Program Director
LOCALISATION : 🌆️ Bafoussam - Bamenda - Bertoua - Buéa - Douala - Ebolowa - Garoua - Maroua - Ngaoundéré - Yaoundé - International
Publié Le : 19 août 2022
DESCRIPTION DU POSTE
Détails de l'annonce
Poste proposé : Program DirectorÀ propos de l’offre d’emploiGrade: Program DirectorLocation: Flexible, with priority recruitment for candidates based in Asia, Africa, South America or Central America.Type: Full-Time (37.5-40 hours/week)Salary: Salaries will be benchmarked to the country in which the successful candidate is located. Please see the job posting on Applied for more information on current Program Director salary bands across CPI.Reports to: CPI’s executive director with co-reporting to the regional director in the geography where the candidate is locatedClosing: 11:59pm, 19th Aug 2022 BST
What You’ll Be Doing:
As the incoming Director for the Global Development team, you’ll spearhead this global initiative, setting the programmatic vision, managing a growing team, and driving our partner and funder relationships as well as our impact on the ground. Core responsibilities include:
Partnership and Resource Development
Designs and oversees the organization’s GDI relationship strategy with philanthropic and programmatic partners
Recognizes and develops new partnership opportunities and supports all aspects of partnership development, including contract negotiation, program scope and budget development
Builds and manages a holistic approach and infrastructure needed to provide a sustainable revenue base for the Initiative (e.g., proactively identifying and pursuing requests for proposals)
Evaluates, maintains and improves existing partnerships and programmatic efforts with an eye toward building on successes, learning from failure, and capitalizing on emerging trends
Provides advice on program development and promotion strategies for partnerships
External Engagement
In partnership with our Global Director of Communications,
Leads communications with senior- and executive-level stakeholders
Expands the profile and reach of CPI and its brand
Conducts webinars and presentations to raise CPI’s profile awareness regarding the portfolio and impact of our GDI work
Helps direct the development of externally distributed materials consistent with CPI’s brand
Impact and Strategy
Operates as a thought partner to the Executive Director and Regional Directors to set the strategic direction of the initiative
Distills lessons learned from project work into higher level thought leadership that connects to CPI’s mission to reimagine government informing the partnership strategy
Ensures that partnerships, procedures and program offerings align with CPI’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging priorities
People Management and Development
Embraces teamwork to directly implement the partnership strategy alongside the business development team
Provides constructive, actionable feedback on a regular basis
Develops leadership skills in staff through delegation and sharing management/decision-making responsibilities
Builds cross-functional teams to guide and nourish sustainable, long-term growth
Contributes to team members’ professional development
Leads teams that feel supported and nurtured with a sense of belonging and inclusion.
Profil recherché pour le poste : Program Director We are seeking an impact-minded leader with:
At least 10 years of relevant professional experience, in either an impact, service-oriented or consulting environment, government/public service context, or fundraising environment
A strong understanding of how government works, and in particular how our Vision for Government translates into the global development sector. Knowledge and experience of working within international development is also highly advantageous
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including public speaking, negotiations and effective communication with diverse audiences, including the ability to speak persuasively about CPI and credibly about our global development portfolio
Experienced in programmatic design in the public impact and social innovation space, particularly at the local level
Excellent managerial and interpersonal skills with a track record of developing people and partnerships
Demonstrated senior leadership with strategic, policy, and budget planning experience
Superior planning skills - organized, communicates, follows through, evaluates
A self-starter with the ability to work productively to meet benchmarks and goals timely
Comfort with ambiguity and the complexity of our work, where anything is possible but not always known in advance
Critères de l'annonce pour le poste : Program Director
Métier :
Management, direction générale
Secteur d´activité :
Services autresServices collectifs et sociaux, services à la personne
Type de contrat :
Freelance
Région :
Bafoussam - Bamenda - Bertoua - Buéa - Douala - Ebolowa - Garoua - Maroua - Ngaoundéré - Yaoundé - International
Niveau d'expérience : Expérience entre 5 ans et 10 ans
Niveau d'études : Bac+3
Compétences clés :
leadershipmanagement
Nombre de poste(s) : 1