Senior Manager – Leadership Training
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Humanitarian Manager
PrivateDoc
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $94,700 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Play a critical role in supporting the design and delivery of rapid cash responses globally.
- Coordinate program implementation, manage day-to-day operations, and contribute to fundraising efforts by documenting field insights and preparing donor materials.
- Execute high-quality program delivery in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Manage projects and workstreams with a focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement.
- Support internal and external relationships, including partners, vendors, and donors.
- Coordinate design, planning, and execution of emergency response operations, ensuring timelines and quality standards are met.
- Track and report on program metrics to support learning and performance management.
- Liaise with partners, vendors, and subgrantees to ensure smooth execution.
- Manage day-to-day activities of designated response, including field staff tasking and coordination with surge teams.
- Provide coaching and mentorship to junior staff or surge team members during deployments.
- May be asked to support new business development, donor reporting, or appeal materials.
Requirements
- Exceptional alignment with values and an active demonstration of our core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity.
- 3-5+ years of experience in a role focused on problem solving, team management, and/or new business development, including prior humanitarian/emergency experience
- Looks at problems with an analytical and iterative mindset, with strong framework for prioritization and ability to put structure and process to ambiguous problems.
- Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams, prioritize/explicitly deprioritize, and hold a high quality bar.
- Strong technical skills, including data analysis and ease with learning new third-party tech platforms and tools.
- Preference for candidates with a strong partnership and relationship management background.
- Skilled in speaking, writing, presenting, and negotiating across multiple stakeholders.
- Ability to orient in new context quickly, rapidly understanding unfamiliar environments, stakeholders, and processes, with a track record of setting up effective systems in dynamic situations.
- Enthusiasm for fast-paced environments, which may lack pre-defined playbook for success and involve significant “learning by doing.”
Benefits
- A positive and supportive team with opportunities for advancement
- A demonstrated commitment to helping all staff develop and grow
- A competitive salary, including bonus
- A robust health benefits plan (exact details will vary by country)
- Flexible paid time off
- Allowances for desk set-up and learning and development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
data analysisproject managementprogram deliveryfundraisingprogram metrics trackingemergency response operationscoachingmentorshipbusiness developmentrelationship management
Soft skills
emotional intelligenceproblem solvingfostering inclusivityanalytical mindsetprioritizationcommunicationnegotiationadaptabilityteam managementorganizational skills
