Programme Manager (Governance in Philanthropy)
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About the Role
Pearl Initiative seeks a Programme Manager to lead the Governance in Philanthropy programme in the GCC. The role involves designing and executing programming, driving business development and fundraising, managing projects, and producing thought leadership.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, planning, and budgeting of the Governance in Philanthropy programme
- Develop and execute a business development and market stakeholders' engagement strategy
- Manage the design, execution, and timely high quality delivery of collaborative needs based projects and flagship initiatives
- Lead the development of market driven solutions by translating identified market needs into actionable programme initiatives
- Mentor and coach Programme Associate
- Co define quarterly and yearly key impact metrics and engagement KPIs for the programme
Requirements
- Master's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Education, Psychology, Sociology, or related field
- At least 7 years of relevant experience in managing, coordinating, and executing programmes in academic institutions, think tanks, research centers, member based networks/councils, or non profit organizations
- Demonstrated experience in business development, revenue generation, and/or fundraising for programmes
- Fluency in English and Arabic
- Additional certifications in project management, governance, non for profit leadership, strategic philanthropy, or impact measurement are highly desirable
- Work experience with philanthropy is highly desirable
- Expertise in research, impact analysis, impact driven programme development, and curriculum design is highly desirable
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, and a portfolio of published writings is highly desirable
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Summary
- The Programme Manager for Governance in Philanthropy will lead the design, development, and execution of Pearl Initiative’s (PI) Governance in Philanthropy programme.
- This role will build Pearl Initiative’s thought leadership and impact in strengthening and enabling the philanthropic sector in the GCC Region.
- They will lead business development, revenue generation, and fundraising initiatives of the programme.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, planning, and budgeting of the programme strategically aligned with organisation goals.
- Drive programmatic innovation within existing offering, identifying opportunities to enhance programme effectiveness.
- Identify and enable cross programmatic synergies, intersections, and collaborations.
- Develop and execute a business development and market stakeholders' engagement strategy.
- Manage an annual market engagement calendar.
- Co define funding targets to cover programmatic costs and work towards reserving longer term working capital.
- Explore and develop new revenue streams for the programme.
- Develop and lead community building initiatives such as workshops, convenings, online forums, and networking events.
- Lead the development of compelling proposals to potential funders and partners.
- Negotiate and finalise funding agreements and partnership contracts.
- Manage the design, execution, and timely high quality delivery of collaborative needs based projects and flagship initiatives.
- Adopt best practices in project management across all projects and initiatives.
Qualifications and Experience
- A master’s degree in a relevant field such as Business Administration, Economics, Education, Psychology, Sociology, or a related discipline.
- Additional certifications in project management, governance, non for profit leadership, strategic philanthropy, or impact measurement are highly desirable.
- At least 7 years of relevant experience in managing, coordinating, and executing programmes in academic institutions, think tanks, research centers, member based networks/councils, or non profit organizations.
- Work experience with philanthropy is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated experience leading in business development, revenue generation, and / or fundraising for programmes.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver programmes independently while managing relationships with multiple senior market stakeholders.
- Expertise in research, impact analysis, impact driven programme development, and curriculum design is highly desirable.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, and a portfolio of published writings is highly desirable.
- Fluency in English is required.
- Fluency in Arabic is required.
Personal Attributes
- Self initiator and self learner
- Emotional and social intelligence
- Cultural awareness and etiquette
- Strategic and solutions driven
- Passionate about subject areas
- Hardworking and meticulous
- Natural leader and team manager
- Collaborative and adaptive
- Open and transparent communicator
- Purposeful and driven by impact
- Strong work ethic embodying good governance and integrity
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