Program Manager (Next Generation Volunteering)
This role can be performed remotely in Costa Rica, Kenya, Philippines, Slovakia or the US. Candidates must already be eligible to work in the country without employer sponsorship.
Position requires up to 20% international travel.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Co-lead in the execution of Habitat’s framework for engaging local volunteers ensuring sustained growth and proper execution of plans. [20%]
- Manage the development and optimization of program and project design, and management systems, processes, templates and tools to support local volunteering integration. [20%]
- Manage donor relations, program funding and grants including overseeing project design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation, and coordinate with relevant teams to strengthen collaboration and fundraising for program impact and sustainability. [20%]
- Provide technical and advisory support to area offices, affiliated entities and national organizations in all stages of program design and project management and engage subject matter experts in the process. [20%]
- Support ongoing efforts of linking local volunteering initiatives to the broader impacts of housing and strengthen community engagement approach and impact measurements. [10%]
- Facilitate and coordinate the analysis of local volunteering trends and provide feedback to the network helping strengthen country strategies and business plans. [10%]
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in behavioral science, international development, sociology, public policy, or other relevant social science fields.
- 5-7 years of experience in non-profit program management, preferably with experience managing and scaling volunteering programs and/or community-centered initiatives. Preference for candidates with experience applying insights from social or behavioral science disciplines to enhance volunteer-involving program design or community engagement.
- Strategic thinker with strong background in programs and project management
- Extensive knowledge in program life cycle and building partnerships.
- Field experience in managing volunteering initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability in monitoring and evaluation, program conceptualization and proposal development.
- Experience designing and testing interventions using behavioral insights or social science-based experimentation approaches.
- Ability to translate ideas into scalable models, including rapid prototyping, piloting, and learning from failure.
- Excellent organizational and administrative skills and the ability to work in a cross-cultural setting.
- Excellent English oral and written communication skills.
- Intermediate skills in software applications: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Photoshop/graphic designs, general web skills (email, search), web advertising and analytics skills (SEO, paid search, traffic analytics).
- Ability to dig into the details while still seeing the big picture.
- Successful team building skills, team player.
- Active support of HFHI Values:
- Humility – We are part of something bigger than ourselves.
- Courage – We do what’s right, even when it is difficult or unpopular.
- Accountability – We take personal responsibility for Habitat’s mission.
- Safeguarding: HFHI requires that all employees take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguarding our intended beneficiaries, their communities, and all those with whom we work. Managers at all levels have responsibilities to support and develop systems that create and maintain an environment that prevents harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, safeguards the rights of beneficiaries and community members (especially children), and promotes the implementation of Habitat for Humanity’s code of conduct.
- Master’s degree preferred, particularly in social science discipline such as behavioral economics and social innovation.
- Hands-on experience in implementing successful development programs.
- Knowledge of safeguarding, PSEAH, child protection.
- Proven track record of success in raising program funding for volunteering initiatives.
- Working knowledge or experience in designing, implementing, and evaluating volunteer engagement programs that have measurable impact.
- Experience with experimentation, adaptive learning, and initiative development in complex settings.
- Project leadership and/or event planning experience.
- Experience in facilitation and presentation to groups.
- Media relations experience preferred.
- Knowledge of Habitat’s worldwide mission.
For work locations in the US, the hiring range for this position is $72,250 to $80,750.
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About Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity, founded in 1976, is a global, Christian-based nonprofit organization that grew out of an intentionally multi-racial community in rural Georgia. Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat brings together people of all faiths and people of no faith to build homes, communities and hope. Working alongside each other, we help families and individuals build and improve places to call home and achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves. Habitat seeks individuals who have a willingness to affirm these principles and values.
At Habitat for Humanity International, we are compelled by our Koinonia roots to put God’s love for all into action and pursue housing equity and opportunity by bringing all people together to build community and drive impact. We strive to build a culture rooted in learning, accountability and trust, attracting and retaining mission-driven talent reflective of the global communities we serve.
As an equal opportunity employer, we realize our success depends on courageously committing to being a workplace where all staff feel safe, welcome, visible, respected, supported and valued, and building a workforce that reflects a variety of lived experiences, backgrounds and perspectives, in which every person experiences dignity and respect.
We also require that all staff take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguarding our intended beneficiaries, their communities (especially children) and all those with whom we work. In line with the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, all staff must pass a thorough background screening and will be held accountable to upholding our policies around ethical behavior, including safeguarding and whistleblowing.