Director - Programs. Berlin. Posting Date: 11/17/2023. Deadline: 12/07/2023
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Program Duration: 5 years
Role Title
Director, Programs
Level F, Grade 13
Reporting To (title of line manager and any matrix reporting relationship )
Managing Director, Programs
Team Name
Europe’s Shared Future
This work will focus on the critical issues facing Europe. The work will include the conflict in Ukraine, the future of Central and Eastern Europe, and the promotion of shared European values.
Role Purpose
Directors are highly accomplished, well-networked in their field, and bring deep experience in their geographic and/or thematic area of specialty. Director of Programs oversee individual opportunities for their duration and are accountable for delivering on its outcomes as well as for the management of their teams at the highest level of professionalism.
The expectation is that the Directors will be strong managers, as well as subject matter experts for this specific opportunity, able to build teams and work closely with the Program VPs, Managing/Senior Directors and their fellow Director colleagues in building a collaborative culture of both risk-taking and teamwork.
A Director may be designated by the Program VPs to serve as a Geographic Lead to coordinate OSF’s high-level approach to the geography and ensure a consistent and informed presence in a given area.
In select cases, a Director might oversee more than one opportunity.
Key Responsibilities
As Director of Programs, you will:
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Accountable for articulating a creative and exciting opening to make impact in the world into a workable project plan for implementation according to established criteria
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Evaluate an opportunity based on established metrics for MEL and ability to pivot to ensure the required outcomes are being achieved
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Ensure appropriate financial, risk, and legal management and control are articulated during the planning and implementation phase, and work with all relevant stakeholders to develop mitigation plans
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Oversee and manage the opportunity team, including external partners
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Engage with embedded staff from other OSF teams in close cooperation with senior leaders
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Articulate budgetary and workforce needs for opportunity leveraging internal and external resources, as required
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Monitor and regularly report on the progress of an opportunity to the Managing Director of Programs and other senior OSF leaders
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Leverage OSF’s work globally and employing the strategic capabilities of impact investment, strategic litigation, and advocacy to the opportunity
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Represent the given opportunity issue externally at all levels, and grow a network accordingly that includes actors beyond the social sector into national and local governments, multilateral organizations, faith-based groups, grass-roots organizations, philanthropy, local experts, academia and think tanks, etc. to advance the opportunity. Depending on the opportunity this might include developing strong relationships with other funders and bringing them as partners into the opportunity
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May be designated as a Geographic Lead representing OSF’s work in a critical geography (country or region) and leading a Geographic Policy Group, that defines OSF’s strategic approach to the priority geography and ensures a consistent and informed presence
People Responsibilities (Total Team/DRs
Key metrics
N/A
Key internal relationships
Program Teams; Managing Director Programs; Managing Director Core Partner (+ teams); Grants Management; Advocacy; SEDF; Comms; Strategic Litigation; Operations; OGC & Risk
Key external relationships
External partners, public and private sector leaders