Company Overview
The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) strengthens democracy around the world through private enterprise and market-oriented reform. CIPE is one of the four core institutes of the National Endowment for Democracy and is an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Since 1983, CIPE has worked with business leaders, policymakers, and civil society to build the institutions vital to a democratic society. CIPE’s key program areas include Enterprise Ecosystems, Democratic Governance, Business Advocacy, Women’s Economic Empowerment, Anti-Corruption & Ethics, and Trade.Position: Program DirectorReports to: DirectorScope: CIPE is seeking a full-time, exempt position responsible for the development and implementation of CIPE’s strategic focus on transparency and accountability, specifically as it relates to corporate compliance and due diligence. This position includes significant project design and implementation responsibilities as well as management and oversight of program staff, consultants, external communications, and grants to local organizations. This position may involve travel. ResponsibilitiesStrategy- Develop and implement strategy for accomplishing CIPE’s thematic objectives on transparency, accountability, and corporate governance as they relate to the private sector.
- Analyze, research, and be familiar with specific economic sectors’ landscape – especially critical minerals - identifying opportunities for CIPE programs and partners.
- Identify and assist with vetting of potential partner organizations and beneficiaries in country and collaborate to design effective programs.
- Analyze both solicited and unsolicited project and grant proposals in the context of the regional socio-political context, CIPE strategy, and donor guidelines.
- Collaborate with multiple CIPE departments to achieve programmatic and strategic organizational goals, including Communications, Grants and Finance, Policy and Program Learning, and other regional teams.
Program Delivery - Design, implement, and manage a portfolio of projects and grants in target countries to achieve CIPE’s overall goals and strategies for region / thematic priorities. Project responsibilities have the following dimensions:
- Oversee, implement, and monitor project activities, in collaboration with local partner organizations and CIPE team members.
- Develop and oversee project concept papers, proposals, reports, and correspondence.
- Support CIPE staff and partners to refine proposals, monitoring and evaluation plans, and project budgets.
- Responsible for overseeing the financial management and stewardship of funds, including monitoring project spending, projecting future expenses, approving expenditures, and developing accurate budgets for new projects. May include financial and operational management of a field office and in-country staff, when applicable.
- Monitor grantees, contractors and consultants’ performance to ensure full compliance with objectives, financial and reporting requirements, and evaluation plans.
- Evaluate projects through on-site visits, file reviews, and coordination with independent evaluators where appropriate.
- Develop project reports, summaries, and assessments.
Partnerships and Outreach - Serve as a professional and technical resource for other programmatic and regional teams across CIPE.
- Establish and maintain relationships with donor organizations to identify linkages with CIPE strategies, monitor trends, and assess new funding opportunities. Work with the U.S. State Department, and other donors and partners to develop joint projects, grants and/or contracts to further democratic and economic reform initiatives.
- Serve as CIPE’s representative in the region and/or multilateral level, including developing and implementing training programs, public speaking at events, and facilitating meetings with partners, potential partners, and other key stakeholders.
- Contribute to external communications.
Qualifications: - Minimum 10 years professional experience with five years’ experience in international development assistance and/ or project management required.
- Experience working on the compliance team of an international financial institution or multi-national corporation is preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree required in International Relations, International Business, Economic Development, Political Science, or Public Policy.
- Master’s degree or required International Relations, International Business, Economic Development, Political Science, or Public Policy.
- Juris Doctor degree is preferred.
- Demonstrated management skills with at least five years’ experience supervising staff.
- Demonstrated experience performing due diligence tasks in an international business context.
- Demonstrated strong critical thinking and analytical skills, sound judgement, and composure in complex, international environments.
- Ability to think strategically.
- Excellent communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to write about corporate compliance, due diligence, and anti-corruption issues.
- Professional proficiency in written and spoken in English.
- Fluency in an additional language relevant to the portfolio with a preference for Spanish, French, or Russian.
- Ability to supervise, develop, and manage young professionals and other staff, when applicable.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain good relationships with international partners, organizations, international financial institutions, private and public sector representatives and donors
- Flexibility to collaborate with a diverse team, in multiple locations and time zones, or work independently and deliver consistent, reliable results.
- Must be able and willing and able to travel for extended and multiple periods depending on assigned portfolio/team.
- High degree of culture competence.
- Contribute to an organization-wide culture of innovation, integrity, inclusion, and respect.