Senior Program Officer, Leadership Practice

Who We Are

At IREX we strive for a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world—where individuals reach their full potential, governments serve their people and communities thrive.

But around the globe, persistent poverty, repression, and injustice prevent too many people form achieving their full potential. To address these problems, we focus on people, not on vaccines, roads, or wells. We support individuals and institutions to create change in their own communities—and to create person to person bridges between nations.

IREX works with partners in more than 100 countries in four areas essential to progress: cultivating leaders, empowering youth, strengthening institutions, and increasing access to quality education and information.

IREX seeks qualified candidates for the position of Senior Program Officer to provide strategic and managerial leadership of a project supporting leaders in communities across the Middle East and North Africa in implementing community and entrepreneurial projects and enhancing professional and leadership skills and networks. The Senior Program Officer oversees planning and day-to-day operations, provides financial planning and monitoring, supervises staff, contributes to technical aspects of programming, supports the professional development of staff, and may contribute to new business development. This work may involve travel when the global safety and security situation permits.

We are doers. Our decades of on-the-ground experience help us create greater impact, practical recommendations, and lasting partnerships.

Are you the next member of our team?

Your Background & Skills

• A Bachelor’s degree related to international development, international relations, project management, or leadership development
• 5+ years of progressive work experience
• Strong background and experience in international development including with USG-funded projects
• Demonstrated program experience and ability to lead junior staff in setting goals, prioritizing tasks, and developing efficient administrative practices.
• Demonstrated understanding of and experience with project budgeting
• Experience with performance monitoring, evaluation, learning plans
• Knowledge of and experience working in network and alumni engagement, professional development programming, and leadership engagement; ability to draw upon sound knowledge of the field, best practices, and funder and IREX approaches to enhance program implementation
• Experience in mentoring, coaching, or other relevant leadership development work with young professionals
• Ability to establish successful collaborative, cross-cultural working relationships with a range of stakeholders
• Experience with project design, grant management, and proposal development
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills
• Strong computer skills, including experience with data management platforms and understanding in how to use technology to enhance program implementation
• Professional experience in or with North Africa preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to travel if and when the global safety and security situation allows
• You must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States

Your Daily Tasks

• Provides oversight or implementation of program components; monitors and adjusts program components to ensure program deliverables and results are being met
• Leads effective relations and coordination with program funders and partners
• Developments and implements a portfolio of skills and leadership development opportunities; designs and develops program activities, materials, and manuals
• Monitors implementation of program workplan
• Provides solutions to implementation obstacles
• Develops and monitor budgets to ensure appropriate spending levels and approvals; ensures assigned fiscal and performance activities are in compliance with IREX policies and funder regulations
• Contributes to ensuring impact goals are achieved and deliverables are technically sound and submitted in a timely manner
• Drafts complex documents, including program reports and evaluations
• Leads or supports program monitoring, evaluation, learning, and impact reporting
• May negotiate, manage and monitor sub awards, contracts, or consulting agreements
• Provides supervision, mentoring and guidance to junior staff at HQ or country office(s)
• Guides program publicity and outreach; represents IREX and the program in public or internal outreach meetings
• Other duties as assigned

IREX will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments of 2008.

We conduct background checks on all successful candidates.

This position is eligible for Remote work. The eligible employee is a regular, full-time staff who works from a worksite outside the DC metro area on a more permanent or ongoing basis.

This position is not eligible for Immigration Sponsorship.

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EOE – Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.

All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. AA/EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled