Senior Manager/Manager-Global Projects Team

Role Overview

Instiglio is seeking a Senior Manager or Manager to join the Global Projects Team. This role involves leading high-impact global projects and partnerships, overseeing research, analysis, and partner engagements across diverse development topics. You will translate insights into clear, actionable strategies for partners such as multilaterals, bilateral agencies, and philanthropies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact global projects and partnerships: Oversee research, analysis, and partner engagements across diverse development topics, translating insights into clear, actionable strategies.
• Drive strategic initiatives and partnerships: Support partners to ensure their resources deliver maximum impact, including shaping donor transformation efforts, designing scalable partnership models, and advancing global reform agendas.
• Advance GEN’s growth and global footprint: Contribute to shaping and scaling the Government Empowerment Network by supporting country cohorts, strengthening partnerships, and refining delivery approaches.
• Manage complex stakeholder environments: Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across governments, development partners, and philanthropic organizations.
• Operate with autonomy and leadership: Take ownership of workstreams and engagements, exercising strong judgment in ambiguous and fast-moving contexts.
• Steer teams and delivery: Lead multidisciplinary teams, manage budgets and timelines, and ensure high-quality delivery across multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Contribute to thought leadership and innovation: Help refine Instiglio’s approaches in areas such as results-based financing, performance management, and global partnership strategy.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience for the Manager level; 10+ years for the Senior Manager level.
• Professional Background: Strong background in strategy consulting, international development, or complex advisory roles.
• Stakeholder Experience: Experience working with multilateral and bilateral institutions, philanthropies, and/or global development actors.
• Leadership: Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder engagements across multiple geographies.
• Strategic Design: Experience designing or supporting strategic initiatives, partnerships, or large-scale programs.
• Desirable Skills: Exposure to results-based financing, performance management, or impact measurement frameworks.
• Education: Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Economics, Public Policy, Business, Development Studies, or related fields.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should apply via the Instiglio recruitment portal. Go to https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/instiglio to submit your application.