Program Manager, Fiscal Justice at Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa

As a Program Manager for Fiscal Justice at Open Society you will:

• Conceive, design and manage cross-department, cross-program or similarly complex projects that advance fiscal justice, safeguard essential public services, and promote green, inclusive, and equitable economic policies.
• Play a lead role in constructing, managing and assessing grant making portfolios on fiscal justice, sharing responsibility for portfolio strategy design.
• Maintain primary relationship with grantees and with internal and external partners to advance shared goals and advocacy strategies around economic justice.
• Use a variety of tools, such as advocacy, communications, grant-making, strategic litigation and research, to advance agendas around economic and fiscal justice.

What We Are Looking For

• 5-7 years of experience in a field connected to the advancement of economic rights and justice.
• Deep knowledge of and experience, including strong networks with civil society organizations, working on at least one of the following issues: economic inequality, tax policy, public budgets, debt, development financing and/or social and economic inclusion issues.
• Practical experience using multiple tools to effect change, including grant-making, campaigning, coalition-building, NGO strengthening, and policy research.
• Commitment to continuous learning and growth in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion, antiracism and social justice.
• Commitment to listening and working with humility; ways of working that are respectful to all people; and that support space and voice for all diverse perspectives in our workplace.

Desirable (but Not Required)

• Strong networks and experience working in the Global South.
• Experience working in or with multilateral organizations and international financial institutions, governments and academic networks.
• Fluency in additional languages besides English.