Posting Number: #1949

Position Title: Program Manager Africa

Closing Date: Until Filled

Location: Remote, USA

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The Public Health Institute (PHI) is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting health, well-being, and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation and around the world. As one of the largest and most comprehensive public health organizations in the nation, we are at the forefront of research and innovations to improve the efficacy of public health statewide, nationally, and internationally.

PHI was distinguished as one of the top 50 “Best Non-Profit Organizations to Work For” by the Non-Profit Times in a national search.

 Summary

Rise Up works to advance gender equity and justice in education, health, and economic opportunity by partnering with visionary local leaders around the world. We build power with women, girls, and their allies by providing training, funding, and connection to a global network to help them achieve meaningful, lasting change. Rise Up, based at the Public Health Institute (PHI), works with leaders in Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and the United States to create a future where all people can thrive.

Since 2009, Rise Up has grown into a respected global leader, with committed support and funding from a large number of philanthropic, corporate, and individual donors. Rise Up received a generous gift from MacKenzie Scott in 2021 and is leveraging these funds to build a strong foundation for growth and sustainability. Rise Up operates as a remote global team, with a strong presence in the Bay Area, in addition to team members who work around the world and across the US.

Rise Up’s powerful network of over 800 leaders has successfully advocated for 218 new and improved laws and policies, positively impacting more than 172 million people around the world. Rise Up Leaders are working to improve the rights and wellbeing of girls, women, and gender-nonconforming people, focusing on protecting sexual and reproductive health and rights, preventing gender-based violence, ending child marriage, ensuring girls’ access to education, and strengthening women’s economic opportunities.

The Program Manager Africa helps expand Rise Up’s programming in Africa to advance gender equity and justice by providing Rise Up leaders training, funding, and connection to a global network to help them achieve meaningful, lasting change. The Program Manager leads programmatic management across Rise Up Africa programs and closely coordinates with the Associate Director of Programs and other Rise Up stakeholders.

This position manages the Africa sub-granting process in coordination with the Rise Up Grants and Contracts Manager. It provides support and oversight to Country Representatives in Rise Up’s Africa geographies (currently including Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa.)

This is a remote regular full-time position based in the United States. Candidates in the U.S. are welcome to apply and will be considered, but candidates based in the San Francisco Bay Area are preferred. The incumbent is expected to travel about 10% of the time domestically and internationally to Africa for work retreats.

Full salary range for this position: $75,732 to $109,873 per year. The typical hiring range for this position is from $75,732 (minimum) to $92,803 (midpoint), based on 100% FTE. The starting salary is determined based on the candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, as well as budget availability.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Program Management: 65%

• Lead Rise Up’s programmatic work across Africa, managing international outcomes, and budgets, and supporting strategic decisions in line with organizational standards and policies.
• Partner with the Associate Director of Programs to establish and uphold systems, policies, procedures, and standards.
• Supervise and mentor program assistants, delegating tasks to ensure balanced workloads.
• Lead participant recruitment, selection, and onboarding across Africa and maintain communications with staff, donors, partners, consultants, and participants.
• Coordinate and implement Rise Up’s Accelerators in the region including leading in training logistics, travel preparation, communication with facilitators, and materials development, as well as working closely with consultants and the Director of Learning.
• Guide the development and program application and dissemination efforts of new groups of leaders.
• Provide curriculum input, and facilitate sessions as needed.
• Support leader participation at Rise Up events.
• Collaborate in expanding regional partnerships by supporting new partner recruitment, selection, and programmatic onboarding.

Donor and Stakeholder Relationship Management: 15%

• Foster good working relationships with donors, partners, and organizations in new geographies, and maintain relationships with stakeholders in Rise Up geographies.
• Contribute information and writing to donor and program reports, including collaborating in the writing of subgrantee summaries.
• Coordinate regional calls with donors, execute donor engagement events, and communicate project and leaders’ updates with regional donors.
• Coordinate with the communications team to highlight program achievements and milestones to stakeholders and donors.
• Act as the primary contact for Employer of Record (EOR) partners in Africa, maintaining regular communication with the EOR manager to provide program updates, monitor timelines, and address work outcome issues.
• Keep the Rise Up Associate Director of Programs informed of any major changes in deliverables, contracts, or EOR matters. Support leadership in EOR-related decisions, including hiring, promotions, onboarding, and offboarding.

Subaward Management: 20%

• Lead subaward proposal revisions, selection, and funding decisions for Africa programming, working collaboratively with country teams and U.S. staff.
• Support the grant-making process with PHI and coordinate with the Program Assistant, Grants and Contracts Manager, and Program Team to ensure a smooth and effective process.
• Review subgrantee proposals and reports, provide technical assistance, oversee monitoring and evaluation, draft reports, and offer timely and sure detailed feedback is provided on subaward performance.

Other

• Travel about 10% of the time domestically and internationally to Africa for work retreats.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in international public health, international development, global economic development, international education, or related field.
• 3 years of experience of demonstrated impact work in African countries.
• Bachelor’s degree required, or you can substitute with four additional years of related experience.

Other Qualifications

• Strong communication skills, including translating technical material for a lay audience.
• Strong interpersonal skills –ability to establish and keep working relationships with coworkers, partners, and participants.
• Excellent cultural competency.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Experience in workshop facilitation.
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Experience handling challenging situations with limited resources.
• Experience working with the Microsoft Suite and other relevant software.
• Basic experience in program administration, including managing high-volume correspondence in English.
• Experience with logistics coordination for programs and/or events.
• Experience working in a multi-cultural and/ or international environment preferred.
• Willingness and ability to travel about 10% of the time domestically and internationally to Africa for work retreats.
• Masters’ degree in Global Health, International Education, Global Economic Development, Public Policy, International Development, or related field preferred.

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA) STATUS

This position is classified as exempt based on the job duties. However, based on the FTE, salary level of the employee, or federal/state/local laws, the employee may be classified as nonexempt.