Landesa
Status:
Full-Time Location:
Washington DC or Seattle Classification:
Exempt (Not Eligible for Overtime Pay) Benefits:
Medical, vision, dental, 401k. More information can be found here. About Landesa:
Landesa is an international nonprofit dedicated to ending global poverty by securing land rights for rural communities around the globe. We are committed to a future in which all women and men who depend on land have secure, legal land rights – one of the most powerful tools for lifting oneself, one’s family, and one’s community out of poverty. To achieve our vision, we partner with governments, civil society, and companies to develop pro-poor and gender-sensitive laws, policies and programs that have helped strengthen land rights for more than 720 million people since 2019. Since our founding in 1981, we have worked in more than 65 countries throughout the world, and currently have offices in the U.S. (Seattle, Washington and Washington, DC), China, Liberia, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Thailand. Landesa has been consistently ranked one of the top ten international NGOs in the world and has received numerous awards for its work. About the Position:
In a changing global environment and increasingly distributed decision-making across the organization, the Global Programs Sr. Director will support Landesa’s mission and strategy by: Contributing to Landesa’s global governance; Guiding, overseeing and coordinating Landesa’s engagement in global spaces; Guiding and overseeing Landesa’s global teams’ support to its country- or region-specific technical work with complementary capacity and expertise; Strengthening Landesa’s capacity to raise funds, particularly from Public Sector donors; Strengthening Landesa’s technical capacity gaps. Reporting and relationships:
The Global Programs Sr. Director reports to the Chief Program Officer (CPO) and manages a team of 6-8 people. Availability:
The Global Programs Sr Director will be expected to work a standard workweek of 40 hours plus additional hours as necessary to get the job done. This position may require substantial international travel. Essential Job Functions:
The Global Programs Sr. Director will advance Landesa’s mission and strategic objectives by: Contributing to Landesa’s Global Governance and Stewarding of Landesa’s Strategy:
The Global Programs Sr. Director will maintain a real-time view of land rights-related issues, actors, platforms, and funders in the global ecosystem and ways in which Landesa can engage. Together with the Asia and Africa Regional Directors, the Global Programs Sr. Director will help shape Landesa’s strategic direction and governance by advising the Chief Program Officer and the Executive Leadership Team as an active member of the internal Global Advisory Team. Providing Guidance and Oversight to Landesa’s Global Work:
The Global Programs Sr. Director will work with our 4 global teams: the Center for Women’s Land Rights, the Climate Change Program, the Corporate Engagement Program, and the Research, Evaluation, and Learning Program, as well as with our Law and Policy Practice Group (LPPG) (which draws staff from across global, regional, and country teams). S/he will guide, mentor and manage the Directors of the 4 global teams to ensure that: Their portfolios align with Landesa’s mission and strategy; Their teams are adequately supporting our Africa and Asia teams with global, comparative expertise; Their teams are collaborating with one another strategically; They are able to mobilize funds and partnerships to deliver on their strategic objectives; Their teams deliver high-quality work in a timely fashion; and, Their projects and program budgets perform as expected. S/he will guide, mentor and manage the Lead of the LPPG to ensure that: The group is delivering on its objectives with appropriate quality and timeliness; The group is responsive to demands of our country, regional and global teams; Fund-raising for the group is prioritized and meaningfully contributes to cover costs; and, The LPPG Lead is effective in assigning work to members and collaboratively engages non-members in the efforts of the group as may be relevant. S/he will manage the Project Managers that serve global portfolios to ensure that: Our capacity to manage global portfolio projects or components of projects is adequate; All global portfolio projects or components of projects are assigned a project manager; and, These project managers are able to and do perform their responsibilities appropriately. S/he will coordinate Landesa’s global advocacy and represent Landesa in global fora, complementing engagement of others from Landesa, as follows: Take leadership to assure that Landesa’s global advocacy engagements and efforts across teams are strategic, cohesive and effective; Host periodic coordination meetings of key staff involved in global advocacy, primarily the Directors of the 4 global teams and inclusive of others as agreed with the CPO; and, Represent Landesa through direct engagement in global advocacy on a strategic basis; discern when direct engagement adds value to engagement by key advocacy staff or others. Strengthening Landesa’s capacity to raise funds from Public Sector donors:
