Position: Resident Senior Program Manager (Deputy Chief of Party)

Organization: National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)

Apply:  https://ndi.secure.force.com/

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Program Director (Chief of Party) in ensuring timely execution of project activities within the allocated budget, and strategic development and implementation;
• Supervise in-country local support staff and oversee consultant assignments providing feedback on performance;
• Oversee program management, administration, finances, budgeting, and reporting;
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, subgrant partners, donors, and other partners;
• Oversee any necessary procurement in accordance with internal policies and USAID rules and regulations; Ensure adherence to NDI Washington, D.C. policies and procedures, as well as to funder/donor regulations, ensuring the integrity of all financial transactions;
• Report on program activities and political developments that may affect program outcomes to the Washington, D.C.-based staff on a regular basis;
• Oversee the development, review, and timely submission of program-related materials, including project work plans and regular reports that measure and evaluate program results;
• Oversee the project’s monitoring and evaluation components to ensure quality collection of data, capturing of program results, required course corrections, and timely analysis and reporting to the donor.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, Master’s preferred, in a field of study related to international development; political science, international relations, public policy, law, or a related field preferred;
• A minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in progressively more responsible management roles in international development, with significant experience administering multi-year, donor-funded programs in the areas of governance; citizen participation; and gender, youth, and marginalization;
• Strong practitioner command of effective tools and approaches for fostering and strengthening democratic governance, transparency and accountability, and effective citizen participation in government decision making;
• Relevant professional experience in the Asia-Pacific region, especially South Asia. Comparable relevant experience in other geographic regions will also be considered;
• Experience in managing multi-stakeholder processes and strong communication and negotiation skills; demonstrated ability to develop solid working relationships with local partners and staff;
• Strong experience in large and complex subgrant management;
• Experience in finance, accounting, and procurement preferred;
• Demonstrated experience in program cycle management, including experience in results-oriented program design, strategic planning, program evaluation; financial and budgetary planning; and contractual management and oversight. Experience with USAID-funded programming highly desirable;
• Proven experience implementing gender-sensitive programming;
• Proven interpersonal and managerial skills and cultural sensitivity to manage in-country teams;
• Ability and willingness to travel to regional locations that may be remote and difficult to reach;
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English; proficiency in Tibetan strongly preferred.