Program Officer, Global Programs

Company Overview:  

The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) strengthens democracy around the globe through private enterprise and market-oriented reform. CIPE is one of the four core institutes of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and 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, anti-corruption & ethics, and trade.  

Position: Program Officer, Global Programs  

Reports to: Senior Program Manager, Global Programs  

Scope: CIPE is seeking a full-time, Washington, D.C.-based Program Officer on the Global Programs team. As part of a team reporting to the Program Director, the Program Officer will play a critical role in creating and implementing a strategic vision for an assigned portfolio of projects across the globe. Thematic topics of the portfolio consist of 1) youth empowerment and youth entrepreneurship, 2) fostering trust in business and governments, and other timely issues at the intersection of democracy and markets. Candidates should be enthusiastic about the role the private sector plays in economic development and democratic governance. As a key CIPE representative, the Program Officer will promote the organization’s mission, cultivate relationships that support CIPE’s efforts, and will work collaboratively across the organization to meet CIPE’s strategic goals. 

Responsibilities:  

• Develop and implement a strategy for accomplishing CIPE’s objectives on the thematic focus areas, working as part of a team reporting to the Program Director.  

• Supervise and develop program staff including Program Associates and consultants.  

• Design, implement, and manage a portfolio of projects. Project responsibilities have the following dimensions:   

• Develop concept papers and proposals for U.S. and non-U.S. donors. 

• Draft and review project reports and assessments.  

• Analyze, research, and develop familiarity with thematic issues in the portfolio, identifying opportunities for CIPE programming.  

• In coordination with Regional staff, including field office staff, identify potential partner organizations and beneficiaries in-country and work with them to design effective democratic and economic reform programs.  

• Serve as CIPE’s representative to promote thematic focus areas in the assigned portfolio. This will include implementing training programs and leading meetings with partners and potential partners.  

• Establish and maintain regular communications with project partners and key stakeholders.  

• Monitor grantee 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.   

• Responsibly manage funds, including monitoring project spending, projecting future expenses, approving expenditures, and developing accurate budgets for new projects. 

• In coordination with Regional staff, lead and contribute to business development efforts by drafting full proposal narratives, technical sections of proposal narratives, budget inputs, or other thematic documents. 

• Establish and maintain relationships with donor organizations and local partners to identify linkages with CIPE strategies, monitor trends, and assess new funding opportunities.   

• Build technical expertise, translating program experiences into lessons learned for internal and external stakeholders.  

• Facilitate CIPE staff building technical expertise in thematic areas of work through leading staff training and developing resources. 

• Monitor current events, including political and economic changes and relevant regional and global policy, and assess the impact on ongoing and planned CIPE projects.  

• Contribute to external communications, including blogs, podcasts, and other publications to advance CIPE’s thought leadership on topics in the portfolio. 

• Support planning and executing internal and external events, including moderating and speaking on panels, drafting remarks, editing invitations, coordinating guests, and publicizing on social media, in collaboration with the Communications Associate and Communications department. 

• Contribute to department overall strategy.  

• Collaborate with multiple CIPE departments to achieve programmatic goals, including Regional teams, Centers of Excellence, Communications, Grants and Finance, Monitoring, Evaluatio