Senior Global Program Manager

About TechnoServe :

At TechnoServe we believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to build a better life. For over 50 years we have given smallholder farmers and entrepreneurs the skills connections and confidence to lift themselves out of poverty. We leverage the power of markets and the private sector to create sustainable economic growth to benefit people and the planet. Our unique mix of business solutions deep knowledge of local contexts and data-driven insights is helping to fight poverty across Africa Asia and Latin America.

TechnoServe staff are local95% are from the countries in which they work. We put a high premium on collaboration and entrepreneurship. We hold ourselves and each other to the highest standards of integrity and transparency. And we focus on delivering lasting impact for our mission.

Job Summary :

The Senior Global Program Manager supports the Global Operations Team in ensuring high-quality project execution and operational excellence across our global portfolio of projects. This is a dynamic role that requires a combination of skills across operations project management process design and improvement data analytics planning and communications.

Primary Functions & Responsibilities :

Project Delivery

• Support the Chief Operating Officer in identifying the need for and designing tools systems and resources that support improved and consistent project delivery.
• Lead organization-wide project quality and delivery initiatives designed to establish standards and share best practices.
• Lead implementation of TechnoServes global annual Program Quality survey; analyze and communicate the results; and generate and implement recommendations for improvements.
• Support the implementation of TechnoServes annual planning process for programs by coordinating with senior leadership country and program teams to develop annual program quality targets.
• Analyze annual program quality plans and targets to ensure global teams are in alignment with TechnoServes strategy.
• Oversee the monitoring of program budget execution across Regions and Practices.
• Provide on-going monitoring and analysis of key indicators identifying performance gaps risks and areas for improvement.

Operations Management

Surge Support

Lead start-ups and closeouts and ensure that standards established in the Program Management Manual are followed.

Basic Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Required Languages : English Fluency required. Spanish language skills are strongly preferred.

Travel : Up to 20% of the time.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities :

NOTE : This position is based in the United States. The preference is for candidates who are located within a commutable distance to our Arlington VA Headquarters who can work from HQ on a hybrid schedule. The current hybrid schedule is two days per week in the office and three days from home. Remote candidates from the following US states may also be considered : CT FL GA MA MD NC NY PA VA Washington DC. Candidates must have US work authorization at the time of application. TechnoServe will not provide sponsorship for this position.

We encourage all qualified individuals who share TechnoServesvision of improving the lives of others through proven business solutions to apply.

With our commitment to diversity we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and affirmative action employerand do not discriminate on the basis of gender race color ethnicity religion sexual orientation gender identity age HIV / AIDS status protected veteran status disability and all other protected classes.

We are also proud of our commitment to protecting staff partners and beneficiaries from abuse and exploitation and thoroughly vet all final candidates through rigorous background and reference checks.

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Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Project Management Methodology,Project / Program Management,Program Management,Management Experience,Microsoft Powerpoint,Project Management,Microsoft Project,Budgeting,DoD Experience,Leadership Experience,Supervising Experience,Contracts

Employment Type : Full-Time

Department / Functional Area : Operations

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1