Program Manager II/Senior Program Manager I

IFPRI JOB DESCRIPTION

Position # 24-117 (R)

(Locally Recruited Position)

Job Title: PROGRAM MANAGER II / SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER I

Location: Washington, DC

Unit: Nutrition, Diets and Health

Salary Grade: 20PM/21PM

Reports To: Deanna Olney, Unit Director

FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Summary

The Nutrition, Diets and Health (NDH) Unit of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Program Manager II/ Senior Program Manager I for a large, multi-partner research initiative designed to improve dietary intake of fruits and vegetables as well as other programs based in NDH. This position is a 1-year, renewable appointment based in Washington DC.

Essential Duties:

Specific duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead the management of a large, multiparter research initiative designed to improve dietary intake of fruits and vegetables and other programs based in NDH as needed
• Prepare program work plans, program calendar, and timelines
• Lead the monitoring of progress of key deliverables and activities
• Maintain initiative/program minutes and related materials
• Prepare draft program budgets to share with the unit Contract and Grants Manager
• Assist researchers with the recruitment, evaluation, and selection of collaborators, developing scopes of work, reviewing proposed budgets and drafting timelines and deliverables
• Review financial reports submitted by collaborators to assure proper use of financial resources provided by sponsors
• Review technical deliverables submitted by collaborators for completeness and quality (preliminary check)
• Manage relationships with program sponsors
• Support country coordinators in their functions as needed.
• Assist program and work package leads as needed
• Lead the planning and organization of program workshops
• Coordinate arrangements and logistics for program meetings together with other staff as needed
• Prepare and maintaining inventories, program outputs and program website.
• Assist in the preparation of reports and presentations
• Communicate research findings to external audiences as appropriate.
• Respond to requests for information about research program
• Lead requisite donor reporting, including financial and technical reporting
  • Support the piloting of the use of project management software to manage proposal and contract processes within the unit
  • Assist in the preparation of proposals as needed

    Required Qualifications:

    • Master’s degree in business management, international relations, nutrition, agriculture, economics, or related discipline plus 5 years of relevant professional experience following the degree
    • Project Management Certification
    • Strong experience with program management methods and tools.
    • Experience with agile and waterfall methodology
    • Experience with Smartsheet, MS Project, MS Planner or other related software
    • Demonstrated experience working with MS Office Suite, including MS Teams
    • Demonstrated experience interacting with diverse stakeholders (donors, non-governmental organizations, academia), preferably in an international environment
    • Demonstrated experience in successfully coordinating multiple project activities and managing project deliverables
    • Fluency in written and spoken English
    • Demonstrated strong writing skills
    • Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced working environment; excellent organizational and time management skills and attention to details
    • Experience working with research teams to successfully manage project activities.
    • Strong interpersonal skills
    • Ability to communicate with diverse audiences
    • Ability to work independently, with initiative and minimal supervision
    • Willingness to travel internationally needed

      Senior Program Manager I

      • Master’s degree in business management, international relations, nutrition, agriculture, economics, or related discipline plus 8 years of relevant professional experience following the degree
      • Two years of management experience
      • Significant experience using project management software (listed above)

        Preferred Qualifications:

        • Proficiency in a second language of the U.N. system
        • Experience working with NGOs
        • Familiarity with international food, nutrition, agriculture and development issues
        • Experience working with partners across disciplines and international locations

          Physical Demand & Work environment:

          • Employee will sit in an upright position for a long period of time
          • Employee will lift between 0-10 pounds
          • Employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing computer terminal; extensive reading

            The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is an equal employment opportunity employer - F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity