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Strategic Leadership.

• Provide overall leadership and direction for the Neighbourhood programmes, ensuring alignment with Watoto Church’s vision, mission, and values.
• Lead the development and execution of annual and strategic plans, with clear priorities, targets, and measurable outcomes.
• Represent the Neighbourhood in internal leadership forums and external engagements, strengthening visibility and influence.

Strategic Programme Growth.

• Develop and execute a strategic growth plan.
• Champion innovation, continuous learning, and adaptation.
• Identify and pursue opportunities to diversify funding sources and improve programme sustainability.
• Drive the growth and expansion of Neighbourhood programmes into new communities or districts, ensuring sustainability
• Develop and oversee adherence to a quality assurance for the programme.

Programme and Policy Management

• Oversee the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of Neighbourhood programmes and policies within established governance frameworks.
• Lead programmes to achieve planned objectives within set timelines and quality standards.
• Oversee periodic programme reviews and evaluations, using data and insights to drive continuous improvement.
• Oversee the preparation and alignment of annual work plans and programme budgets.
• Utilize programme data to inform decisions in line with organisational requirements.

Financial, Resource, and Operational Oversight

• Provide oversight of budgets, resource allocation and programme efficiency.
• Oversee stewardship of financial and physical resources, including tracking utilisation and optimising efficiency.
• Monitor expenditure against approved budgets and implement timely corrective actions where necessary.
• Lead the risk and compliance functions in line with organisational policies, donor requirements, and statutory regulations

Partnerships and External Engagement

• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with stakeholders.
• Oversee the preparation and timely submission of high-quality donor and partner reports.
• Strengthen collaboration with stakeholders to enhance programme reach, impact, and resource mobilisation.
• Provide high-quality reports on programmes, reports, and impact.

Team Leadership and Development

• Provide spiritual leadership, discipleship, and oversight to Neighbourhood staff, and promote Christ-centred values throughout all centre activities, modelling spiritual maturity, integrity, and servant leadership.
• Provide oversight to programmes and activities to reflect and uphold Ministry and Biblical values.
• Lead and support the recruitment, onboarding, and retention of Neighbourhood leaders in collaboration with HR.
• Identify staff capacity gaps and implement targeted development initiatives.
• Drive a culture of accountability and performance excellence through structured performance management
• Lead and guide staff through change initiatives, including restructuring transitions and transformation initiatives
• Compliance and Risk Management
• Lead the identification, assessment, and mitigation of risks to safeguard the Ministry’s resources and reputation.
• Maintain and oversee a structured compliance and risk management framework, with clear ownership and accountability.
• Monitor adherence to compliance standards across departments and ensure timely resolution of identified gaps.