IREX is seeking a Program Manager for Veteran Reintegration Program.

Who We Are

IREX is a global development and education organization. We strive for a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world—where individuals reach their full potential, governments serve their people, and communities thrive. With a projected annual portfolio of more than $100 million and more than 600 staff worldwide, we work with partners in more than 100 countries in four areas essential to progress: cultivating leaders, empowering youth, strengthening institutions, and increasing access to quality education and information.

Veteran Reintegration is a two-part program that fills critical gaps in data and information on veterans and incorporates this data into tailored activities to improve the quality of and access to veteran services and promote veteran integration into the workforce.

The Program Manager will be responsible for providing oversight on the implementation of activities by program grantees and subcontractors as well as for procurement of services in accordance with IREX policies. The Program Manager will work under the supervision of the Program Director and will be responsible for day-to-day delivery of assigned tasks and components within the Veteran Reintegration project in accordance with the approved workplan. The Program Manager will work closely with partners and sub-grantees, attend, and monitor training activities in the regions, and hire consultants and subcontractors as needed. The position is based in Kyiv with extensive travel to target regions within Ukraine.

Your Background & Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in international development, public administration, management, political science, communications, and/or another relevant field is preferred, Master’s degree is preferred.
• Minimum 7+ years of progressive job experience or a master’s degree and 6 years of experience.
• Over two years of experience working for donor-funded programs in Ukraine.
• Experience in community engagement, organizing public events, and implementing information campaigns.
• Familiarity with political, economic, social, and conflict issues in Ukraine.
• Demonstrated success in maintaining excellent collaborations with partner organizations, and ability to establish productive relationships with government officials, opinion leaders, and media at national and local levels.
• Demonstrate ability to facilitate dialogue and work constructively with a diverse range of actors and to accommodate divergent interests and agendas in a multicultural environment, including helping vulnerable populations.
• Experience of working on veteran reintegration or veteran support projects is preferred; excellent understanding of the veteran support system in Ukraine.
• Proven leadership in the design, management, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of similar programs.
• Excellent cross-cultural communications skills, including the ability to make public presentations and/or lead trainings.
• Awareness of gender equality and inclusion approach.
• Experience in drafting requests for proposals, and grants management and oversight.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and representational skills.
• Strong command of spoken/written English and fluency in Ukrainian.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and complete tasks/projects in accordance with stated deadlines.
• Able to work independently and as a team member with the ability to take initiative, problem-solve, meet deadlines, and be flexible.
• Ability to travel (pending security situation).
• It is preferred for the candidate to be based in Kyiv.
• You must have unrestricted authorization to work in Ukraine.

  Your Daily Tasks

• Support Program Director by providing technical and administrative leadership for assigned components within the project to ensure that objectives and targets are achieved.
• Accountable for overall technical quality and impact of the project.
• Oversee, monitor and administer day-to-day management of the program activities.
• Responsible for contributing, creating, and guiding the work associated with key project outputs; to include, but not limited to gathering, drafting, and creating workflow plans, budgets, internal/external reports, success stories, presentations, and other documents, deliverables, and instructions related to program activities, as identified.
• Oversee the development of written communications by drafting, approving, and sending correspondence.
• Ensure effective monitoring, evaluation and reporting of program activities implemented by program grantees.
• Supply technical assistance in areas of expertise; and
• Track and analyze work-plan activity progress toward project objectives and/or track and analyze project indicator data.
• In partnership with project and practice leadership, facilitates key stakeholders’ relationships in the country.
• Represent IREX to external stakeholders by speaking about the project and its initiatives.
• Regularly shares relevant information in support of organization-wide collaboration.
• Support the development of written communications by drafting, approving, and sending correspondence and manages shareholder relationships with the guidance and/or approval of program management.
• Interact regularly with civil society and media groups, opinion leaders, government officials, members of the international community and other program stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain effective collaborations with program partners.
• Maintain effective relations and coordination between sub-grantees.
• Lead and coordinate the renewal process for the project.
• Support one or more areas of the proposal development process; to include, but not limited to proposal strategy, writing, and/or review.
• Support and coordinate country partner outreach; gather market intelligence specific to the country of responsibility.
• Represent IREX and support its organizational development.
• Responsible for the financial management of a specific project(s).
• Ensure compliance with policies, provides leadership and training.
• May be accountable for the compliance and financial integrity of a given project(s) at the Project Director level.
• Responsible for the approval but may not be the required signature; and
• Provide oversight on the hiring of consultants and subcontractors, as well as the procurement of services in accordance with IREX policies, as needed.
• Ensure team can articulate how project and program work aligns with project and practices area goals and objectives.
• Delegate relevant work and provide clear and measurable guidance.
• Proactively seeks feedback from team members and uses information to make informed, relevant decisions for project(s).
• Partner with team members to co-create solutions, solve problems and devise actions.
• Seek opportunities to encourage team members, to create more efficient processes and workflows that improve the overall program or project.
• Take ownership of the decisions and actions.
• Supervise and mentors Program Officers, Coordinators, and Specialist who direct the work of others.
• Other support duties as needed.

We conduct background checks on all successful candidates.

This position is eligible for Remote work. The eligible employee is a regular, full-time staff who works from a worksite outside the Ukraine area on a more permanent or ongoing basis.

This position is not eligible for Immigration Sponsorship.

You can apply here.