Program Officer/Program Manager
Listed on 2026-03-02
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Business
Business Management, Corporate Strategy -
Management
Business Management, Corporate Strategy
The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) strengthens democracy around the globe through private enterprise and market-oriented reform. CIPE is one of the four core institutes of the National Endowment for Democracy and an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Since 1983, CIPE has worked with business leaders, policymakers, and civil society to build the institutions vital to a democratic society.
CIPE’s key program areas include enterprise ecosystems, democratic governance, business advocacy, anti‑corruption & ethics, and trade.
Program Officer/Program Manager, China in the World
Reports to: Director, China in the World
Location: Washington, DC
Scope: CIPE is recruiting for a Program Officer or Program Manager for the China in the World Practice. The selected candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing CIPE’s strategic focus on democratic governance through private sector collective action initiatives to improve business participation, economic freedom, and opportunity across the region.
The Program Officer or Program Manager roles will focus on managing partner grants and subawards, requiring strong oversight of local partners, effective collaboration and relationship management, high‑level research and writing capabilities, and proactive engagement with key stakeholders. This position involves strategy development, comprehensive grant portfolio management, intensive partner engagement, and external representation of CIPE.
Responsibilities- Contribute to the development and implementation of strategy for accomplishing CIPE’s objectives on improving democratic governance and advancing market reforms.
- Design, implement, and manage a portfolio of projects and grants for China in the World, supportive of CIPE’s overall goals and strategies for the country.
- Develop project concept papers, proposals, reports, and correspondence.
- Contribute to China in the World initiative’s thought leadership through content generation and external representation of CIPE.
- Analyze, research, and be familiar with the country’s political and economic landscape, identifying opportunities for CIPE programs and partners.
- Identify potential partner organizations and beneficiaries in Moldova and collaborate to design effective democratic and economic‑reform programs.
- Analyze both solicited and unsolicited project proposals in the context of the country’s socio‑political context, CIPE strategy, grant guidelines, and criteria.
- Collaborate with partners to refine project proposals, monitoring and evaluation plans, and project budgets.
- Implement, monitor, and manage all project activities, in collaboration with local partner organizations and CIPE team members.
- Establish and maintain regular communication with project partners and other stakeholders.
- Maintain correspondence and operational records regarding CIPE‑funded programs in the assigned portfolio.
- Monitor grantees, contractors, and consultants’ performance to ensure full compliance with objectives, financial and reporting requirements, and evaluation plans.
- Evaluate projects through on‑site visits, file reviews, and coordination with independent evaluators, where appropriate.
- Develop project reports, summaries, and assessments.
- Oversee program management and implementation and in‑country activities, including the implementation of targeted workshops, trainings, and study tours with oversight by CIPE Program Officer.
- Collaborate with the CIPE Program Officer to conduct a comprehensive stakeholder mapping of local business associations and other key actors to identify and engage relevant participants in program activities.
- Establish and maintain relationships with other donor organizations to identify linkages with CIPE strategies, monitor trends, and assess new funding opportunities.
- Collaborate with multiple CIPE departments to achieve programmatic goals, including Communications, Grants and Finance, and other regional teams.
- Monitor political and economic developments for the China in the World and respective regions, as they pertain to the program. Report on these developments in weekly staff meetings, monthly written reports, and more…
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