Senior Programs Manager

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🕒 April 1

🏛️ District of Columbia, Washington – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

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🟠 Senior

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Free the Slaves

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2000

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Social Impact

Free the Slaves is a global non-profit organization dedicated to ending modern slavery and human trafficking. With a focus on advocacy, policy change, and community engagement, the organization works to influence policymakers, empower vulnerable communities, and support survivor networks to dismantle the conditions that enable slavery. Free the Slaves operates internationally, including in Africa, the Americas, Arab states, and Asia and the Pacific, utilizing research-based strategies and survivor experiences to inform their initiatives. They conduct training, build coalitions, and engage in movement building to amplify the fight against slavery, aiming for systemic changes to protect human and labor rights globally.

📋 Description

• Lead and provide strategic orientation for programs, working closely with program leads in the regions and at headquarters • Manage programs budget, working closely with the finance and program teams • Actively promote collaboration and collective action among team members, allies and supporters • Lead program planning process for identifying strategic activities that contribute to the FTS strategic plan • Provide intellectual leadership to strategy implementation by the FTS programs team • Guide and contribute to the preparation of grant reports, concept notes, proposals for funding, and contracts for approved activities • Manage grants and closely monitor their implementation and related guidelines • Lead the monitoring, learning and evaluation at FTS • Represent FTS in multiple contexts and with a wide variety of stakeholders, including civil society organizations, governments, and multilateral institutions, as a thought leader in the field of modern slavery eradication

🎯 Requirements

• Strong background in modern slavery, including human trafficking, forced labor, child labor, etc. • 5-10 years professional experience in programs management • Demonstrated ability to initiate and coordinate programs without intensive supervision • Background in research and MLE • Demonstrated ability to manage personnel and lead teams (include remote staff) and build an inclusive and diverse team culture of trust and care • Demonstrated fluency in spoken and written English, and any other United Nations language, such as French, Spanish, or Arabic. • Strong writing and analytical skills • Ability and confidence to effectively and respectfully facilitate meetings that include a range of diverse participants, from representatives of modern slavery communities to high-raking government representatives • Respect for different cultural perspectives and approaches toward accomplishing shared goals • Willingness and ability to undertake frequent international travel

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements • Professional development