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76 national & 105 local governments, plus thousands of civil society orgs, promoting democracy beyond the ballot box
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Director, Country Support – Programs
Open Government Partnership76 national & 105 local governments, plus thousands of civil society orgs, promoting democracy beyond the ballot box
• Overses and directs the strategic implementation of key programs such as Member Services, OGP Local, and EU-funded programs within the Country Support portfolio. • Together with the Director, Country Support (Regions), ensure that country and local programs across the two directorates are coherent, coordinated, and advance OGP’s overall strategy and organizational priorities. • Contribute to organizational fundraising efforts and be responsible for fundraising and grant renewals for the programs. • Coordinating with others to secure and increase country contributions from members. • Co-lead on annual budget and work plan preparation and ongoing monitoring, with the Director, Country Support (Regions). • Secure their teams’ contributions to MEL activities, donor reporting, and learning. • Represent OGP externally at events and in high-level country visits. • Work closely with the Executive Committee and the Director, Country Support (Regions) to drive and implement OGP’s organizational transformation agenda. • Lead change and innovation efforts across the country and local program teams to strengthen performance and future-readiness. • Adapt responsibilities as transformation priorities evolve over the next 18 months. • Oversee the smooth rollout and adoption of the updated OGP action framework across all relevant teams. • Develop and institutionalize a universal, standardized, scalable, and sustainable service delivery model—including core processes, policies, guidance, and services. • Provide strategic guidance to Member Services and ensure strong collaboration with regional teams, the IRM, and the policy team. • Oversee the strategic evolution of OGP Local, ensuring a pivot toward scaling innovation and increasing leadership, impact, and inspiration across the cohort. • Lead fundraising efforts for OGP Local. • Strengthen the visibility, influence, and performance of OGP Local within the wider OGP system. • Ensure EU-funded programs (Road4EAP, PDA) advance OGP’s strategic goals and meet both organizational and donor priorities. • Provide strategic oversight of grant design, delivery, reporting, and compliance. • Manage senior-level funder relationships, ensure strong program performance and accountability, and secure grant renewals and expansions.