Manager Construction Practices
Terwilliger Center is an innovation hub within Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) that contributes to its mission of ensuring that everyone has a decent place to live in. The purpose of TCIS is to continue influencing the market actors such as private companies, public officials, civil society, consumers, and households; to support scalable and affordable housing solutions through their products and services.
The Manager, Construction Practices, is expected to be a major contributor to the TCIS regional operations team in Eastern and Southern Africa ensuring smooth implementation of ongoing program activities. The position will serve as a subject matter expert to program staff around construction practices and materials and will serve as a primary point of contact with external construction technical experts. The Manager, Construction Practices will also contribute to global and/or regional initiatives related to construction practices and materials including climate, healthy housing.
Note: Deadline for application is on 2nd June 2025.
Essential Duties:
1. Construction Practices and Materials (50%)
- Provide technical leadership in designing and implementing initiatives related to construction practices in the region, in partnership with program specialists.
- Driving adoption of construction technologies that support families to build better and faster, liaise with various technical leads to ensure integration of behavior change , labour and housing finance systems approaches.
- Lead the development and implementation of construction-focused initiatives related to introduction of new construction practices and/or materials.
- Serve as a technical expert in construction practices and materials for external stakeholders including private sector partners, start-ups, incubators / accelerators, government agencies, industry bodies, and other relevant actors.
- Support the MEAL team to develop construction practice and quality related indicators, data collection tools, etc.
- Identify and support partnerships with market actors that enable testing and application of innovative construction technologies and practices to better serve low-income households.
- Conduct initial sector-specific assessments and make expert technical recommendations for appropriate activities related to and/or contributing to improved housing practices.
- Identify and evaluate new and/or alternative construction practices and materials that can be piloted for scale.
- Serve as a construction technical expert related to global and regional learning initiatives including labor, climate, and healthy housing.
- Participate in relevant global task forces, communities of practice, etc.
- Support the collection and synthesizing of data, in partnership with the global MEAL team, to develop an increased understanding of construction systems that can improve affordable housing.
- Represent TCIS in construction-related discussions with relevant AO and NO construction experts.
4. Support Resource Mobilization (10%)
- Lead technical input and review submitted proposals and/or concept notes to ensure that proposed activities and programs align with appropriate construction practices and materials, and markets systems approaches.
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree (Masters Degree preferred) in civil engineering, construction management or architecture.
- Years of Related Experience: 7 years’ relevant experience
- Practical experience in construction project planning, execution and/or management
- Demonstrated understanding of and ability to assess a range of construction materials, technologies, and practices.
- Ability to examine and optimize operations and procedures related to construction practices.
- Ability to develop financial plans and manage resources.
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, a proven ability to mentor staff, and demonstrated experience collaborating with different types of partners from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- Outstanding written and oral English communication skills in particular the ability to write clearly, succinctly and engagingly about technical subjects.
- Understanding of housing systems, market systems development, small and growing business development, and/or financial inclusion programming
About Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity, founded in 1976, is a global, Christian-based nonprofit organization that grew out of an intentionally multi-racial community in rural Georgia. Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat brings together people of all faiths and people of no faith to build homes, communities and hope. Working alongside each other, we help families and individuals build and improve places to call home and achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves. Habitat seeks individuals who have a willingness to affirm these principles and values.
At Habitat for Humanity International, we are compelled by our Koinonia roots to put God’s love for all into action and pursue housing equity and opportunity by bringing all people together to build community and drive impact. We strive to build a culture rooted in learning, accountability and trust, attracting and retaining mission-driven talent reflective of the global communities we serve.
As an equal opportunity employer, we realize our success depends on courageously committing to being a workplace where all staff feel safe, welcome, visible, respected, supported and valued, and building a workforce that reflects a variety of lived experiences, backgrounds and perspectives, in which every person experiences dignity and respect.
We also require that all staff take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguarding our intended beneficiaries, their communities (especially children) and all those with whom we work. In line with the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, all staff must pass a thorough background screening and will be held accountable to upholding our policies around ethical behavior, including safeguarding and whistleblowing.