Associate, Program Management

Role Overview

• Contribute to and support higher education related grants and projects in the Ideas Workshop.
• Manage the grant making process, communicating with grantees on proposal development and submission, manage payments, reporting and other related processes.
• Effectively manage the grant making processes related to the higher education team’s objectives.
• Day-to-day liaison with grantees about proposal development and submission, providing feedback and reviewing budgets, overseeing grant record preparation, ensuring timely processing of grants, payments and reports, and undertaking periodic reviews of progress with grantees, including site visits and attendance of program meetings.
• Build a strong understanding of the organizational grant making rules and policies.
• Help design grant selection processes and projects.
• Work collaboratively with other members within the team and with colleagues across OSF to ensure the team is effectively leveraging OSF’s capabilities to reach the agreed outcome.
• Communicate with and build collaborative relationships with grantees and partners.
• Provide guidance on OSF processes and procedures.
• Provide expertise, both internally and externally, to support the development of grantee organizations and projects.
• Assist in the construction, maintenance, and assessment of grant making, sharing responsibility for design with manager.
• Manage and oversee consultant contracts, as needed.
• Contribute to planning and development of annual goals and budgets.
• Perform other tasks and take on other responsibilities, as required by the Director, Higher Education.

Requirements

• Educated to a degree-level (or equivalent).
• Substantial relevant experience in non-governmental organizations, universities, think tanks, arts and culture organizations, philanthropy, development, consulting, and/or the public sector.
• Understanding of the field of higher education and key trends and developments.
• Experience working at or with higher education institutions.
• Excellent strategic and analytical skills.
• Complex project management experience.
• Grant making experience will be an advantage.
• Experience in more than one geographic region will be a strong asset.
• Ability to think broadly and design project management systems and approaches.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving abilities to identify, assess, and mitigate risks effectively.
• Proficiency in using data-driven approaches to make informed decisions and recommendations.
• High emotional intelligence, humility and empathy; the ability to relate to people across cultures; and excellent inter-personal skills, with the diplomatic demeanor and political astuteness necessary to represent a global organization.
• Commitment to OSF’s core values of humility, commitment, collaboration, respect, inclusivity and integrity.
• Commitment to open society values of human rights, transparency and accountability, and democratic governance.
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion by recognizing and responding positively to individual and group differences in the workplace and beyond.
• Building an inclusive workplace by respecting and seeking out diverse viewpoints and perspectives.
• An excellent knowledge of English.
• Knowledge of other languages would be an asset.

Benefits

• Generous time off and flexible work arrangements.
• Employer-paid health insurance and dental plans for individuals and families (no employee contribution required).
• Exceptional retirement savings plan (non-contributory for employees) and life insurance.
• Progressive paid parental leave, reproductive and family planning support.