Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Responsibilities
• The Senior Global Director of Programs is a high energy, inclusive, visionary leader who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. They strive for evolving strategy and growth, seeking new program opportunities, and are passionate about leading global teams to do their best work to create, meet and exceed programmatic goals.
• They are an innovator, a high-level thinker, a team player and decision maker who has the ability to keep their finger on the pulse of global programming gaps and opportunities, while managing teams towards a unified higher-level strategy and vision.
• The Senior Global Director of Programs reports to the CEO and is a critical partner on the Senior Leadership Team. In partnership with the Executive Director of Buffalo Bicycles, Country Directors, Finance and Strategic Information and Innovations teams, they are responsible for the programmatic strategy including technical advisory, work plans and budgets for the African and Latin American programmatic teams.
• They will develop, implement, and manage donor-funded programs that fit in WBR’s strategy through assessing local contexts to determine opportunities and needs, setting and updating priorities, designing programs, collaborating with fundraisers, managing people and processes, and overseeing the implementation and reporting of programs and program pilots.
• As part of the Senior Leadership Team, the Senior Global Director of Programs also actively provides strategic leadership in the development, technical guidance, and execution of WBR-funded programs where we work. They are expected to guide evidence-based program development, aligned with best practice, and with a strong focus on innovation and continuous improvement. The Senior Global Director of Programs will ensure the programs are appropriate to the programming context in response to locally expressed needs and conduct regular visits to the various program sites to support the country teams and to identify potential program adaptations and innovations in response to trends and new developments.

Qualifications
• Master’s degree in social sciences, international development, evaluation or another relevant field required.
• Extensive expertise in rural economic development methodologies.
• Program strategy, assessment, program design, and implementation, budgeting and monitoring, and evaluation of international development programs, including livelihood programs.
• Managerial level and experience managing institutional donor funded projects and field offices in the Africa region strongly preferred.
• Field experience in the Africa region preferred.
• Track record of working with geographically distributed teams of more than 10 people, and securing funding and/or managing budgets of $10 million or more.
• The ability to interact effectively with established networks of senior level international development professionals, donors, governments, universities, and other partners.
• Experience leading and working with multicultural staff, including awareness of and sensitivity to working with multi-cultural groups in multiple socio-economic settings.
• Proven ability to interpret M&E data and use it to adaptively manage projects.
• Sector experience in livelihoods, gender, last mile financial inclusion, or health. • Proven experience in development and management of NGO partnerships.
• A proven track record in new business development with experience supporting project design, proposal development and fundraising efforts.
• Successful experience managing diverse, remote-based teams or individuals.
• Exceptional public speaking and written English communication skills; including communication to partners and clients via written products and presentations.
• Creative problem solver; able to easily adapt to change in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive leader, with ability to effectively manage competing work streams and deadlines.
• Strong manager and mentor, with the ability to identify growth opportunities and provide ongoing mentoring and guidance to colleagues.
• Experience managing staff to achieve programmatic results; ability to coach and mentor staff and provide visionary leadership.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace or your community.
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Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Associate Degree

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