Associate, Program Management

Responsibilities

• Build a strong understanding of the organizational grant making rules and policies. Help design grant selection processes and projects.
• Work collaboratively with other members within the team and with colleagues across OSF to ensure the team is effectively leveraging OSF's capabilities to reach the agreed outcome.
• Communicate with and build collaborative relationships with grantees and partners. Provide guidance on OSF processes and procedures. Provide expertise , both internally and externally, to support the development of grantee organizations and projects.
• Assist in the construction, maintenance, and assessment of grant making, sharing responsibility for design with manager.
• Provide support for internal and external initiatives and events with the Administration Officer, including support in conceptualizing events, identifying speakers, developing event agenda, and working with operations colleagues to manage event logistics .
• Manage and oversee consultant contracts, as needed.
• Contribute to planning and development of annual goals and budgets.
• Perform other tasks and take on other responsibilities, as required by the Director, Higher Education.
• Key internal relationships
• Program Managers, Grant Management, Operations.
• Key external relationships
• Higher education partners, CEU and other grantees
• The ideal candidate
• Educated to a degree-level (or equivalent).
• Substantial relevant experience in non-governmental organizations, universities, think tanks, arts and culture organizations, philanthropy, development, consulting, and/or the public sector.
• Understanding of the field of higher education and key trends and developments. Experience working at or with higher education institutions.
• Excellent strategic and analytical skills. Complex project management experience.
• The candidate must be willing to be flexible as their areas of work may expand/change in the future depending on the skills and experience of the successful candidate, as well as the needs of the program.
• Grant making experience will be an advantage.
• Experience in more than one geographic region will be a strong asset.
• Ability to think broadly and design project management systems and approaches.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving abilities to identify , assess, and mitigate risks effectively.
• Proficiency in using data-driven approaches to make informed decisions and recommendations.
• High emotional intelligence, humility and empathy; the ability to relate to people across cultures; and excellent inter-personal skills, with the diplomatic demeanor and political astuteness necessary to represent a global organization.
• Demonstrates commitment to OSF's core values of humility, commitment, collaboration, respect, inclusivity and integrity.
• Commitment to open society values of human rights, transparency and accountability, and democratic governance.
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion by recognizing and responding positively to individual and group differences in the workplace and beyond. Building an inclusive workplace by respecting and seeking out diverse viewpoints and perspectives.
• An excellent knowledge of English
• Knowle

Benefits

Additional Information

Associate, Program Management. Mexico City. Posting Date: 06/25/2026. Deadline: 07/08/2026 Role Title: Associate, Program Management, Higher Education Contract Type: Regular Reporting To: Director, Higher Education Program/Department/Unit Name: Ideas Workshop Location: Bogota , Mexico City (This is a hybrid position with the successful candidate expected to spend 50% of their time in the office) Team Name: Higher Education The higher education team works to fund universities and attendant programs that address open society challenges through research and teaching; to promote and defend academic freedom and reasoned debate; and to advance the inclusion of displaced and threatened students and scholars. Role Purpose This Associate, Program Management, role contributes to and supports higher education related grants and projects in the Ideas Workshop. The Higher Education team supports OSF's core higher education partners through grantmaking and expertise, fosters and sustains collaboration, and contributes to strengthening the quality and effectiveness of the institutions supported by OSF. The Associate, Program Management, will primarily be responsible for managing the grant making process, communicating with grantees on proposal development and submission, manage payments, reporting and other related processes.

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