A key member of the Strategy Planning & Management team, the Program Manager is responsible for managing and helping to implement critical processes, projects, and information that help to drive the rhythm and impact of Global Policy and Advocacy (GPA), Program Advocacy and Communications (PAC), and External Communications (ExComms). The Program Manager must engage effectively at all levels of the organization; collaborate productively with peers, partners, leaders, staff, and consultants while exercising sound judgment using influence appropriately to drive work forward. The Program Manager works most closely with other GPA and foundation Program Managers, Deputy Directors for Strategy, Planning & Management in GPA, the Program CFO team and PAC and ExComms team members.
Program Management
- Provide PAC and ExComms Deputy Directors and Directors with appropriate business and operational support to deliver on team goals.
- Collaborate with leadership and key stakeholders to facilitate key management processes, including annual planning and budgeting, business performance measurement, and resource allocation.
- Support successful implementation of cross-division efforts in partnership with Global Program Operations.
Portfolio Management
- Partner with PAC/ExComms and GPA leadership, strategy leads, and PCFO’s office to support informed strategic investment decisions related to grants and contracts.
- Perform research and analysis as needed to support sound portfolio management.
Project Management
- Manage large and/or complex projects in support of strategy development, resource allocation (both financial and human), investment management, and business performance management.
- Establish and execute work plans, drive and monitor progress against milestones and key decisions, manage stakeholder communications.
Leadership Support
- Equip and prepare leadership for strategy reviews, learning sessions, briefings and submissions to the President, CEO, and Co-Chairs.
Contract Management
- Manage contracts that support strategy and program development and implementation.
Cross-team Collaboration
- Work closely with GPA and PAC/ExComms leadership, staff and GPA PCFO’s office.
- Coordinate appropriately with regional office staff in Washington, DC, Europe, China, India, and Africa.
- Engage daily with stakeholders within and outside of GPA as needed to drive work forward.
- Contribute to cross-foundation initiatives in coordination with Program Managers throughout the organization
- Other projects as needed.
- Familiarity with foundation annual planning processes a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and support a wide array of projects to successful conclusion while operating in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment.
- Excellent communication skills (both written and oral), with demonstrated ability to adapt tone and style for broad and diverse audiences.
- Experience leading organizations through change; understanding of Change Management approaches with a focus on continuous improvement frameworks and methods to facilitate optimal outcomes.
- Strong customer focus.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills, confidence, versatility and initiative.
- Complex problem solving and plan building.
- Process design experience and demonstrated systems-thinker.
- Experience with scorecards and performance management.
- Ability to recruit, lead and effectively manage consultant/vendor resources.
- Interest in helping to create the processes, systems, and strategy to enhance program impact.
- Knowledge and understanding of general development issues, policy making, and advocacy.
- Proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel, with a high level of comfort preparing key project deliverables and communications in deck format.
- Ability to travel approximately up to 10% (limited probability).
- At least 7 years of broad operational experience, including in the areas of strategy, planning, project management, events, human resources management.