Join the Global Girl Project & Work Remotely (multiple locations) as a Programme Manager: Apply Now!!

Job Title: Programme Manager

Start Date: ASAP

Application Deadline: Friday October 4th, 11:59 pm GMT+1

See application process at the bottom of this page

Role Overview

The Programme Manager will join a small team working remotely, which is passionate about doing development work in a feminist and anti-colonial way. As part of a small and growing international charity, your role will be integral in driving our programming forward in the coming year, in order to increase our impact. 

 We are in a period of growth, and are currently expanding our programmes globally. We need an experienced programme manager, impact measurement practitioner and team leader who can take our programming, fundraising, and impact measurement to the next level. Your focus will be on overseeing our flagship leadership programme, the Global Girl Leadership Initiative, and supporting our global partners and regional programme coordinators to deliver high quality programming and grow our reach. You will also focus on developing our Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning system to improve our impact measurement and management processes, enabling us to better communicate the impact of our programmes. 

In addition, you will focus on developing our Global Graduates Connect programme, our unique network of girls all over the world who have been through our leadership programming and are looking for more opportunity and support. Global Graduates Connect has the potential to be an incredibly powerful space, and we need someone who can drive ideas into action and develop new models and opportunities for funding something unique within the sector. You will focus on supporting Regional Programme Coordinators to deliver GGC programming, developing and implementing new ideas and projects across our network together with our local partners, and will lead on fundraising collaboratively alongside them. You will be able to innovate and to drive forward ideas in challenging environments, and will be able to think creatively about new funding and partnership models and opportunities.

Practicalities

This role is open to applicants from and based in the Middle East and Asia. This position is a part-time, 6-month contract position and the candidate will be considered self-employed. We anticipate this role to work a 24 hour / 3 day work week, with potential to extend and increase this, funding dependent. The right candidate will be able to work flexibly to support partners and girls, which may include early mornings, evenings or weekends. You also need to be available during our organisation’s ‘golden hours’ of 10am – 3pm UK time (GMT/BST). We anticipate hiring for this candidate within the timezones GMT – GMT+5.5.

Pay rate: As we are a global organisation, the person who is successful with this application will be from and live in one of the regions where we work. Please note we are not accepting applications from those based outside of the Middle East and Asia for this role.

Pay rate: Pay will be calculated depending on the location of the successful candidate and adjusted for cost of living.

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Key Responsibilities:

Programmes & Impact (45% of time)

• Lead on developing a new curriculum which builds on the work of our Global Girl Leadership Initiative and which supports girls to better make change in their communities and be active in the network.  
• Work in partnership with the CEO and Founder to develop the strategy for expansion and development of the Global Girl Leadership Initiative. 
• Lead on the strengthening of our Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning system, with a particular focus on developing our longitudinal data collection, and measuring the impact of networks.
• Oversee the effective running of our programming across the ten global locations it currently operates (with rapid growth expected), through the support and supervision of our Regional Programme Coordinators.
• Lead on the development of a thriving network and ecosystem of girls across the world who are making change in their communities. 

Fundraising (35% of time)

• Develop strong and equitable relationships with our implementation partners across the world, with a particular focus on collaborative fundraising and development of new opportunities, acting as a partner to the CEO and Founder. 
• Build an ecosystem of partners, providing opportunities for connection, learning and to open up new funding opportunities..

Administration (20% of time)

• Oversee the content creation and management of our online learning platform.
• Supervise and Support our Regional Programme Coordinators
• Ensure that safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to across our programming.

About You

You Will Be

• Self-motivated and driven – we work remotely and you will be trusted to manage your work and drive it forward.
• Highly organised – you will be managing a range of projects across countries and partners and need to be efficient, organised, with a keen eye for detail.
• Able to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment across different time zones
• Able to build and develop respectful relationships through effective teamwork
• Able to be creative, flexible and think outside the box
• Able to work well under pressure
• Passionate about delivering excellent work
• Comfortable in working remotely and independently with little daily supervision
• A self-starter and have excellent time management

Experience, Knowledge and Qualifications

 Experience, Knowledge and Qualifications

 Essential

• A minimum of 3 to 5 years work experience in project management in the NGO/charity sectors
• Experience managing projects with partners across multiple partners and countries 
• Experience delivering projects remotely and using online educational platforms. (We use Canvas to deliver our programmes, experience with this software is not required but an ability to use online delivery methods and high levels of digital competence are required 
• Experience developing strong, equitable partnerships underpinned by feminist principles 
• Experience working with and directly delivering activities and learning programmes to girls aged 13-18. 
• Experience designing activities, projects and programmes suitable for girls aged 13 – 18.
• Experience delivering leadership programming and an understanding of feminist leadership principles.
• Experience contributing to funding proposals and sourcing new funding opportunities
• Understanding of development, racial and gender equality models 

• Experience working within a cross-cultural, international context 
• Strong computer literacy 
• Strong spoken and written English skills 

 Desired

• Knowledge of the charitable sector, especially within small charities 
• Familiarity with Google Drive and SquareSpace 
• Undergraduate degree 

 Not so fun fact: Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalised folks tend to only apply when they check every box. Think you have what it takes, but don’t meet all the criteria? Please apply anyway. We’d love to determine together whether you could be a great fit! 

 Global Girl Project is an equal opportunity company, and we value diverse voices, backgrounds, and perspectives on our team. We don’t discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or status as an individual with a disability.

How to apply: 

In order to ensure the process is as fair, accessible and skills-focussed as possible, we are implementing a CV-free recruitment process. The application process will be as follows:

• Submit your answers to our application questions in this Google Form. Deadline is Friday October 4th, 11:59 pm GMT+1
• First round interviews to take place: Week of October 21st, 2024
• Second round interviews to take place: Week of November 4th, 2024
• Informal chat and opportunity for questions pre-accepting (if desired by candidate)
• Start: November/December 2024