Program Manager at Open Society Foundations

• The Program Manager will be responsible for day-to-day liaison and coordination with grantee and partner organizations in the Western Hemisphere and globally (excluding our work in the US and UK). The Program Manager will play a critical role with implementing the opportunity, which may use a variety of OSF’s strategic capabilities, including advocacy, impact investing, strategic litigation, in addition to grant making. The expectation is that the Program Manager is a subject matter expert in the specific opportunity and/or related topics. 

Key Responsibilities  

As Program Manager, you will: 

• Partner with the Director of Programs to design and implement strategic opportunities, monitor progress, and assess outcomes. 
• Build and maintain relationships with grantees and partners across sectors, while also coordinating with OSF colleagues to deploy all the tools at our disposal and to advance the institution's strategic objectives  
• Play a critical role in ongoing strategy development and drive complex initiatives by making proposals, suggesting alternatives, and coordinating partner contributions to advance collective goals  
• Exercise considerable discretion and work with a high degree of intellectual independence  
• Lead day-to-day grant management, including proposal review, processing, payments, reporting, and compliance with OSF standards and regulations  
• Manage consultant contracts and provide regular status updates on implementation, risks, and opportunities to the Director 
• Work with leadership to maintain grant-making practice aligned with OSF's approach to grant-making and in compliance with organizational and external standards and regulations 

Key internal relationships  

• Director, Programs; Managing Director, Programs; Network Grants, Special Advisors, Senior Advisors, Grants Management, Operations 

Key external relationships  

• External Partners  

The ideal candidate 

• Educated to a degree-level (or equivalent) 
• Substantial expertise in migration in the Western Hemisphere, in the Europe-Africa corridor, and/or globally, particularly in designing and implementing new legal pathways, in conceiving new approaches to protecting vulnerable migrants, and in building diverse coalitions for immigration and refugee protection. 
• Experience or enthusiastic interest in applying cutting-edge technologies to immigration challenges would be welcome. 
• Proven track record leading complex, multi-year social and political change initiatives, including strategic planning and cross-functional team management  
• Background in managing multi-stakeholder partnerships and in building novel coalitions that go beyond the civil society, such as with faith groups, the private sector, unions, and community organizations 
• Experience using diverse tools including grantmaking, advocacy, litigation, and communications to execute strategies  
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain partnerships across geographies and sectors—government, civil society, private sector, think tanks, academia, or multilateral organizations Build and maintain relationships with grantees and partners across sectors, while also coordinating with OSF colleagues to deploy all the tools at our disposal and to advance the institution's strategic objectives  
• Strong relationship management skills, particularly in navigating complex and sensitive topics  
• Ability to maintain high performance while adapting to change 
• An excellent written and spoken knowledge of English and fluency in other languages, especially Spanish, would be an asset