S/he will partner with the Resource Development team to strengthen Landesa’s capacity to raise funds from Public Sector donors including by: Providing opinions on opportunities and reviewing of Go/No Go decision requests for CPO consideration; Providing quality assurance of global teams’ and LPPG’s participation in bidding processes: assigning the opportunity lead for global programs’ focused tenders; participating in strategy sessions for complex opportunities; helping with identification of partners; reviewing outlines for and draft of proposals and other bid documents; Supporting quality assurance when/as agreed with the CPO or Regional Program Directors for opportunities related to regional and country programs; and, Offer training on preparatory steps to win opportunities, on reading procurement documents (e.g., RFP, TOR, other) and on writing responsive proposals; this will be a combination of basic training sessions and learning-by-doing style training work with lead writers. In coordination with the CPO, s/he will address technical capacity gaps by providing Landesa staff with technical capacity enrichment on land tenure and land governance topics with a focus on building a consistent basis of knowledge across Landesa teams. Education and Experience:
The Global Programs Sr. Director must have: A graduate or professional degree in law, agricultural economics, economics, sociology, geography or related field. A minimum of 15 years of related experience managing international development programs that included significant emphasis on land governance issues such as: a range of law and related social issues (including women’s land rights, youth and land, forest rights, tenure rights of IPLCs, land and food security, land and climate change, land and conflict, etc.), land administration, ownership, registration, use, mapping, management and dispute resolution; strong leadership and supervisory skills; working knowledge of project and program budgeting; human resource management and experience managing internal and external senior level relationships in an international context. Direct staff supervision experience. Extensive field experience and prior work experience with multi/bi-lateral donors. Physical and Environmental Conditions:
Work is primarily performed indoors with some potential for exposure to safety and health hazards related to electronics work. This position does not require unusual demands for physical effort. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of places such as offices, meeting or training rooms, residences, or commercial vehicles; e.g., use of safe work place practices with office equipment, and/or avoidance of trips and falls, and observance of fire regulations and traffic signals. Additional Comments:
The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made in appropriate circumstances to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
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Full-Time Location:
Washington DC or Seattle Classification:
Exempt (Not Eligible for Overtime Pay) Benefits:
Medical, vision, dental, 401k. More information can be found here. About Landesa:
Landesa is an international nonprofit dedicated to ending global poverty by securing land rights for rural communities around the globe. We are committed to a future in which all women and men who depend on land have secure, legal land rights – one of the most powerful tools for lifting oneself, one’s family, and one’s community out of poverty. To achieve our vision, we partner with governments, civil society, and companies to develop pro-poor and gender-sensitive laws, policies and programs that have helped strengthen land rights for more than 720 million people since 2019. Since our founding in 1981, we have worked in more than 65 countries throughout the world, and currently have offices in the U.S. (Seattle, Washington and Washington, DC), China, Liberia, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Thailand. Landesa has been consistently ranked one of the top ten international NGOs in the world and has received numerous awards for its work. About the Position:
In a changing global environment and increasingly distributed decision-making across the organization, the Global Programs Sr. Director will support Landesa’s mission and strategy by: Contributing to Landesa’s global governance; Guiding, overseeing and coordinating Landesa’s engagement in global spaces; Guiding and overseeing Landesa’s global teams’ support to its country- or region-specific technical work with complementary capacity and expertise; Strengthening Landesa’s capacity to raise funds, particularly from Public Sector donors; Strengthening Landesa’s technical capacity gaps. Reporting and relationships:
The Global Programs Sr. Director reports to the Chief Program Officer (CPO) and manages a team of 6-8 people. Availability:
The Global Programs Sr Director will be expected to work a standard workweek of 40 hours plus additional hours as necessary to get the job done. This position may require substantial international travel. Essential Job Functions:
The Global Programs Sr. Director will advance Landesa’s mission and strategic objectives by: Contributing to Landesa’s Global Governance and Stewarding of Landesa’s Strategy:
The Global Programs Sr. Director will maintain a real-time view of land rights-related issues, actors, platforms, and funders in the global ecosystem and ways in which Landesa can engage. Together with the Asia and Africa Regional Directors, the Global Programs Sr. Director will help shape Landesa’s strategic direction and governance by advising the Chief Program Officer and the Executive Leadership Team as an active member of the internal Global Advisory Team. Providing Guidance and Oversight to Landesa’s Global Work:
