Program Manager

IMMEDIATE VACANCY: Program Manager

Position based in Washington, D.C.

About EFE

Education for Employment (EFE) believes that when young people have jobs and the hope of building a future for themselves, they help lay the foundation for secure and peaceful societies.

We currently operate in the Middle East and North Africa - the region with the world’s highest youth unemployment rate. There, we are helping young people to transform their lives by giving them the opportunity to work and the tools to create productive, independent livelihoods.

Through unique partnerships with business, government, education, and civic leaders in our countries of operation, we design tailor-made training programs that give unemployed young people the specific skills to get and keep a job or start a business. In our job placement programs, our trained graduates are placed in jobs that our partners commit before training begins. Graduates receive ongoing support such as mentoring through our alumni networks.

EFE currently has programs in Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, West Bank, Gaza, Yemen and is now expanding to Tunisia. Our programs are run by local affiliated non-profit organizations in each country that were co-created by EFE in partnership with local business and social sector leaders. Training includes such diverse vocational, technical, and professional fields such as accounting, air conditioner repair, land surveying, construction management, sales, and teaching, and critical soft skills such as leadership, interpersonal communications, and successful business behavior.

About the Position

Over the past five years, EFE has turned the basic concept of education leading to employment into operational reality across the Middle East and North Africa. The principal challenges for EFE going forward will be to secure the necessary resources to strengthen and grow with quality the current country operations and expand to new countries.

Reporting directly to the Vice President, Programs and Affiliate Services, the program manager will work with the DC based program team and in partnership with the EFE affiliate teams to support the affiliates in the EFE network as they build sustainable local non-profits in areas that include strategic planning, organizational development, fundraising, budgeting and financial management. In particular, the program manager will support major projects underway in Yemen Education for Employment (YEFE).  Specific responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide technical assistance and strategic guidance to YEFE and other affiliates;
• Strengthen EFE’s presence in program countries through relations with partners, donors, employers, beneficiaries, and other stakeholders;
• Together with affiliate teams support the development of sustainable affiliate organizations, including fundraising, strategic planning, staff development, financial management, and systems;
• Assist with the development of new training programs and expand existing programs;
• Liaise between local affiliate organizations and international partners/donors; initiate and cultivate new partnerships;
• Assist with fundraising and managing donors, including proposal writing, reporting to donors, and budget management;
• Conduct systematic research and analysis to identify the most promising sectors for youth employment and identify and help cultivate prospective employer partners;
• Review and monitor budgets; oversee financial management for assigned projects;
• Serve as liaison between YEFE and one to two other local affiliate organizations and EFE in the U.S. and Europe;
• Supervise and review work of a Program Associate and/or intern(s)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, M.B.A. or M.A. in international relations or related field preferred
• Three to five years of experience in program management and implementation
• Facility with non-profit budgeting and/or financial analysis, and overall financial management
• Excellent relationship-building and relationship-management skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence & motivate colleagues
• High degree of intellectual curiosity and the demonstrated ability to learn and understand new topics quickly
• Experience living or working in the Middle East and North Africa preferred
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written and cross-cultural communication skills essential
• Arabic language skills strongly preferred,  
• Availability to travel to the Middle East region

Compensation: Commensurate with achievement, experience, and salary history

Location: Washington, D.C.

IMMEDIATE OPENING. To apply, please send a cover letter, résumé, salary history and requirements to:

Please put “Program Manager” in the subject line of your email.

**Please, no phone calls**

Education For Employment (EFE) is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is the Foundation’s policy to seek out and hire, at all levels, individuals without regard to race, religion, age, color, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or physical ability. We affirm our policy of offering equal employment opportunities to all individuals through our employment practices.