Hiring COUNTRY DIRECTOR HAITI, HAITI - Haiti - Port-au-Prince

CARE is seeking a strategic, innovative Country Director (CD) to lead its work in Haiti, advancing CARE’s mission to save lives, defeat poverty, and promote social justice. The CD provides overall leadership for strategy, programs, operations, partnerships, and people, ensuring CARE Haiti remains a trusted, influential, and future‑ready actor in a highly complex environment. The CD reports directly to the Regional Director.

Role Overview

The Country Director sets the strategic direction for CARE Haiti and represents the organization at the highest levels. The role requires a leader who is:

• Innovative - drives digital transformation and new models of change.
• Network‑oriented - builds strong partnerships with government, civil society, communities, and the private sector.
• Skilled in complexity - leads diverse teams with emotional intelligence and clarity.
• Impact‑focused - delivers cost‑effective, scalable results.
• Agile - adapts to Haiti’s rapidly shifting political, economic, and security landscape.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and execute a multi‑year strategy aligned with CARE’s global priorities and Haiti’s national context.
• Lead organizational transformation and innovation to keep CARE Haiti agile and competitive.
• Strengthen foresight, scenario planning, and evidence‑based decision‑making.

People & Culture

• Lead and inspire a diverse team, fostering inclusion, accountability, learning, and collaboration.
• Build leadership pipelines and ensure strong succession planning.
• Promote knowledge‑sharing and organizational resilience.

Partnerships & Resource Mobilization

• Secure diversified funding from institutional, multilateral, philanthropic, and private‑sector partners.
• Cultivate high‑level relationships with Haitian authorities, donors, civil society, and busin