a coordinating and facilitative leadership role. The CCE Regional Lead is responsible for providing strategic direction, guidance, coordination, and results for Edify’s CCE efforts in their region in order to effectively integrate Christ-centered values and principles into programming and interventions. In order to accomplish this, the CCE Regional Lead will provide leadership and support to the Program Leads and Coordinators serving within country offices in their region. Alongside their RVP and the VP of CCE, they will also lead on priority setting for the CCE in their region and take the initiative in planning and communications around these priorities. Work Environment This position will be based within the region being served. Currently Edify operates in the following Central American countries: Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Peru with plan to expand to Mexico. There will also be collaboration with Edify’s regional and global teams in the other countries where Edify operates. The atmosphere of Edify is one where you can expect to perform widely varied tasks related to Christ-centered education. Edify believes in the importance of using local resources in order to avoid duplication and build local capacity. Most of its program activities are, therefore, implemented in partnership with local lending and training organization. Alongside the CCE Program Leaders/Coordinators (“Program Leads”) in their region, the CCE Regional Lead will be responsible for supporting the design and implementation of interventions, as well as following up on and assessing Edify’s programs for Christ-centered education across the region. Moreover, the CCE Regional Lead will provide leadership to the Program Leads in carrying out capacity-building activities for the Christ-centered Education Officers (CCEOs) in their country offices and offer strategic guidance at all stages of their work. In addition to their duties as a coach and mentor for their regional Program Leads, the CCE Regional Lead will work closely with other members of the Edify team, along with performing any other related tasks as required. Key Responsibilities The primary responsibility of the CCE Regional Lead is achieving a positive and near one hundred percent correlation between training events and key performance indicators. This process will be completed by designing special training curricula for client, core, and champion schools in each operational, pilot, and associate country in the region, since each market faces a different context. This responsibility will be cascaded to the Country Directors, Program Leads, Program Coordinators, and Consultants, but the Regional Lead will be responsible for the overall process. The Regional Lead is expected to take full ownership of their work, exercising independent judgment to develop and finalize all materials without the need for supervisory review. People Meet regularly with the Program Leads in their region (or a designated Program Lead for the region) to provide strategic guidance and support on their CCE work Review and provide feedback on reports of Program Leads related to their CCE key performance indicators Support Program Leads in achieving the KPIs for their country office by reviewing, evaluating, creating, and revising training materials used in their program operations Meet monthly with other Regional Leads and VP of CCE to fine-tune and ideate on CCE trainings Meet bi-weekly with the VP of CCE to troubleshoot, brainstorm, and co-create around CCE programming and CCEO development Meet regularly with their RVP and VP of CCE Collaborate with other CCE Regional Leads to bring together Program Leads across regions to strategize, troubleshoot, and learn from one another once per quarter Proactively develop relationships with training partners and networks at a regional level that can support Edify’s CCE work at a regional level and facilitate growth in our programming Develop and maintain good working relationships with departmental, regional, and global teams and provide timely and relevant support as needed Attend national, regional, and global prayer events Meet quarterly with Country Directors (CDs) and their Program Leads in the region to understand their CCE training needs, opportunities, and lessons learned (can be done as a group meeting with all countries or separately with each country during a country visit or virtually) Meet annually with each CD and their Program Lead(s) to provide input on CCE programming and budgeting in their country (prior to submission of next fiscal year budget) Provide technical guidance to Program Leads and CDs in the areas of CCE Through the RVP, provide support to CCE work in Associate Countries, using the SSA results to identify relevant trainings and strategize about areas of growth and opportunity Observe and constructively critique trainings, empowering Program Leads to make necessary changes with trainings (replace trainings as needed, provide constructive feedback to training partners, economize the delivery of trainings) Support the improvement of school follow-ups by supporting Program Leads with training and support in deliberate practice, coaching, humble inquiry, mentoring, etc. Communicate Edify’s CCE strategy to staff, other departments, partner schools, and other stakeholders and take the lead on providing written/video materials to communicate the strategy at the regional level In line with matrix management, support