Program Manager

Open Society Foundations

Program Manager supporting U.S. domestic policy issues at Open Society Foundations.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeNew York City • New York, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $136,900 - $157,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Program Manager will support OSF’s work on U.S. domestic policy issues.
The Program Manager will have experience working with non-governmental organizations working on civic engagement, and experience working on a range of domestic policies.
Collaborating closely with colleagues in related programs, and Communications, as well as relevant outside partners and US government officials, the PM will support the work of the US team advocating for OSF priorities in Congress.
The Program Manager will serve as a primary day-to-day liaison with grantees and field partners working on civic engagement and domestic policy issues.
The Program Manager will help coordinate and operationalize a portfolio of grants and complementary strategies—including policy advocacy, research, and field-building—under the direction of senior program staff.
While not expected to lead overall strategy design, the Program Manager is expected to bring strong subject-matter knowledge and experience of civic engagement and advocacy and to translate strategic priorities into effective, well-coordinated program execution.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Educated to bachelor’s degree-level (or equivalent)
Ability to manage partner relationships and grants end-to-end, including due diligence, monitoring, and coordination with internal teams to ensure timely and compliant execution.
Working knowledge of community of organizations involved in civic engagement.
Ability to serve as a trusted, day-to-day point of contact for nonprofit, advocacy, and research partners.
Strong project management skills to track multiple workstreams, deadlines, and cross-team dependencies in a small, fast-moving team.
Ability to produce clear grant materials, internal memos, and learning summaries to support senior staff decision-making.
Demonstrated experience in communications, including visual communication skills, with the proven track record of designing presentation decks and data visualizations that clearly convey complex information to diverse audiences.
Conceives, designs and manages cross-department, cross-program or similarly complex projects; expected to effectively manage time, budget and stakeholders network-wide or similarly complex coordination.
Demonstrates commitment to OSF’s core values of humility, commitment, collaboration, respect, inclusivity and integrity.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous time off and flexible work arrangements.
Employer-paid health insurance and dental plans for individuals and families (no employee contribution required).
Exceptional retirement savings plan (non-contributory for employees) and life insurance.
Progressive paid parental leave, reproductive and family planning support, and much more.
Exceptional opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact; from a generous annual professional development allowance for every employee to onsite training and learning conversations with visiting experts.

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementgrant managementpolicy advocacyresearchcivic engagementdata visualizationpresentation designdue diligencemonitoringcoordination

Soft Skills

relationship managementcommunicationcollaborationtime managementorganizational skillsadaptabilityproblem-solvingtrustworthinessattention to detailcommitment to values

Certifications

bachelor's degree