Provide project leadership for the project investment
Design, implement, and maintain project governance structures
Maintain a clear focus on driving project delivery and results
Establish and steward project management systems
Work closely with the Business Development team to leverage the project investment to secure additional funding
Lead and guide iterative redesign of projections, budgets, and implementation strategies
Build and positively manage excellent relationships across the Ipas Network and external sector
Develop technically sound and operationally robust project workplan
Ensure coherence across country strategies, workplans, budgets, logic models, results frameworks
Drive dynamic, results‑based management, integrating programmatic, financial, and evidence data to inform strategic decision‑making
Anticipate, mitigate and manage programmatic, financial, legal, political, and reputational risks
Ensure timely access to high-quality progress, performance and compliance information for internal stakeholders
Oversee preparation of donor-facing narrative and financial reports
Champion safeguarding and ethical programming standards

Deep commitment to sexual and reproductive health and rights especially safe abortion and access to contraception
Strong record of leading through shared power and influence without authority
Demonstrated successes leading large-scale, complex, adaptive projects spanning service delivery, policy change, civil society strengthening, and systems reform
Proven experience engaging major philanthropic or bilateral donors in high-trust, iterative relationships
Demonstrated experience implementing results-based management and managing through complexity
A master’s degree in public administration, international affairs, public health or a relevant field or a Bachelor’s degree with extensive experience in program, compliance, or grants management
12-15 years of progressive professional experience in the international nonprofit sector
Fluency in English required. (Proficiency in French and/or Spanish preferred)

Project Director

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