Senior Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the implementation of key aspects of existing or new research projects, including primarily qualitative or mixed-methods research operations for a range of complex projects across global and US sites, and responsibility for study components, including data collection and analysis and drafting of findings in manuscripts and conference abstracts
• Co-lead research design and development of study tools, IRB protocols, and consent forms
• Lead research team trainings as needed, including training related to research ethics, data collection methodologies, and qualitative or mixed-methods analysis
• Manage graduate students participation in research activities, including data collection, data analysis, and IRB procedures
• Lead and contribute to the development of scientific manuscripts for publication and manage the submission process
• Present or contribute to research findings at national or global conferences
• Advance research translation efforts, including the development of policy briefs, creation of social media, webinars, knowledge management products (infographics, toolkits), op-eds and other advocacy outputs
• Provide management support for the GATE program, including liaising with institutional and global partners
• Contribute to administrative activities such as budget development and narrative reporting to funders
• Cook up meetings with partner organizations and larger stakeholder groups
• Mentor junior staff and students, while overseeing quality control of GATE program deliverables
• Partner with the Director and team on fundraising efforts, including developing grant proposals and concept notes (solicited or unsolicited) and managing submission processes
• Identify new funding opportunities and conceptualization of new projects
• Oversee and facilitate recruitment, onboarding and management of students, staff and relevant consultants
• Develop and support student-oriented programming and activities
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience, plus 4 years of related experience
• Master’s or doctoral degree in public health, 6-8+ years of relevant experience in development and/or international research and project planning
• Ability to travel 30% of the time
• Experience with designing and conducting qualitative or mixed-methods research
• Strong academic manuscript writing skills essential
• Experience conducting public health research in low-resource global contexts
• Experience conducting qualitative research with girls and women on reproductive health topics
• Excellent organizational, written and oral communication skills, including editorial skills
• Proven project management skills, both direct and as supervisor
• Detail oriented, with previous management experience
• Experience in grant writing and management
• Strong interest in working on projects which support adolescent girls and women’s health, sanitation and menstrual health in global contexts
• Enthusiasm to collaborate with a dynamic network of global partners
• Superb interpersonal skills, flexibility, and a willingness to multi-task on numerous tasks
• Strong ability to work independently and as a key member of a team
• Must have previous supervisory experience
• Willingness to travel to low-resource global contexts for extended periods of time for data collection activities
• Prior experience living and/or working in low-resource global contexts