Regional Director for Mesoamerica

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Just Associates JASS

Remote (global)
  • Career category: Admin, Finance, Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Remote (global)
  • Right to work requirements: International contract
  • Remuneration: USD 87,150 USD / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Permanent
  • Deadline: 30/09/2026
  • Location: Remote (global)
Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Movement building
About JASS
Just Associates (JASS) is a feminist movement strengthening organisation rooted in the majority world. Founded in 2001 by activist organisers, researchers, popular educators and movement thinkers, we work to build, strengthen and accompany movements across Southeast Asia, Southern Africa, and Mesoamerica, anchored in feminist popular education (FPE).


This is an integrated political and organisational leadership role.  JASS has deliberately designed the Regional Director position to hold both dimensions in tension — and in productive dialogue — because the organization believes that political strategy without organisational coherence risks fragmentation, while organisational management without political grounding risks losing connection to the movements it exists to serve. The two dimensions reinforce one another: a leader who can translate between political vision and organisational logic is essential to building a region that is both strategically sharp and institutionally strong.

The Regional Director for Mesoamerica is a senior leadership position with responsibility for:

  • Providing strategic political leadership to JASS Mesoamerica — shaping movement-building strategy, political analysis and regional positioning.
  • Providing organisational leadership and oversight — coordinating people, programmes and specialist functions around that strategy, rather than serving as the technical specialist in each function.
  • Contributing to JASS' global strategic direction as a member of the senior leadership team, bringing regional political analysis and movement knowledge into executive decision-making.

At its core, this is a role that requires a high level of coordination and alignment building as part of a integrator role. The Regional Director connects political strategy, programme work, people and organisational functions; creates coherence across the regional team; ensures individual contributions to a shared regional strategy; and strengthens the vital bridge between JASS Mesoamerica and the wider organisation — translating regional realities into global conversations and global strategy back into regional action.

Reporting to the JASS Executive Director, the Regional Director will guide, support and work alongside the Meso team based in Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala, while participating in JASS’ senior leadership team responsible for the operational management and strategic direction setting of the organisation.

Core Strategic Focus (Required)
  • Mesoamerican Rootedness & Analysis: Must be from and located in Mesoamerica, with a history of political engagement and an informed analysis of regional social justice, feminist, and movement trends.
  • Political Strategy & Movement-Building: Demonstrated capacity to shape political strategy, lead movement-building work, and operate with feminist principles and an intersectional approach.
  • Bilingual Capability: Full professional fluency in both Spanish and English. Ability to represent regional realities within a global organization and participate fully in international strategic conversations.

2. People & Program Leadership (Required)
  • Organizational Management: Ability to coordinate people, programs, and specialist functions around a shared strategy. Provides leadership and oversight across functions without requiring deep technical expertise in each.
  • Team & Program Oversight: Experience leading, mentoring, and supporting teams, setting program priorities, and fostering collaborative, values-driven cultures.

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