The Mesoamerican Regional Director (Meso RD) is a senior leadership position with dual responsibility for providing strategic leadership to JASS Mesoamerica and contributing to JASS' global strategic direction, as well as providing overall leadership and oversight of the regional programme and team in line with JASS’ core mission, values and strategic framework. JASS Mesoamerica is at an important moment of organizational strengthening and strategic alignment across country, regional and global levels, creating an opportunity to deepen JASS' contribution to the complex and evolving realities confronting women, their organizations and social justice movements across the region. In particular, Meso RD will provide strategic leadership to strengthen regional leadership, organizational effectiveness, systems and ways of working, while fostering deeper collaboration across JASS' three regions to strengthen collective learning, strategic coherence, solidarity and movement building impact.
Reporting to JASS Executive Director, they will guide, support and work alongside the Meso team based in Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala. As a member of the senior leadership team the Meso RD contributes regional political analysis, movement knowledge and strategic insight to organizational decision-making, helping shape JASS' overall strategic direction while ensuring the organization's work remains grounded in the realities, opportunities and priorities of movements across the region.
Candidates must bring strong feminist leadership skills and a commitment to working from an intersectional approach. They should be from, located and rooted in the Mesoamerican context and have experience working to strengthen national and regional social justice movements.
JASS is a feminist movement support organization dedicated to building the voice, visibility, and collective power of women for a just and sustainable world for all. We equip and strengthen the leadership and organizing capacity of women leaders and their organizations and networks in Mesoamerica, Southeast Asia, and Southern Africa.
Our feminist movement building work supports marginalized women leaders (indigenous and rural land defenders, sex workers, garment workers, LBTQI+, HIV+ and young activists) in critically unpacking the power dynamics affecting their lives from the personal to the public, from the local to the global; as to transform the systems, structures and beliefs that perpetuate inequity, injustice, and violence. Our tested approach enables the conditions for women to organize, mobilize and transform power in four areas of their lives: Bodies, Voice, Resources, and Safety.
Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of who we are and how we were founded. JASS’ work is carried out by an intersectional staff of 52 and broader community of practice that represents diverse geographies, cultures, faiths, generations, races, abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities, and includes activists grounded in country-level organizing and movements. We strive for internal structures, policies, and practices that value the range of knowledge held in this diversity and that reflect shared principles and accountability to our mission.
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 overall 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.
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.
Oversee 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.
Provide strategic oversight of regional financial planning, budgeting and resource allocation, ensuring sound financial management and responsible use of organizational resources.
Lead regional resource mobilization by identifying and 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.
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.
- Desire to work in an organization whose mission and culture is rooted in intersectional feminism and a transformative approach to equality and justice.
- Deep contextual knowledge of the Mesoamerican region and commitment to social justice movements.
- Minimum 5 years experience as a senior leader in social justice organization/s (preferably women’s rights or feminist organizations); international/global experience a plus.
- Facilitative and collaborative approach to feminist leadership and ability to inspire teams as a fellow do-er rather than delegator.
- Ability to work at multiple levels and engage with multiple audiences/contexts (e.g. indigenous and rural women and movements; NGOs, donors, officials).
- Experience in supporting movements/movement thinking and understanding/interest in feminist movement building and feminist popular education.
- Strategic thinking, planning, budgeting and programme management experience.
- Experience in managing and building diverse teams and partnerships.
- Experience in fundraising, donor relations and strategic positioning of movement/civil society value.
- Excellent analysis, writing and communication skills.
- Ability to self-manage and work remotely, across time zones, with flexibility in working hours
- Availability to travel regionally and internationally as needed.
- Bilingual Spanish/English fluency
JASS is committed to equitable salary and benefits based on roles and responsibilities, regardless of location. The total cost to the company salary range for the position begins at USD 7,262 per month depending on relevant years of experience, knowledge and skills. Benefits include employer-paid health insurance, generous vacation leave, national holidays and health leave. The initial offer of employment is for 1 year (with 6-month probationary period), with a possibility of renewal based on mutual satisfaction.
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Full curriculum vitae (detailing the nature, scope and scale of responsibilities held)
A cover letter highlighting relevant skills and experience for this position; including 2 paragraphs on why you are the ideal “fit” for JASS and how and what you would contribute to the role. Please, include the following:
JASS is a feminist movement support organisation that strengthens the voice, visibility, leadership and collective organising power of women for a just and sustainable world for all. We equip and strengthen the leadership and organising capacity of women leaders and their organisations in Mesoamerica, Southeast Asia, and Southern Africa.
Our feminist movement building work supports marginalised women leaders (indigenous and rural land defenders, sex workers, garment workers, LBTQI+, HIV+, and young activists) in critically unpacking the power dynamics affecting their lives from the personal to the public, from the local to the global, as to change the systems, structures and beliefs that perpetuate inequity, injustice, and violence. Our approach enables the conditions for women to organise, mobilise and transform power in four areas of their lives: Bodies, Voice, Resources, and Safety.
Our commitment to transforming power in the world starts with how we organise and operate internally. Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of who we are and how we were founded. We have an intersectional staff and shared leadership structure that represents diverse geographies, cultures, faiths, generations, races, abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities, and includes activists grounded in country-level organising and movements. We strive for internal structures, policies, and practices that value the range of knowledge held in this diversity and that reflect shared principles and accountability to our mission.
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