Senior Manager/Manager-Global Projects Team

Experience

• As a Manager: Minimum 8 years; Senior Manager: 10+ years of relevant professional experience.
  
• Strong background in strategy consulting, international development, or complex advisory roles.
  
• Experience working with multilateral and bilateral institutions, philanthropies, and/or global development actors.
  
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder engagements across geographies.
  
• Experience designing or supporting strategic initiatives, partnerships, or large-scale programs.
  
• Exposure to results-based financing, performance management, or impact measurement frameworks is highly desirable.
  

Education:

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Economics, Public Policy, Business, Development Studies, or related fields.
  

• Lead high-impact global projects and partnerships: Oversee research, analysis, and partner engagements across diverse development topics, translating insights into clear, actionable strategies for partners such as multilaterals, bilateral agencies, and philanthropies.
  
• 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, navigating complex, multi-stakeholder dynamics.
  
• 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