Dominican Republic Program Lead

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, El-Salvador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, and Uganda. Edify serves low-fee independent Christ-centered schools through three primary avenues, including loans, training and education technology. Learn more at Location: Dominican Republic Start Date: October 1, 2026 Reports To: Country Director Salary Range: Commensurate with experience and education and competitive with other nonprofits Position Summary: Edify Dominican Republic promotes holistic and high-quality Christ-centered education in partnership with low-fee independent Christ-centered schools. The Edify Christ-Centered Education (CCE) Program Leader is a full-time position and serves in a coordinating leadership role. The CCE Program Leader is responsible for providing strategic direction, guidance, and coordination of Edify’s CCE efforts to effectively integrate Christ-centered values and principles into its educational programs and other school interventions in the Dominican Republic . The CCE Program Lead will provide leadership and support to the Christ-Centered Education Officers (CCEOs) in their country and have formal line-management authority over their assigned team of CCEOs, including participation in performance reviews of those who report to them. They will also lead on priority setting for the CCE in their country and take the initiative in planning and communications around these priorities. Work Environment This position will be based in the Dominican Republic. 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 organizations. Alongside the CCEO team in the Dominican Republic, the CCE Program Lead will be responsible for designing, implementing, following up and assessing Edify’s programs for Christ-centered education. Moreover, the CCE Program Leader will provide leadership to the CCEO team in these activities and offer strategic guidance at all stages of their work. In addition to their duties as a coach and mentor for leaders of Edify partner schools, the CCE Program Lead will work closely with other members of the Edify team, along with performing any other related tasks as required. Primary Responsibilities Relationship Management Develop and manage relationships with Edify partner schools. Develop and manage relationships with Edify’s current Christ-centered education partners in the Dominican Republic and local Christian school networks. Collaborate regularly with other Edify program staff, training partners, and stakeholders for the effective coordination of all planned training activities. Proactively develop other relationships with Christ-centered schools, organizations and other strategic partners that would facilitate growth in the program. Develop and maintain good relationships with departmental, regional and global teams. Facilitate the formation of school transformation committees (STCs) and discipleship clubs (DCs) among partner schools. Facilitate the formation of Christ-centered school networks. Attend national, regional and global prayer events. Work with the Country Director to set priorities for CCE training, coaching, and resources in the country. Provide leadership to the Christ-Centered Education Officers (CCEOs) in the country office. Oversee an assigned group of CCEOs, including providing line management, conducting performance management, and being involved in compensation discussions. Ensure that all stakeholders are regularly apprised of CCE plans for XXXX Office. Training Activities Visit partner schools regularly to consult with school owners, head teachers and school administrators to improve educational outcomes based on Edify’s Outcomes Map. Facilitate training on biblical worldview, leadership, and teaching skills so as to promote professional and character development. Manage and supervise all training conducted by other service providers. Develop, monitor and assess implementation of training in the schools through consultations with CCEOs, school owners, head teachers, school administration and teachers. Support the implementation of training principles in the schools through school follow up visits with teachers and school leaders. Offer a technical functional role or roles (Discipleship, Education, Education Technology, or Sustainability) in his/her area(s) of operation. Ensure all partner schools are clustered in partner-led, small professional learning communities with leadership in place. Participate in vetting training partners and provide constructive feedback to training partners on areas of improvement. Actively participate and lead donor related visits such as family experiences and other donor visits. Strategy, Planning and Implementation Support Edify leadership in implementing strategic plans in general and Christ-Centered Education in particular. Be primarily responsible for the program quality including core schools Take the leadership in establishing and supporting Edify’s Christ-Centered Education strategy in the Dominican Republic, setting short-term objectives and assessing progress. Provide effective oversight of day-to-day operations of Christ-centered Education training programs. Communicate Edify’s Christ-Centered Education strategy to staff, other departments, partner schools, and other stakeholders and take the lead on providing written/video materials to communicate the strategy. Ensure the Outcomes Map is understood by partner schools and program goals are attained as intended. Ensure effective program coordination (planning, organizing, leading and assessment) and reporting is done on a regular basis. Ensure effective database management (data entry, data management and report use) and sign off on Salesforce entries for CCE within the Edify Dominican Republic country office. Ensure that at least 10% of the client Schools are well prepared to be able to graduate to the Core program after a period 1-3 years. Study and identify schools’ needs (Training, Financial and Technology, etc.) as well as potential. Take responsibility for crafting plans to meet those training needs and monitoring their implementation. Work with the Impact Assessment team to monitor the efficacy of trainings and provide strategic guidance on how to improve Edify’s CCE work in the Dominican Republic. Reporting Take the lead in providing monthly reports to Edify and other stakeholders, 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 and compiling all relevant information about the country’s CCE work). Collaborate with the Edify-US development department, global services, field staff, partner schools, and lending and training in the Dominican Republic to collect stories of the impact relating to Christ-Centered Education and other notable educational improvements as a result of the programs in the region. Submit weekly updates, monthly and quarterly reports on both Core & Client Schools in Salesforce and other reporting platforms/templates as required. Submit regular updates to the Country Director on the work of the CCE department in the Dominican Republic. Experience Required Minimum of 2 years experience working with Edify as CCEO desired 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 5 years of work experience in education, international development, community development, and/or youth development. Significant experience leading teams, with previous performance management experience highly preferred. 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 alleviating global poverty High degree of integrity Excellent time management skills and ability to take self-directed initiative to achieve agreed upon goals 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 and Spanish. 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 Dominican Republic. 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. Position Availability : This position will be accepting applications through September 2026