LonAdd Consultancy PLC
LonAdd HR Consultancy Plc (www.lonadd.com) is a Recruitment & Outsourcing Company based in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, with branch offices in Dukem, Hawassa and Bahir Dar. We are looking to recruit Program & Policy Advocacy Director (PD) to join on behalf of our client.
Location: Addis Ababa
Position Summary:
Reporting to the National Director & RAU, Program & Policy Advocacy Director oversees the overall operations of the Program Department consisting of Designing and developing Housing/Essential services products and infrastructure in line with habitability and sustainability requirements,
HFHE is entering a strategic transformation from primarily direct project implementation to shaping the housing ecosystem in Ethiopia—through policy influence, market system strengthening, financing innovation, climate resilience, and scalable community-driven housing solutions. The Program Director leads this transformation. This role provides technical and strategic leadership to drive system-level changes in the housing sector, while ensuring high-quality implementation of HFHE’s core interventions constituent of
Housing policy advocacy and campaigns
Housing finance and inclusive housing market systems development
Community housing construction and innovative building solutions
Urban development and basic services upgrading
Housing disaster preparedness, recovery, and resilience
Youth and volunteer engagement
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL)
The role requires travel up to over 30 % within the HFH Ethiopia project implementation areas.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Briefly state the duties of the role in 5-8 broad statements in order of importance. If possible, provide approximate % of time commitment required for each.
Strategic Leadership & Systems Transformation
Lead execution of HFHE’s 2026–2030 strategy and guide the transition from project-focused delivery to ecosystem-shaping and scalable market-based housing solutions.
Develop and refine national program portfolios, ensuring alignment with global Habitat for Humanity network strategies.
Ensure HFHE plays a leadership role in national housing sector dialogue, agenda-setting, and sector coordination.
Housing Finance & Market Systems Development
Provide technical leadership for expanding access to housing finance through partnerships with MFIs, banks, cooperatives, and savings groups.
Lead market systems interventions to strengthen construction supply chains, housing service markets, affordable building materials access, and workforce skills.
Support development and scaling of innovative and affordable housing products, services, and delivery models.
Housing Policy Advocacy & Campaigns
Lead HFHE’s advocacy agenda to influence national housing, land, urban planning, and financing policy frameworks.
Develop evidence-based policy briefs, campaigns, and coalition platforms to advance systemic change.
Represent HFHE in strategic government, donor, and sector coordination forums.
Housing Construction, Urban Upgrading & Basic Services
Oversee housing construction and home improvement programs for marginalized communities using cost-effective and climate-resilient solutions.
Lead integrated urban upgrading interventions including WASH, mobility access, tenure security, and public space improvements.
Housing Disaster, Recovery & Resilience
Design, lead, and manage shelter/housing disaster response and long-term resilience programming.
Institutionalize climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and resilience standards across all programs.
Youth & Volunteer Engagement
Strengthen national volunteer mobilization, faith and community engagement, and local action models.
Develop youth engagement pathways in housing innovation, technical training, and community-driven development.
MEAL, Learning & Impact Evidence
Oversee MEAL strategy, systems, and annual work plans.
Ensure impact measurement, data quality, accountability mechanisms, and evidence-based adaptive learning.
Team Leadership, Partnership Management & Resource Mobilization
Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary team, fostering collaboration and professional growth.
Build and maintain partnerships with government, academia, private sector, civil society, and donors.
Support program design and proposal development to expand funding and influence.
Operation
Oversee preparation of project annual plans detailed budget and action plan and ensure timely implementation of the same
Review payment requests and certificates in line with contractual agreement and payment schedules
Ensures that planning and implementation of Gender sensitive project activities are in accordance with the program principles, approaches, and procedures of the organization.
Safeguarding
Support the staff and manage focal points with adequate resources and prioritization of safeguarding efforts.
Hold teams accountable for delivering safeguarding best practices and mitigating risk.
Promote a safe, productive and respectful environment, including a “speak up” culture
About You
Qualifications
Master’s degree in urban planning, Housing Studies, Civil Engineering, Architecture, or Public Policy
Experience Required:
Minimum Years of Related Work Experience Required:
10 years of progressive experience in program leadership roles within housing development, urban planning, or market systems.
Demonstrated expertise in:
Housing finance and market systems development
Housing policy advocacy, campaigns, and coalition building
Urban development, settlement upgrading, and WASH
Community housing construction, DRR, and resilience approaches
Core Competencies
Systems and strategic thinking
Policy influence, and partnership diplomacy
Technical credibility in housing and market systems
Strong analytical, MEAL-driven decision-making
Adaptive leadership and changing management
Inclusive team leadership and mentoring
Strong communication and representation skills