Strategic Programs Director

4 weeks ago

Arlington, Virginia, United States Q2 Impact Full time
Job Description

Q2 Impact is seeking a highly motivated professional to oversee our growing portfolio of projects and play a leadership role in shaping the next decade in growing the portfolio building on Q2 Impact's 25+ year track record.

The ideal candidate should be driven by excellence and will have a proven track record, have the ability to multitask effectively and bring leadership experience and excellent communication skills.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Project Oversight: Work with practice leads, project management teams, and field teams to deliver high quality programming, meet and exceed annual budgets, and proactively identify and address areas of risk.
  • Develop new and innovative strategies that can grow Q2 program portfolio and be a differentiator in the market; contribute to the development and execution of the organization's larger strategic plans.
  • Contribute to Q2 strategic and financial goals by strengthening organizational capabilities and fostering a positive workplace culture.
  • Lead and maintain improvements to Q2 business management processes, workflows, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) in collaboration with other Q2 departments, and align these with training curriculum for staff.
  • Support and encourage cohesion between project execution and organizational strategy, ensuring that program management is aligned with strategic goals and delivering tangible business value.
  • Support functions: Oversee the work of Q2 Impact's contracts, human resources, and IT departments to ensure high quality service provision aligned with internal needs.
  • Strategic Planning: Work across projects and portfolios to identify and address cross-cutting challenges and opportunities.
  • Business development: contribute directly to business development by leading and writing proposals. Engage with business development team to develop effective business development trainings; work through existing projects to identify areas for growth.
  • Technical Leadership: Represent Q2 Impact in a technical capacity as needed, including at industry events, while engaging with clients, or through thought leadership. Support staff to expand their technical capacity. Identify technical gaps and opportunities for growth.
  • Capacity Building: Provide a mix of coaching, mentoring, and training to staff. Directly support senior-level staff to build leadership and technical skills. Develop company-wide capacity building/training programs for project management skills.
  • Foster a culture of knowledge management, ensuring lessons learned are documented and shared widely.
  • Security: Developing and implementing security strategies and policies to protect the company's assets, employees and facilities. Serve as a main POC for security incidents. Ensure collaboration between project teams and internal departments, such as human resources and IT, to ensure compliance with security protocols and standards.
  • Organizational Development: Analyze current operational processes and performance, recommending solutions for improvement where necessary.

Requirements:

  • Advanced degree in International Development, business, or a related field preferred.
  • Experience: Minimum of 15 years of experience in project management, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role. Experience working across multiple clients and different donor agencies is highly desirable.
  • Skills: Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to engage and collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
  • Project Operations: proven experience in managing operations for a portfolio of complex projects and in managing corporate KPIs.
  • Knowledge: Keen understanding of best practices in organizational development, process improvement, and capacity building for US government contractors and/or NGOs.
  • Languages: Proficiency in English is required.

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