Senior Program Manager, LAC

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: Senior Program Manager, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America
                   
Reports to: Director, Latin America and the Caribbean             

Scope: CIPE is seeking a full-time, exempt position based in Washington, D.C. for a Senior Program Manager for Central America. This position is responsible for the development and implementation of CIPE’s strategic focus on democratic governance through private sector collective action initiatives to improve business participation, economic freedom, and opportunity across the region by developing regional and country strategies, communications strategies, project implementation, and support grants to local business organizations, think tanks, and chambers of commerce.

Responsibilities: 

• Contribute to the development and implementation of strategy for accomplishing CIPE’s objectives on improving democratic governance and advancing market reforms in region. 
• Design, implement, and manage a portfolio of projects and grants for Central America and the LAC region, supportive of CIPE’s overall goals and strategies for target countries. Project responsibilities have the following dimensions:  
  • Develop project concept papers, proposals, reports, and correspondence. 
  • Act as CIPE’s representative to promote democratic market-oriented institutional reforms in region including developing and implementing training programs, public speaking at events, and facilitating meetings with partners, potential partners, and other stakeholders. 
  • Lead and contribute to business development efforts by drafting full proposals narratives, technical sections of proposal narratives, budget inputs, or other thematic documents.
  • Analyze, research, and be familiar with the region’s political and economic landscape, identifying opportunities for CIPE programs and partners. 
  • Identify potential partner organizations and beneficiaries in country and collaborate to design effective democratic and economic-reform programs. 
  • Analyze both solicited and unsolicited project proposals in the context of the regional socio-political context, CIPE strategy, grant guidelines, and criteria.  
  • Collaborate with partners to refine project proposals, monitoring and evaluation plans, and project budgets. 
  • Implement, monitor, and manage all project activities, in collaboration with local partner organizations and CIPE team members.  
  • Establish and maintain regular communication with project partners and other stakeholders.  
  • Maintain correspondence and operational records regarding CIPE-funded programs in the assigned portfolio. 
  • 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.