Program Manager

Job Posting Organization:
The organization is the largest nonprofit dedicated to combating poverty, disease, and inequity globally. Founded on the principle that all individuals, regardless of their identity or circumstances, deserve the opportunity to lead healthy and productive lives, the foundation emphasizes diversity within its workforce to reflect the populations it serves. The organization offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage without premiums, generous paid time off, paid family leave, retirement contributions, regional holidays, and opportunities for employees to engage in various community initiatives. The foundation is committed to fostering a supportive work environment that promotes both personal and professional growth.

Job Overview:
In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the strategic and operational aspects of an integrated program area or special initiative within the foundation. This includes overseeing strategic planning, annual planning and budgeting, pipeline and portfolio management, measurement and evaluation, business analysis, and coordination of business strategies across the foundation. You will provide support for strategic planning, monitoring, and reporting of a portfolio of programmatic investments. Your focus may include financial and portfolio-level analysis, program management, coordination of programmatic work and processes, and support for investment strategy development, strategic alignment, and outcomes design. This position is a limited-term role with an end date of February 10, 2027, and the duration will depend on the employee's start date. Please note that relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities will include leading processes to develop and coordinate divisional annual planning, strategy reviews, and investment, financial, and operational processes. This may encompass the entire investment development lifecycle, annual planning and strategic cycles, and tracking divisional progress. You will lead program management at the body-of-work level, supporting the director" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #007bff !important;">Deputy Director with high-level tracking across workstreams, achievements, risks, and strategic priorities. Additionally, you will support the Deputy Director with strategy development and decision recommendations, which includes synthesizing inputs, framing tradeoffs, and preparing materials to assist leadership decisions. You will translate leadership goals and strategic priorities into execution plans, operating cadences, and follow-up mechanisms, while also tracking progress and supporting effective team operations. Furthermore, you will support portfolio management in partnership with the Senior Portfolio Officer, Senior Program Coordinator, and FP&A Associate, which includes budget allocation, financial monitoring, and investment pipeline tracking. Identifying and addressing process gaps and inefficiencies to enhance staff productivity, collaboration, and grantmaking effectiveness will also be part of your role. You will facilitate and support the development of executive-level communications, including strategy decks, planning materials, and progress updates. Lastly, you will model inclusive behaviors and support a positive team culture, ensuring that risks and issues are communicated in a timely and appropriate manner.

Required Qualifications:
To qualify for this position, you must possess a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent demonstrated experience. You should have a proven ability to translate strategic vision, ambiguous problem statements, and leadership priorities into clear execution plans, timelines, and deliverables. Strong project and program management experience is essential, particularly for complex strategy development, execution planning, and business process improvement initiatives. Experience in supporting strategy development and refinement for a product-focused or investment-oriented philanthropic portfolio is also required. You should have a demonstrated ability to lead programs with multiple interdependent workstreams, including tracking milestones, risks, and dependencies. Additionally, experience in developing and managing budgets, with an awareness of constraints, tradeoffs, and interdependencies, is necessary. Excellent writing skills are crucial, with a demonstrated ability to synthesize complex information for executive audiences in concise formats. A high level of proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel is required, and experience with project management tools such as Airtable, Smartsheets, or Asana is preferred. You should also demonstrate the ability to operate as a strategic thought partner to leadership, translating high-level strategy into execution approaches while proactively identifying risks, tradeoffs, and decision points. Strong experience in writing leadership-level communications is essential, as well as the ability to own end-to-end execution of large, complex, and ambiguous programs, including setting direction, sequencing work, and adapting plans as priorities evolve. Proven ability to synthesize inputs across teams and domains into clear, decision-ready materials for senior leaders, including framing options and implications, is also required. Finally, you should have a demonstrated ability to coordinate work across teams, functions, and external partners—often without formal authority—to drive progress toward shared outcomes, along with strong interpersonal and communication skills to engage credibly with senior leaders, technical experts, and partners.

Educational Background:
A Bachelor’s degree is required for this position, or equivalent demonstrated experience in a relevant field. This educational background should provide a solid foundation for understanding the complexities of program management and strategic planning within a nonprofit context.

Experience:
Candidates should have significant experience in project and program management, particularly in roles that involve complex strategy development and execution planning. Experience in managing budgets and understanding financial constraints is also essential. The ability to lead programs with multiple interdependent workstreams and track progress effectively is crucial. Candidates should also have experience in synthesizing complex information for executive audiences and developing strategic communications.

Languages:
While the job description does not specify mandatory languages, proficiency in English is implied as a requirement due to the nature of the role and the need for effective communication with senior leaders and stakeholders. Additional language skills may be beneficial but are not explicitly stated as necessary.

Additional Notes:
This position is a limited-term role with an end date of February 10, 202

• The organization does not provide relocation assistance for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship. The salary range for this role is between $190,100 and $324,100 USD, with specific adjustments for high-wage markets such as Seattle and Washington D.C., where the range is $209,100 to $324,100 USD. The organization aims to balance competitive pay with its mission, and new hire salaries typically fall between the range minimum and midpoint, depending on the candidate’s skills, experience, and expertise as evaluated during the interview process. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.