International Program Manager - Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

September 20

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Description

• Serve as main point of contact and project manager on a portfolio of overseas country offices and/or complex international development projects, including USAID contracts. • Coordinate between project and home office teams to promote operational efficiency and adherence to organizational best practices, facilitating regular reviews to improve project workflow. • Support contract administration, procurements, and logistics, including the drafting, execution, and management of consultant, subcontractor, and other vendor contracts. • Ensure all activities and operations maintain compliance with contractual and governmental regulations, (e.g., FAR/AIDAR, IT security and accessibility rules, local laws, etc.) • Actively engage in problem-solving, risk identification, and risk mitigation during project implementation. • Support recruiting and onboarding activities to ensure project resourcing needs are met. • Facilitate communication and collaboration between clients, staff, consultants, and subcontractors. • Monitor and manage project budgets, timekeeping compliance, and client financial reporting in collaboration with the Finance unit and project teams. • Coordinate inputs across teams for contract reporting requirements (financial and narrative). • Contribute to development of project deliverables, including work plans or service requests as applicable, and ensure quality assurance/editing on documents and reports prior to submission. • Promote team awareness of Bixal policies and ensure compliance with Quality Management Systems and project management procedures. • Provide inputs and recommendations to develop, refine, and improve global systems and processes, in coordination with other Bixal units (i.e., Finance, People & Culture, Operations, Security, etc.) • Support new business initiatives by reviewing draft proposals, writing inputs for technical or management sections, and coordinating with pricing teams to develop proposal budgets. • Perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in International Relations, Political Science, Economics, or related subject • Minimum of 5+ years of relevant professional work experience, including demonstrated experience managing large-scale USAID contracts • Excellent verbal communication and writing skills, including expert cross-cultural communication skills • Demonstrated ability to oversee and manage multiple projects simultaneously • Superior management and organizational skills • Proven track record of proactive risk management and mitigation • Strong cultural competence and ability to work flexible hours to accommodate clients or consultants in other time zones • Deep knowledge of USAID government/donor contracting practices and regulations • Willingness and ability to travel overseas for short-term assignments, such as country office set-up and close-out, up to 25% of the time • Strong attention to detail and ability to follow through on multiple tasks • Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% • Willingness to learn • A commitment to contributing to a diverse and inclusive work environment