The Global Programs Sr. Director will work with our 4 global teams: the Center for Women’s Land Rights, the Climate Change Program, the Corporate Engagement Program, and the Research, Evaluation, and Learning Program, as well as with our Law and Policy Practice Group (LPPG) (which draws staff from across global, regional, and country teams). S/he will guide, mentor and manage the Directors of the 4 global teams to ensure that: Their portfolios align with Landesa’s mission and strategy; Their teams are adequately supporting our Africa and Asia teams with global, comparative expertise; Their teams are collaborating with one another strategically; They are able to mobilize funds and partnerships to deliver on their strategic objectives; Their teams deliver high-quality work in a timely fashion; and, Their projects and program budgets perform as expected. S/he will guide, mentor and manage the Lead of the LPPG to ensure that: The group is delivering on its objectives with appropriate quality and timeliness; The group is responsive to demands of our country, regional and global teams; Fund-raising for the group is prioritized and meaningfully contributes to cover costs; and, The LPPG Lead is effective in assigning work to members and collaboratively engages non-members in the efforts of the group as may be relevant. S/he will manage the Project Managers that serve global portfolios to ensure that: Our capacity to manage global portfolio projects or components of projects is adequate; All global portfolio projects or components of projects are assigned a project manager; and, These project managers are able to and do perform their responsibilities appropriately. S/he will coordinate Landesa’s global advocacy and represent Landesa in global fora, complementing engagement of others from Landesa, as follows: Take leadership to assure that Landesa’s global advocacy engagements and efforts across teams are strategic, cohesive and effective; Host periodic coordination meetings of key staff involved in global advocacy, primarily the Directors of the 4 global teams and inclusive of others as agreed with the CPO; and, Represent Landesa through direct engagement in global advocacy on a strategic basis; discern when direct engagement adds value to engagement by key advocacy staff or others. Strengthening Landesa’s capacity to raise funds from Public Sector donors:
S/he will partner with the Resource Development team to strengthen Landesa’s capacity to raise funds from Public Sector donors including by: Providing opinions on opportunities and reviewing of Go/No Go decision requests for CPO consideration; Providing quality assurance of global teams’ and LPPG’s participation in bidding processes: assigning the opportunity lead for global programs’ focused tenders; participating in strategy sessions for complex opportunities; helping with identification of partners; reviewing outlines for and draft of proposals and other bid documents; Supporting quality assurance when/as agreed with the CPO or Regional Program Directors for opportunities related to regional and country programs; and, Offer training on preparatory steps to win opportunities, on reading procurement documents (e.g., RFP, TOR, other) and on writing responsive proposals; this will be a combination of basic training sessions and learning-by-doing style training work with lead writers. In coordination with the CPO, s/he will address technical capacity gaps by providing Landesa staff with technical capacity enrichment on land tenure and land governance topics with a focus on building a consistent basis of knowledge across Landesa teams. Education and Experience:
The Global Programs Sr. Director must have: A graduate or professional degree in law, agricultural economics, economics, sociology, geography or related field. A minimum of 15 years of related experience managing international development programs that included significant emphasis on land governance issues such as: a range of law and related social issues (including women’s land rights, youth and land, forest rights, tenure rights of IPLCs, land and food security, land and climate change, land and conflict, etc.), land administration, ownership, registration, use, mapping, management and dispute resolution; strong leadership and supervisory skills; working knowledge of project and program budgeting; human resource management and experience managing internal and external senior level relationships in an international context. Direct staff supervision experience. Extensive field experience and prior work experience with multi/bi-lateral donors. Physical and Environmental Conditions:
Work is primarily performed indoors with some potential for exposure to safety and health hazards related to electronics work. This position does not require unusual demands for physical effort. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of places such as offices, meeting or training rooms, residences, or commercial vehicles; e.g., use of safe work place practices with office equipment, and/or avoidance of trips and falls, and observance of fire regulations and traffic signals. Additional Comments:
The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made in appropriate circumstances to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
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