Internews: Program Manager
· Working closely with different Internews team members, take responsibility for project oversight, budget tracking and supervision of project staff, consultants, advisors and other stakeholders. Recommend adjustments where necessary to improve performance.
· Serve as an internal and external thought leader on social impact investment practice around community-based media/information initiatives.
· Manage implementation of grant and technical assistance projects, lead portfolio review meetings, and track progress against milestones.
· Lead procurement and onboarding of Technical Assistance (TA) suppliers, and track progress throughout implementation.
· Support donor reporting by consolidating financial and programmatic inputs and coordinating submissions for donors.
· Lead risk management efforts, escalating issues and creating resolution and mitigation plans in coordination with senior leadership.
· Supervise multiple consultants on short and long term contracts. Supervisory responsibilities are in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training; managing, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
· Point of contact for all inter-departmental communication and task coordination, ensuring timely execution of cross-functional deliverables.
· Provide financial oversight and work closely with the Business Operations Manager to monitor budget compliance.
· Work closely with the Impact Lead on the planning and implementation of monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities for the project and make sure they are designed in a methodologically sound and feasible way, accurately implemented, and that the results are analyzed and reported appropriately.
· Advise project partners on best practices to ensure activities and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) efforts are integrated into all activities with a special emphasis on women and traditionally marginalized populations.
· Foster outreach, visibility, and dissemination of program experience.
· Work closely with Internews’ other programmatic units to build cross-team strategies that advance Internews’ mandates and goals.
· In all duties, uphold Internews’ Core Values and demonstrate commitment to fostering a culture of Belonging, Dignity, and Justice.