Geographic Program Manager
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13-04-2024
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Job Description
- Geographic Program Manager
Team Name
Programs
Role Purpose
Supporting the MENA geographic lead in the development and implementation of advocacy, analysis and programming for the region. Managing regional grants outside of opportunities. Coordination of the regional policy group.
Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Geographic Lead for MENA (either Director or Managing Director Programs), the Geographic Program Manager’s key responsibilities are as follows:
- Support the Geographic Lead to ensure that our work in the MENA region is overseen closer to the places we work in, grounded in local knowledge, and is cognizant of the differing contexts and political spaces in which we work.
- Monitor all work in the region for program coherence and contextual relevance for all work being undertaken in that country or region
- Build a strong understanding of the region and partnerships and liaise and advise the development and design of all work in the region.
- Build relationships with partners on the ground,
- Work collaboratively in assessing, and revising program strategies
- Work with leadership to maintain grant-making practice aligned with OSF's approach to grant-making and in compliance with organizational and external standards and regulations
- Process and oversee progress of consultant contracts
- Monitor progress implementation, project risks, and other relevant status updates and communicate to MENA Geographic Lead regularly
- Support the MENA Geographic Policy Lead to ensure coherence of OSF policies and approaches in specific geographies, and across OSF programming in the region
- Support the Geographic Policy Lead with guiding, supporting, and executing the purpose of Geographic Policy Groups and coordinating with internal colleagues and external partners and actors
- Ensure the contextual updates, policy needs, challenges, and opportunities are identified and prioritized to ensure the policy group engages appropriately
- Adding grant making capacity for non-opportunity specific grants in region (and where needed for additional capacity)
- Support the geographic lead in preparing updates and advocacy briefings for OSF leadership
Employment Type
Full Time
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