CARE Seeks Roving Change and Deployment Manager for East and Southern Africa Region: Salary Range US$81,100 to US$113,100

Global humanitarian organization CARE International is recruiting a Roving Change and Deployment Manager to support major organizational transformation initiatives across the East and Southern Africa region. The full-time position is based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, with the possibility of supporting operations in Nairobi, Kenya, and other CARE country offices.

The role sits within CARE USA’s Transformation Team and will play a key part in implementing high-priority global projects, particularly the rollout of a new Supply Chain and Finance Platform across multiple country offices during 2026 and 2027.

About CARE

CARE is one of the world’s leading humanitarian and development organizations, working to combat poverty and social injustice while supporting millions of people globally. Guided by values of equality, excellence, innovation, and collaboration, the organization works alongside communities to deliver sustainable development and humanitarian assistance.

The organization encourages applications from candidates with diverse professional and educational backgrounds and recognizes that strong candidates may not meet every preferred qualification.

Position Overview

The Roving Change and Deployment Manager will help ensure that country offices successfully adopt new systems, business processes, and organizational changes.

The role focuses on:

• Supporting the implementation of large-scale transformation projects
• Facilitating stakeholder engagement across regional and country offices
• Delivering change management training and coaching
• Supporting project deployment and adoption
• Ensuring organizational readiness for new systems and processes

A significant component of the role will involve supporting the implementation of CARE’s new Supply Chain and Finance Platform across East and Southern Africa and potentially other global regions.

Approximately 10–20% travel is expected to support country offices during project implementation phases.

Key Responsibilities

Change and Deployment Implementation

The successful candidate will:

• Develop and facilitate country-level change and deployment plans
• Conduct change impact assessments to localize implementation strategies
• Build understanding of new systems and business processes
• Identify implementation risks and coordinate mitigation measures
• Support transition from project rollout to business-as-usual operations

The position requires close collaboration with country offices to ensure successful adoption of transformation initiatives.

Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration

A major aspect of the role involves fostering strong relationships with regional and country teams.

Responsibilities include:

• Engaging key stakeholders throughout project lifecycles
• Encouraging ownership and accountability for project outcomes
• Supporting transparent project reporting and progress monitoring
• Collaborating with regional, country, and headquarters teams
• Promoting a culture that celebrates achievements and addresses challenges proactively

The role reports directly to the Director of Change and Deployment while maintaining a dotted-line reporting relationship with the Senior Global Change Manager responsible for the Supply Chain and Finance Platform project.

Training and Change Management Support

The manager will also play a critical role in strengthening organizational change capabilities across CARE.

Key duties include:

• Training country and regional teams in CARE’s change management methodology
• Coaching staff through complex organizational transitions
• Supporting country offices managing internal changes such as restructuring initiatives
• Building long-term change management capacity within regional teams

The position combines technical change expertise with leadership development and stakeholder engagement skills.

Supporting Organizational Transformation

Beyond project implementation, the successful candidate will contribute to improving CARE’s broader project delivery framework.

Responsibilities include:

• Sharing lessons learned from deployment activities
• Supporting continuous improvement of change management methodologies
• Promoting best practices across transformation projects
• Facilitating knowledge exchange among transformation team members

The role is designed to strengthen CARE’s ability to manage large-scale organizational change effectively across its global network.

Required Qualifications

Applicants must possess:

• A Master’s degree in communications, journalism, marketing, organizational development, change management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Three to five years of practical experience managing large-scale transformational change initiatives
• Fluency in English
• Demonstrated experience leading and facilitating major business process and systems changes
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders within complex matrix organizations
• Strong coaching and mentoring capabilities
• Experience analyzing complex challenges and driving solutions through stakeholder engagement

Preferred Qualifications

CARE notes that the following qualifications would strengthen an application:

• Professional certification in change management and/or project management
• Previous experience working with an international non-governmental organization (INGO)
• Experience with consulting firms
• French and Spanish language skills
• Experience leading supply chain transformation projects

Candidates with expertise in organizational transformation, systems implementation, and stakeholder engagement are likely to be particularly competitive.

Compensation and Benefits

For positions based in the United States, the annual salary range is:

• US$81,083.95 to US$113,112.11

Starting salaries are determined based on factors including:

• Relevant experience
• Educational background
• Technical knowledge and skills
• Local labor market conditions

The position is classified as USA Grade F and is offered on a full-time basis.

Why This Opportunity Matters

As CARE continues to modernize its operations and strengthen its global impact, the Roving Change and Deployment Manager will play a vital role in ensuring successful implementation of critical systems and processes. The position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to organizational transformation while supporting humanitarian and development work across multiple countries.

Professionals with expertise in change management, project delivery, organizational development, and international development operations may find this role particularly attractive due to its regional influence and strategic importance.

Conclusion

CARE’s Roving Change and Deployment Manager position offers experienced change professionals the opportunity to support transformational projects across East and Southern Africa while contributing to one of the world’s most recognized humanitarian organizations. With a focus on system implementation, stakeholder engagement, and organizational capacity building, the role provides significant opportunities for professional growth and international impact.

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