Program Manager

The Program Manager will be responsible for overseeing the projects' portfolio and partners.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Program Development

• Support the Executive Director to identify, analyze, and respond to new funding opportunities
• Lead on the preparation of concept notes, proposals, budgets, and results' frameworks
• Assist in designing and developing new proposals
• Lead on partner mapping exercises and support in new partner selection
• Organize programs and activities in accordance with Red Oak’s mission and goals
• Develop a budget and operating plan for the program
• Develop an evaluation method to assess program strengths and identify areas for improvement
• Write program funding proposals to guarantee uninterrupted delivery of projects
• Manage a team with a diverse array of talents and responsibilities
• Ensure goals are met in areas including stakeholders’ satisfaction, safety, quality, and team member performance
• Meet with stakeholders to make communication easy and transparent regarding project issues and decisions on services
• Produce accurate and timely reporting of program status throughout its life cycle
• Analyze program risks
• Develop and update technical monitoring tools

EXPERIENCE:

• A minimum of 4 years progressively responsible experience in Program Management
• Experience with developing and implementing development programs, including program design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation
• Knowledge of civil society development and human rights work and engagement with international human rights mechanisms
• Knowledge of the human-rights based approach
• Experience in working within the partnership model, organizational development of partners, and capacity development of civil society organizations
• Experience in creative problem solving
• Experience and knowledge of effective financial and budgetary control and grant management
• Experience in working in a multi-cultural and/or international work environment
• Experience in proposal writing and donor reporting
• Experience in preparing budgets and monitoring expenditure

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Ability to use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule, procurement, and costs
• Excellent time management skills
• Strong communication skills: strong English skills and fluency in Arabic
• Attention to detail with strong follow up
• Team-oriented, with ability to work efficiently independently
• Have excellent interpersonal skills for collaborating effectively with others
• Can multitask, work well under pressure, and work efficiently to meet strict deadlines
• Experience in remote work using Zoom and other applications. 

Red Oak believes in diversity and invites candidates to apply regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, disability, marital or civil partnership status, or ethnic and national origins, etc.

About Red Oak

Red Oak is a Lebanese NGO. It promotes innovative approaches to existing social, educational, and cultural structures through education, art, art therapy and mental health, for the protection of children, and the empowerment of women and girls, with special attention for people with disabilities.