Job Title: Program Manager
Location: HQ – Washington, DC
Manager: COO
About UMR: United Mission for Relief and Development (UMR) is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Washington, DC. We are one of the fastest growing NGOs in the country, with a focus on relief and developmental needs globally and domestically.
We currently have an opening for a full-time Program Manager with a proven track record in project management in humanitarian and complex environments, and a heavy focus on the MENA region.
Who You Are:
The ideal candidate will possess exceptional skills in advancing gender equality and women economic empowerment programs for vulnerable and marginalized women and girls, including refugee women, with the ultimate goal of increasing their entrepreneurial skills. You will also lead the design, implementation and delivery of health and food security projects across the Programs department, with a strong focus in the MENA region. This role will also supervise UMR’s HQ-based Program Officers (both East Africa and South Asia regions) with their project management and proposal development for their respective regions.
We are looking for someone who will facilitate participatory and collaborative approaches to move teams towards results; utilize learn-by-doing, learn-by-peers, and blended learning methodologies; facilitate collaborative development of comprehensive MEAL plans, detailed program implementation plans, and operational plans with the collaboration of the HQ Program Officers; partner with women’s rights organizations; support in organizing action plans for the operationalization of M&E plans and coordinate mentoring of partners to support the development and operationalization of the M&E systems. The Program Manager will support the management of potential donors and prospects, technical assistance providers, individual trainers, coaches, mentors, speakers, nominating partners, visibility partners, and/or other economic development and health partners.
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Additional Skills Desired:
Use of Technology - Fluency in MS Office, Salesforce and other relevant project management tools; adapts to new technologies; troubleshoots technological problems; uses technology to increase productivity; keeps technical skills up to date.
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Business Acumen -** Understands business implications of decisions; displays orientation to profitability maximizing efficient use of resources to achieve maximum programmatic impact; demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; aligns work with strategic goals.
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Conflict Resolution -** Encourages open communications; confronts difficult situations; maintains objectivity; keeps emotions under control; uses negotiation skills to resolve conflicts.
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Organizational Support -** Follows policies and procedures; completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; supports organization's goals and values; benefits organization through outside activities; supports affirmative action and respects diversity.
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Language Skills -** Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and overall programs’ procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and
the general public.
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Reasoning Ability -** Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
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