Managing Director - MicroBuild Impact & Innovation Hub

Habitat for Humanity Europe & Middle East•Washington, DC

3d•$154,300 - $229,600•Hybrid

About The Position

Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is seeking a visionary leader to serve as Managing Director of the MicroBuild Impact & Innovation Hub. The role advances the strategic growth, innovation, and operational excellence of the MicroBuild Initiative, which expands access to affordable housing finance for underserved communities. The Managing Director provides executive oversight of product development, program management, and innovation, setting strategic vision, priorities, and governance frameworks for impactful products, programs, and investment initiatives. The role shapes and executes the initiative’s long-term strategy, aligning organizational objectives, market opportunities, and mission-driven outcomes. Working with a diverse network of internal and external stakeholders, the Managing Director leads execution of strategic objectives by aligning resources, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and driving operational effectiveness. The position is accountable for measurable social and financial impact, strong partnerships with financial institutions and investors, innovation and growth, and expanded housing finance solutions for low-income families. The position may be based in Washington, DC; Atlanta, Georgia; Nairobi, Kenya; or London, United Kingdom. It follows a hybrid work arrangement involving in-office and remote work, with up to 40% international travel. The MicroBuild Initiative builds on the success of MicroBuild Fund 1, which leveraged $100 million to catalyze more than $1.2 billion in affordable housing finance for almost 240,000 families across 33 countries since 2012. The second fund is expected to be in the range of $300 million to $500 million. The initiative also includes the Impact & Innovation Hub, which provides technical assistance, innovation, and advocacy to help transform housing systems globally, with the aim of directly benefiting more than 2.5 million people in emerging and developing economies.

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.
Experience building strategic partnerships, managing diverse stakeholder relationships, and delivering measurable social and financial impact, particularly in emerging markets and international settings.
People-management experience, including the ability to lead, coach, and develop high-performing teams in a global, geographically dispersed environment.
Demonstrated ability to drive innovation, operational excellence, and measurable impact within mission-driven organizations.
Understanding of 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.

Responsibilities

Ensure quality delivery of all Hub commitments and agreed services, and evolve services to meet changing Fund needs and strategic priorities.
Establish and maintain systems to track delivery against commitments, performance expectations, funding arrangements, governance decisions, and stakeholder expectations.
Serve as Habitat’s primary day-to-day counterpart to Symbiotics for Hub-supported activities and delivery of commitments to the MicroBuild Fund and Initiative.
Lead regular planning, coordination, and implementation-review discussions with Symbiotics; monitor delivery, assess progress, and identify resource needs, risks, lessons, and opportunities for improvement.
Lead annual pipeline planning with Symbiotics, in partnership with the Senior Director, TCIS Housing Finance Systems, and relevant HFS and other TCIS leaders.
Coordinate technical expertise, staffing capacity, budgets, and technical-assistance resources with anticipated Fund pipeline needs.
Coordinate the Fund, Hub, TCIS, and Housing Finance Systems teams to deploy resources and deliver agreed commitments.
Identify emerging risks, opportunities, and institutional support needs, and facilitate timely decision-making.
Establish annual and quarterly planning processes with HFS leadership and mechanisms for technical collaboration, knowledge transfer, and coordinated resource deployment.
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 contractual, legal, operational, financial, governance, and reporting requirements; lead staffing, organizational development, and resource allocation; and maintain appropriate risk-management practices.
Lead establishment and continuous improvement of the Hub’s operational platform, coordinating with Finance, Legal, Human Resources, Information Technology, Procurement, Compliance, Risk Management, and Communications.
Establish and oversee service agreements between the Hub LLC and Habitat support functions, maintaining operational controls, compliance standards, and governance procedures.
Oversee the Hub’s annual report and periodic reporting to the MicroBuild Fund on 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 measuring technical-assistance quality, effectiveness, scalability, and impact.
Present findings, recommendations, and strategic insights to the Hub Board of Directors and Fund stakeholders, and 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, and portfolio-level outcomes, and incorporate performance information into learning.