Political and Strategic Leadership

Lead ongoing political analysis of the regional context, identifying emerging opportunities, risks and strategic priorities to strengthen JASS' contribution to feminist movement building and inform organizational strategy.
Facilitate participatory processes to design, implement and evaluate JASS Meso's movement-building strategies and programmes, ensuring alignment with JASS' mission and strategic priorities.
Provide strategic leadership for the regional programme, setting priorities and overseeing movement-building initiatives in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.
Cultivate and sustain long-term relationships with movement partners, thinkers, academics and policy actors to strengthen feminist organizing, solidarity and movement infrastructure across the region.
Contribute to regional learning and knowledge generation through political analysis, documentation and collective reflection that strengthens movement practice and informs organizational learning.
Represent JASS in regional and global movement spaces, strengthening strategic relationships, advancing feminist analysis and supporting regional staff and partners to influence collective agendas.
Promote collaboration, exchange and solidarity across JASS' regions and broader movement networks.

Regional Team and Programme Leadership

Lead, mentor and support the Meso regional team, fostering a collaborative, high-performing and values-driven working environment.
Foster a culture of distributed leadership, collective accountability and continuous learning, enabling shared ownership of regional priorities and effective decision-making.
Strengthen regional leadership capacity through coaching, reflective performance processes and strategic workforce planning that aligns staffing, consultants and organizational priorities.
Provide strategic oversight of regional planning, coordination, monitoring, evaluation and learning systems, ensuring effective implementation, organizational coherence and adaptive management.
Ensure the overall effectiveness of the regional programme by balancing organizational commitments, programme priorities and available resources while responding to changing political contexts and movement opportunities.
Convene and maintain a regional reference group of trusted advisors and movement partners to provide strategic counsel, deepen analysis and strengthen the ongoing development of JASS Meso's work.

Organisational Health and Effectiveness

Provide strategic oversight of regional financial planning, budgeting and resource allocation, ensuring sound financial management and responsible use of organizational resources. Deep technical finance expertise is not required; the Regional Director must understand how financial functions fit together and ensure they enable the regional strategy.
Provide strategic leadership and coordination of regional resource mobilization, positioning JASS Meso for strategic funding opportunities in collaboration with JASS leadership.
Cultivate strong relationships with donors and funding partners through effective grant management, transparent financial oversight, timely reporting and ongoing communication that demonstrates learning and impact.
Strengthen organizational systems, processes and ways of working that promote effectiveness, accountability and continuous improvement.
Model and embed JASS' feminist values and principles, fostering a culture of care, collaboration, accountability and movement responsiveness.
Serve as JASS' legal representative in Mexico, ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory and organizational requirements.

Organizational Direction and Strategic Contribution

Serve as a member of JASS' Joint Leadership Team (JLT), sharing collective responsibility for the organization's strategic direction, organizational health, culture and long-term sustainability.
Bring regional political analysis, movement perspectives and organizational learning into executive decision-making, helping shape organization-wide priorities and strategic choices.
Strengthen organizational coherence by contributing to cross-regional initiatives, aligning regional and global priorities and advancing shared organizational objectives.
Work collaboratively with the Executive Director and senior leadership to identify emerging opportunities, address organizational challenges and strengthen JASS' impact across regions.

Regional Director for Mesoamerica

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