Program Leads in timely reporting of key metrics for training programs, CCE impact, curriculum development, program initiatives, and new partnerships (including delegating reporting duties to particular CCEOs with unique knowledge of certain programs/trainings) Training and development for the Regional Leads and Program Leaders to be effective in their roles Processes Remain current with the work of Christ-centered education partners and local Christian school networks in the region Identify, analyze, and consolidate data on schools’ CCE needs (financial, technological, educational, etc.) across the region and provide timely insights to countries in order to make data-informed decisions; work with Program Leads to craft plans to meet those needs and monitor their implementation Work with Program Leads to think through the implications of SSA data and impact results, with additional qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis as needed Stay connected to the needs of school partners in the region through site visits and participation in trainings/coachings; consolidate and incorporate insights into regular updates to the RVP and VP of CCE Take the lead in establishing and supporting Edify’s Christ-Centered Education strategy in the region, setting long-term and short-term objectives and assessing progress Support Program Leads to strengthen and expand Christ-centered school networks in their countries and, if beneficial, provide regional coordination of school networks Support Program Leads to strengthen their work with Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) Strategize new areas of growth and areas of improvement, closely monitoring activities across the region with data, and pioneering new strategies and trainings to strengthen our CCE work Work with the Program Leads, RVP, and VP of CCE to identify new training priorities and resources for the region Tools Using Edify’s Outcomes Map, continually evaluate Edify’s CCE programming to ensure that it aligns with the Outcomes Map and identify ways to bring about greater alignment with it Using Edify’s Biblical integration framework, continually evaluate Edify’s CCE programming to ensure that it is biblically integrated and identify ways to bring about stronger biblical integration Using Edify’s Course Catalog, continually evaluate Edify’s CCE programming to identify ways to bring about a stronger integration of EdTech, business, discipleship, and academic excellence Using correlation analysis and Salesforce dashboards, work with the Impact Assessment team to monitor the efficacy of trainings and provide strategic guidance on how to improve Edify’s CCE work throughout the region Using SSA data, work with the Program Leads, RVP, and VP of CCE to identify new training priorities and resources for the region Using the template provided by the RVP and VP of CCE, take the lead in providing monthly reports to the Regional VP and VP of CCE, including an executive summary, supported by key metrics for training programs, Christ-Centered Education impact, curriculum development, and program initiatives (including delegating reporting duties to particular CCEOs with unique knowledge of certain programs/trainings) Experience Required Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in education, accounting and finance, computer science, or a related field; a master’s degree or higher is strongly preferred Minimum of 8 - 10 years of work experience in education, international development, community development, and/or youth development Significant experience leading teams Experience in the education sector as administrator, educator, or consultant preferred Experience in Christian ministry leadership is highly desirable Experience in designing programs and budgets Experience with managing data in Salesforce Additional Requirements Personal confession of faith in Jesus Christ and commitment to Edify’s mission Living example of servant leadership, humble and willing to learn Passionate about Edify’s mission and seeing flourishing, Godly nations High degree of integrity Excellent time management skills and ability to take self-directed initiative to achieve agreed-upon priorities Ability, willingness, and flexibility to learn Highly proficient in collaborating with diverse stakeholders and teams Must be capable of designing and delivering effective presentations Strong leadership development skills Excellent communication skills, both written and verbally Fluency in English Highly proficient in writing reports and proposals Strong technology skills (Google Drive, database entry, email/WhatsApp communication) Reflective practitioner with a strong desire to learn, innovate, and grow Strong record of leadership, including strong decision-making skills and ability to execute on plans and ideas Travel The position includes significant travel throughout the region. Ideally, the Regional Lead should plan to visit each country in their region once per year. In addition to local and regional travel, Edify holds an annual all-staff meeting, alternating in a US-based or international location each year. Travel would be required to attend this meeting. Additional Details Background check: Successful completion of a pre-employment background check. Degree Verification : Persons offered employment in this position will be required to provide official education transcripts for degree verification purposes. How to apply: Submit your application through BambooHR