Open Government Partnership

Director, Country Support – Programs

Open Government Partnership

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Lead

About the role

  • 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.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience in strategy setting, program oversight, and contributing to organizational or programmatic change processes.
  • Proven ability to lead or coordinate complex, multi-country programs or initiatives, including managing multiple stakeholders and workstreams.
  • Strong background in stakeholder engagement, including effective collaboration with government counterparts, civil society partners, donors, or multilateral institutions.
  • Experience in managing and coaching teams, contributing to staff development, and fostering a positive team culture.
  • Experience in managing budgets, work plans, and reporting to ensure delivery of high-quality results.
  • Evidence of strong performance and growth in current and previous roles, including demonstration of leadership, initiative, and the ability to work effectively across teams.
  • Preferred Experience in open government reform with a credible track record and/or established networks in governments, civil society, donors, or multilateral spaces.
  • Experience supporting the development or implementation of ambitious open government commitments across a range of thematic areas.
  • Experience engaging with and managing funder relationships, including compliance, reporting, and donor-facing communication.
  • Experiencing representing an organization at high-level public events, strategic consultation,s or external partnerships.
  • Experience designing or leading innovation-focused initiatives or programs.
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