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Geneva Global · 7 hours ago

Senior Program Manager/Education Support East Africa (US)

Radnor, PA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$93K/yr - $103K/yr

7+ years exp

Geneva Global is a philanthropic consulting company focused on improving the impact of various organizations in the education sector. They are seeking a Senior Program Manager to oversee a secondary education program in East Africa, managing implementation, reporting, and business development efforts.

Business Consulting and Services

Culture & Values

Responsibilities

Support implementation of the new secondary education and skills program in Ethiopia

Provide continuous support to country teams in the key operational aspects of program implementation

Provide, mobilize, manage, and coordinate technical input, guidance, and solutions to the country team for the successful design, planning, implementation, and assessment of the technical elements of the secondary education/skills program and of other programs as needed

Consult and coordinate with Global Impact Ventures Human Resources, Accounting, and Operations teams and in-country legal counsel to ensure thorough and effective oversight and support of all country-level and other financial management and operations, including the review of country team financial reports, processing advances and grants, financial reporting to clients, and personnel management, among other tasks

Supervise and support HQ-based intern(s) assigned to GGI’s Design and Implementation Team, including in the areas of program management, policy and standard practices, and performance and development reviews, among other tasks

Support the country team to prepare routine and special reports to the program’s funding organization and consortium partners, pertaining particularly to the program’s implementation, impacts, and other contractual obligations

Coordinate with GGI leadership on maintaining strong client relations and commitments

Contribute to the identification of new potential sources of funding, both for existing country education programs and for new topical and geographic areas of activity

Contribute to the preparation of proposals, concept notes, and other documents aimed at mobilizing additional resources for existing and new programs

Produce case studies, blogs, articles, and other public-facing collateral on GGI’s work in education and other domains to raise visibility and support the overall organization as well as the project’s and the country teams’ marketing and communications efforts

Attend and actively participate in conferences and other professional forums for both business development and institutional visibility purposes

Provide technical and administrative support to other business units of GGI and the broader GIV family

Contributes to the onboarding of new staff members for both the GGI Education Team and other units, as appropriate

May serve on various internal committees concerned by such diverse areas as business development, strategic planning, employee experience team, and company-wide policies, systems, and standards

Qualification

Program managementSecondary education expertiseBudgetingFinancial managementMonitoringEvaluationInternational development experiencePersonnel managementGrants managementMicrosoft Office proficiencyAnalytical skillsSecond languageCommunication skills