Program Manager, Center for Global Impact
International Republican Institute
- Washington DC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Undergraduate degree in political science, international relations or related field. Graduate degree preferred.
- 5 to 7 years professional experience in democratic governance and politics, preferably working directly with government actors, civil society organizations/NGOs and other key actors, with a focus on inclusion and conflict prevention.
- Extensive experience with program management, project implementation, financial management and budgetary oversight.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to manage, delegate and oversee multiple tasks across diverse projects and multiple teams.
- Proven experience executing fast-paced, high-level events in the field and in Washington, D.C. from planning to implementation.
- Demonstrated management experience including ability to motivate, manage and professionally develop junior staff.
- Extensive experience working with USG funded projects and familiarity with USG regulations and processes.
- Ability to communicate skills and experience to others as a trainer, advisor or technical consultant; sensitivity to working in advisory role with local organizations.
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team to coordinate and lead the efforts of other professionals to effectively meet program goals.
- Proven experience leading the entire business development capture life cycle, to include serving as lead technical writer on winning proposals.
- Exceptional organizational and detail-oriented skills.
- Exceptional ability to operate under strict deadlines and ability to easily shift priorities.
- Willingness and ability to travel to challenging environments, up to 20% of the time.
- Oversees and is responsible for complete grant oversight of a program portfolio (which can consist of large/several grants), from fulfillment of substantive programmatic objectives to financial and compliance requirements for the life of the grant(s).
- Anticipates potential problems and trouble shoots project problems and offers solutions and actively takes part to lead resolution of them with creative and immediate solutions.
- Understands assigned grant’s substantive, financial and compliance requirements.
- Leads efforts to ensure that grants comply with grant agreements and are completed on time.
- Monitors and ensures proper tracking of budgets and program expenditures to ensure that IRI projects remain within budget allocations and leads regular team budget analysis discussions.
- Oversees and participates in all monitoring and evaluation efforts for grants assigned.
- Responsible for the creation of event materials, training curricula and other tools as needed.
- Supervises staff assigned to the portfolio, including participating in the hiring, professional development and evaluation process for these staff. Sets specific goals and provides ongoing performance feedback.
- Substantively contributes to business development efforts regarding technical areas under purview, including proposal writing.
- Establishes, maintains, and develops productive working relationships with relevant stakeholders, including Washington, D.C. and field-based staff and external experts.
- Travels as needed for program oversight and implementation.
- Represents IRI at external events.
- Participates in cross functional teams and initiatives.
- Performs other duties as assigned.