Program Manager (Anglophone)
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Job Summary
Application Deadline: 21 June 2026
Start date: As soon as possible
Hours: Full time
Location: Remote with the following locations desirable but not essential: English-speaking African countries. If based in London the ability to co-work from our office three days per week is required. We are currently unable to sponsor visas but may be able to in the future.
Time Zone: Candidates must be located between UTC and UTC 3.
Language requirements: Full professional proficiency in English
Salary: Salary is dependent upon location and experience. E.g. Ksh- KshKES for Nairobi-based roles; ZAR 949433 - ZARfor Johannesburg-based roles; ZMW- ZMWfor Zambia-based roles; 53320 - 56875 euros for Portugal-based roles; 51900 - 55360 GBP for London-based roles.
Extra Information: You can find out more about the role by watching this video
About the Role
LEEP is seeking a dynamic generalist who will lead and support our paint programs across the globe. They will be responsible for the successful delivery of the steps of our paint programs including: conducting paint studies to obtain country-specific data supporting governments to implement lead paint regulations and providing technical assistance to help paint manufacturers go lead-free.
We are looking for candidates who are high-agency have strong interpersonal skills and who share LEEPs values. By running LEEPs program work with support from the team in multiple focus countries you will be able to make a huge difference positively impacting the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.
Key Responsibilities
- Working with governments on introducing and implementing lead paint regulation (30%)
- Engaging with policy-makers across multiple ministries and agencies and staying in close communication
- Preparing advocacy communications and educational resources
- Participating in government meetings and presenting at stakeholder workshops
- Project planning with government partners
- Conducting training and providing expert feedback
- Industry assistance (30%)
- Engaging with all manufacturers in a focus country both large companies and small- and medium-sized enterprises
- Presenting the case for lead paint phase-out and how LEEP can support
- Working in collaboration with LEEPs paint technologist to find solutions to manufacturers requirements
- Finding suppliers of non-lead based raw materials
- Research and data collection (10%)
- Conducting paint studies: finding and purchasing paints preparing samples and sending them to the lab in collaboration with government partners
- Preparing study reports and summarising existing literature
- Strategy and planning (10%)
- Designing a project plan to meet LEEPs goals and considering stakeholders requirements
- Troubleshooting any program blockers and identifying creative solutions
- Sharing learnings with the LEEP team and constantly improving our programs
- Recruitment partnership building and management (5%)
- Recruiting local consultants and/or building partnerships with local organisations and managing these relationships
- Engage in weekly all-hands calls program team meetings and 1-1s with your manager (10%)
- Assist with a variety of other tasks across LEEP as and when required (5%). For example some Program Managers:
- Design new content for our programs such as videos and slide decks
- Improve internal program guidance and processes
- Help organise global webinars on lead paint
What Were Looking For
A successful applicant will possess most of the following:
- Passion for LEEPs mission and a strong commitment to achieving meaningful scalable impact
- Strong interpersonal skills and adeptness at understanding the perspectives of various stakeholders and collaborating towards shared goals
- Exceptional stakeholder management skills
- Excellent communication skills written and verbal
- Comfort with educating and persuading a variety of stakeholders on material that may be new to them
- Ability and willingness to work across a broad range of tasks
- Strong prioritisation skills with a clear sense of how work ties into LEEPs broader goals
- Enterprising a quick learner and creative problem-solver
- Comfort with risk and ambiguity and working with a high level of self-direction
- Ability to remain focused and solution-oriented in a fast-paced environment
- Capable of working in a remote environment
- Willing to travel for at least 8 to 12 weeks per year
- Full professional proficiency in English
Other promising attributes:
- Full professional proficiency in other languages in particular: French Portuguese Spanish Arabic
- Experience living and/or working in low- and middle-income countries
Work Environment
Our culture is one of genuine care for each other and passion for our work and its impact. We are a team that values collaboration openness and mutual support which creates an environment where everyone can thrive while contributing to meaningful work.
Though we are a remote team we are supportive and close-knit. We stay connected through weekly team calls and 1:1 calls where we have conversations about both non-work and work topics; we regularly share photos and celebrate milestones and successes in our Slack; and we come together annually for an in-person retreat to strengthen relationships and reflect on our mission.
Our team of 50 people is based across five continents and speaks over 10 languages. We have diverse expertise from medicine to environmental health to international law.
Our work schedule is flexible. Some of the team work 9-5:30 and some adjust their daily schedule around school pick-up. We value work-life balance and rarely contact team members outside their work hours.
LEEP offers:
- A chance to have a very large positive impact on the world
- 33 days of paid leave
- Generous sick leave and parental leave policies
- 4% pension contribution or equivalent
- Professional development opportunities
- Health Insurance in places where government healthcare is limited
- Annual team retreat
Required Experience:
Manager
