Werde Director - Programs bei Open Society Foundations – Dein neuer Job in Berlin

Accountable for articulating a creative and exciting opening to make impact in the world into a workable project plan for implementation according to established criteria

Evaluate an opportunity based on established metrics for MEL and ability to pivot to ensure the required outcomes are being achieved

Ensure appropriate financial, risk, and legal management and control are articulated during the planning and implementation phase, and work with all relevant stakeholders to develop mitigation plans

Oversee and manage the opportunity team, including external partners

Engage with embedded staff from other OSF teams in close cooperation with senior leaders

Articulate budgetary and workforce needs for opportunity leveraging internal and external resources, as required

Monitor and regularly report on the progress of an opportunity to the Managing Director of Programs and other senior OSF leaders

Leverage OSF’s work globally and employing the strategic capabilities of impact investment, strategic litigation, and advocacy to the opportunity

Represent the given opportunity issue externally at all levels, and grow a network accordingly that includes actors beyond the social sector into national and local governments, multilateral organizations, faith-based groups, grass-roots organizations, philanthropy, local experts, academia and think tanks, etc. to advance the opportunity. Depending on the opportunity this might include developing strong relationships with other funders and bringing them as partners into the opportunity

May be designated as a Geographic Lead representing OSF’s work in a critical geography (country or region) and leading a Geographic Policy Group, that defines OSF’s strategic approach to the priority geography and ensures a consistent and informed presence

Educated to a degree-level (or equivalent)

Post-graduate education relevant to the types of Opportunities that Open Society Foundations will invest