International Youth Foundation

Transforming lives, together.

Director, Compliance and Operations

ComplianceComplianceFull TimeRemoteTeam 51-200Since 1990Company SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

18 days ago

Salary

$90K - $115K / year

Bachelor Degree6 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

• To lead the Awards Management function of IYF’s headquarters, supporting a global team of project leads to deliver results and achieve impact. • Oversee and directly support a portfolio of funder agreements across IYF’s geographic footprint, ensuring compliance with donor requirements and with IYF’s standards for resource stewardship. • Drive the continuous improvement of IYF’s Awards Management processes and capacities, collaborating closely with business development, marketing and communications, finance and administration, and programming teams worldwide. • Ensure IYF’s systems, processes, tools and capacities related to project management reflect industry best practices. • Manage award agreements for assigned projects, to achieve outputs and outcomes in accordance with donor expectations and regulations. • Lead or support the development and monitoring of project work plans, award budgets and budget realignments, partner agreements and subawards, ensuring timely deliverables within project scope and budget. • Ensure project adherence to donor rules and regulations, as well as to IYF internal policies/procedures governing project and award management. • Responsible for review and submission of programmatic reports to donors, partners, and other stakeholders. • Promote and facilitate sharing of good practices and learning within and between project teams regarding programming and project management discipline. • Participate in BD proposal cycle to help IYF position for new opportunities.

Job Requirements

  • Excellent program management, budget and workplan management, partnership management and donor engagement skills.
  • Exceptional leadership, management and supervisory, analytical, and representational skills with the ability to build teams and work across a matrixed organization.
  • Capacity to work successfully within a variety of cross-cultural settings and make sound judgments in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to research and interpret donor and award requirements, inform and advise senior leadership, negotiate and collaborate with donor and partner officials, and assess and mitigate compliance risks for successful project delivery.
  • Strong Knowledge Management and Learning aptitude to strengthen internal systems, processes, and staff capacities for effective project management and optimal return on investment.
  • Excellent oral and written communications skills in English required.
  • Professional proficiency in at least one other language (Spanish, French, Portuguese or Arabic) highly desirable.
  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed.
  • Excellent computer skills, including use of MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint), and experience using online management information systems (e.g. Salesforce) and/or collaboration platforms (e.g. SharePoint) is an added benefit.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in a field relevant to IYF’s mission and programs (Social Science, Economics, International Relations, Public Policy). Advanced degrees strongly preferred.
  • Excellent cross-cultural communication skills.
  • At least six years of experience developing, implementing, and managing multi-faceted, donor-funded projects.
  • Knowledge of and experience with programs that support youth employment and social services (e.g. education) highly desirable.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of and experience managing compliance with the award rules and regulations of bilateral Overseas Development Assistance funders required.
  • Similar award management experience with other major institutional donors desired.
  • Solid understanding and knowledge of the youth sector and issues affecting young people – including relevant performance measurement standards.
  • Deep personal commitment to social and economic development that recognizes youth as critical actors and beneficiaries.

Benefits

  • Professional development opportunities
  • Flexible work arrangements

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