Program Manager Strategic Planning
Program Manager Strategic Planning
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Job Description
Who We Are
CoImpact brings together local changemakers and funders from around the world to make health education and economic systems stronger and more inclusive creating impact that lasts. Our commitment to advancing gender equality and womens leadership is central to this goal. By focusing on systems we work at the scale of the problem dismantling the root causes of inequality that disadvantage hundreds of millions of women girls and marginalized communities. Spanning five continents our team identifies partners that will create lasting progress when supported with the resources to work at scale. Pooling funding allows us to provide large flexible grants and strategic support to locallyrooted partners in Africa Asia and Latin America who know their systems best. Our partners initiatives will benefit more than 600 million people and we can go even further together. We aim to deploy over $1 billion by 2030 and achieve a world where everyone can lead fulfilling lives. For more information please visit coimpact.org and take a look at our Handbook.
CoImpact partners with Professional Employment Organizations (PEOs) to employ their staff.
Where You Fit
As part of the Program Office reporting to the Director Programs (Strategic Planning) you will work in concert with her and other Program Directors and the Leadership Team to enhance the teams effectiveness and efficiency in achieving CoImpacts goals. You will serve as a resource to analyze information consult advise and guide the team towards the effective use of resources (human financial and others) and efficient processes to inform programmatic strategy. The Program Office comprises of 4 team members and sits within the Program Team. It also serves as a node/connector with other CoImpact teams on programmatic teamwide or portfoliowide matters and as a facilitator of the Program team collective/space.
The Role
Reporting to the Director Programs (Strategic Planning) and as part of the Program Office your core responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Directly support/work with Director Programs (Strategic Planning) in managing programmatic and leadership responsibilities through program design project management research and team coordination.
- Play a lead role in the project management of the Annual Planning process with guidance from the Director Programs (Strategic Planning).
- Collaborate with the Director Programs (Strategic Planning) Program Managers (Regional teams and LME) and the Program Leadership Team to produce highquality first drafts of materials for Strategy Review and Annual Planning. Prepare writeups reports briefs and other communication materials of our internal and external workstreams. Lead on efficient and effective dissemination of these materials internally and externally.
- Produce strong first drafts of programmatic related guidance and operational materials to facilitate effective Program team functioning.
- Play a critical role in the development and effective operation of portfolio investment financial and programmatically related operational processes including budget management and forecasting and team rhythm of business (ROB). Responsible for effective information sharing across the organization in these key areas of operations and for the continuous improvement of these processes.
- Support Director Programs (Strategic Planning) in the consultation of Program team leadership to promote continued enhancement of the impact of grantmaking and resource utilization and to ensure optimal learning decision making and collaboration across team.
- Promote prioritization efficiency simplicity and productivity on the team by providing support in programmatic process development and continuous improvement. Produce strong analysis on problem and solution identification tradeoffs and other considerations to support the design implementation and improvement of tools reporting processes and other aspects of team/organizational setup.
- Maintain understanding of and alignment with CoImpact crossorganizational initiatives. Actively facilitate the integration of program team members and processes with broader CoImpact context to increase impact. Responsible for liaising and fostering transparency and clarity between Program team and other colleagues including Operations and Partnerships — regarding business processes financial reporting forecasting and related systems and tools required for business and operational success.
- Lead coordination and engagement with coordinator counterparts (crossCI and regions) to propose and implement solutions to address business operations issues and ongoing strategic alignment on shared work.
- As needed design contribute to and/or lead special projects in support of team operations and/or in support of programmatic investments and portfolios.
- Contribute towards the cultivation of diverse equitable and inclusive practices to create a work environment where everyone can do their best work in contributing towards our impact. In partnership with Executive Office and organizational culture group(s) ensure inclusive and gender intentional considerations and practices are integrated into ongoing team practices and rhythm of the business.
Required Qualifications Skills and Experience
- Bachelors degree in business administration finance or related field. Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA) preferred.
- At least 5 years professional experience in strategy or management consulting / strategy planning or a similar role / sector to consulting with experience in the social impact / philanthropy sector strongly preferred.
- Experience working with executives and team leads.
- Sophisticated project management skills particularly for strategy development execution planning and business process redesign projects and a successful track record of running multiple projects simultaneously.
- Demonstrate a passion for tackling complex challenges and collaboratively developing innovative solutions with the potential for significant impact.
- Strong consultative and advisory skills. Proven excellence in influence and leadership ability to build trust be a team leader and player who motivates and educates other team members and understands the value of interpersonal relationship building.
- Technically proficient and creative; successful in both collaboration and as an independent problem solver.
- Ability to prioritize focus and achieve results in a fluid fast paced and sophisticated environment.
- Financial literacy (budget development financial analysis).
- Ability to build structures and develop frameworks to increase clarity and visibility of decisions tradeoffs and impact on financial and organizational resources.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills (in English) with the ability to effectively synthesize information to reach a diverse audience.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel Word PowerPoint) and familiar with data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau Power BI).
Required competencies and qualities
- Ability to build structures tools and frameworks to increase clarity and visibility of decisions tradeoffs and impact on financial and organizational resources.
- Strong strategic analysis and interpersonal skills with a keen ability to identify the root cause/crux of organizational challenges and facilitate simple and effective solutions amongst a busy and diverse group of senior colleagues via a process that is both light and consultative and which facilitates shared alignment & understanding.
- Financial literacy (budget development strategic financial analysis).
- Excellent written and verbal communicator.
- Ability to process and analyze large volumes of complex data and effectively synthesize lift up and communicate key issues to aid strategic planning and decision making.
- Diligent and with strong attention to detail and quality; Good processes to errorcheck.
- Proactive dedicated energetic humble kind curious servantleader mindset with a deep teamfirst orientation looking to support the organization and colleagues in achieving CoImpacts goals. (Note: This is a global support role not a frontline role.)
Benefits
CoImpacts compensation philosophy is guided by the following three principles:
- Equity and Fairness: Our approach to compensation and benefits are designed to ensure that our global team is treated equitably regardless of location and without regard to gender race or nationality.
- Transparency: We aim to provide clarity to CoImpacts employees about our salary structure so that they feel confident that they are paid equitably and potential job applicants understand how roles are compensated.
- Accountability: As stewards of the philanthropic resources entrusted to us so that we can support our program partners we are accountable to our donors board staff and to the public for how we allocate compensation.
In accordance with that philosophy we include the salary range in our job postings. To maintain equity within the organization and for all candidates we do not negotiate salary or benefits. This position is full time with an annual salary of US $112000 plus a comprehensive benefits package including allowance for paid time off.
Application Details
Please apply online HERE by submitting a resume and a cover letter by 5.00 pm EAT 13th March 2025. In your cover letter please confirm that you are authorized to live and work in Kenya. Please note that CoImpact cannot cover relocation costs. If you are authorized to live in Kenya but are not currently based there you will need to cover any relocation expenses.
As we are a small team we regret that we can only respond to applicants selected for an interview and we are unable to participate in informational calls prior to interviews. Thank you for your understanding.
We will begin reviewing applications after the deadline. Shortlisted candidates can expect to hear from the recruitment team within eight weeks of the deadline.
Employment Type
Full Time
