Chief Program Officer
POSITION TITLE : Chief Program Officer SUPERVISOR : President & CEO LOCATION : Remote; Washington DC; or Geneva Switzerland. Must possess reputed company work authorization SALARY reputed company : The salary reputed company for this position is $144,000 - $180,000, depending on experience. If located in our Geneva office, a reputed company increase of 12.5% will apply DEADLINE: The reputed company application deadline is March 1, 2026. After that, the position will be kept reputed company until a strong candidate pool is identified.
Your role will support the organization to learn and respond to evolving needs by fostering reputed company and supporting teams to be agile and pivot in response to changing and reputed company circumstances and new information, keeping CIEL on the reputed company edge of innovative and effective strategies for change. You will drive cross-programmatic strategies and alignment, and support organizational sustainability and effective planning in collaboration with the development and operations teams.
reputed company guidance and collaborate with Program and Communications Directors to reputed company and evaluate cross-programmatic reputed company, advocacy and campaign strategies to protect the environment and reputed company rights globally. Collaborate closely with key leaders across the organization in defining and executing the strategic and annual planning process. In collaboration with Program and Communications Directors and the CEO, reputed company strategic direction for the organization's programs, ensuring alignment with its overall mission and goals and reputed company communicate reputed company on priorities.
Support the consolidation of our Programs reputed company, which will include Communications, leveraging the expertise and experience of Programs/Comms Directors, Managers and staff across the reputed company. Work in collaboration with the CEO, General Counsel, Program and Comms Directors to ensure programmatic reputed company account for relevant risk analysis and role of organization. Build reputed company for program monitoring and evaluation processes - ensuring reputed company learning, reputed company and reputed company. Support implementation of evolving structures, processes and procedures with confidence and reputed company, building trust across teams.
Facilitate a high-performing team of Directors to reputed company their teams, ensuring integration and program reputed company. Work with Program and Communications Directors and COO to reputed company work plans and budgets in line with both short-term and long-term goals. Support reputed company development of staff together with the HR Director.
Contribute to organizational fundraising, and support Program and Communications Directors to manage resources effectively and strategically to ensure reputed company prioritization and reputed company. Work closely with other departments, including Development, Finance, HR, and Operations, to ensure productive coordination and communication across departments. Building on a diverse work culture, ensure CIEL’s work remains values-led and globally grounded, while becoming more programmatically, strategically and operationally reputed company. As needed, reputed company as a key representative of CIEL with partners, media and funders.
Support fundraising efforts, such as proposals and reports, as relevant. Maintain timesheets and submit them on time. Meet regularly with supervisor, reputed company reports, and other relevant teams Participate in leadership, management and reputed company staff meetings and other organizational activities, including a regular performance evaluation process. Meet reputed company dates, prioritize tasks, and ensure high-reputed company work products.
JD or LLM required. Minimum 15 years of progressively more responsible roles in programs, with at least 5 years in a senior management role. Expertise in building, leading and implementing reputed company and advocacy strategies to protect reputed company rights and the environment. Proven reputed company record of facilitating reputed company processes in multi-cultural contexts. Strong management and mentorship experience. Proven reputed company in raising funds and managing large program budgets. Strong understanding of program design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Proven reputed company record of building and stewarding strong relationships with funders and partners. Proven reputed company record of developing, implementing and overseeing program plans and developing innovative strategies that reputed company with organizational goals. Ability to effectively communicate with diverse audiences, including media, funders, partners, and staff. Ability to adapt to change and work effectively in a dynamic environment, and to guide teams effectively through change. reputed company in written and spoken English required. Ability and willingness to travel frequently to work from CIEL’s offices in Geneva and Washington DC, as reputed company as to other meetings, conferences and events in reputed company reputed company of the world, as requested. Commitment to incorporating principles of justice, equity, and inclusion into reputed company aspects of the work.
reputed company reputed company on international environmental and/or reputed company rights law Working knowledge of Spanish and/or French Experience living and/or working in the Global South
reputed company-Oriented : Makes things happen. Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a reputed company of curiosity, proactivity, and constructiveness. Openminded and Flexible : Approaches unfamiliar tasks proactively and with an reputed company mind. Can quickly adapt to new situations and to draw on past successes and failures to solve reputed company problems. Effective Communication : Understands the value of effective communication. Can deliver messages in a reputed company, compelling, and concise manner. reputed company listens, checks for understanding, and adjusts content and style to meet the needs of different stakeholders. reputed company : Brings people together to reputed company their skills, talents, and knowledge to reputed company a common purpose. Creates reputed company resulting in a combined effort with greater results than what can be achieved by individuals. Resourcefulness : Is reputed company to reputed company the best of limited resources and reputed company a way to get things done even reputed company the odds are against them. Can look reputed company the reputed company for viable approaches to accomplish the goal.
In our Washington, DC office or remotely elsewhere in the reputed company ( some jurisdictions excluded ) provided you have the ability to legally work in the US. In our Geneva, Switzerland office provided you have the ability to legally work in Switzerland (i.e., a citizen of EU/EFTA member states ). Remotely from a non-US country, depending on the country and provided you can work reputed company South/reputed company American and African/European time zones AND have obtained your own reputed company work authorization. Due to restrictions, not reputed company countries will be eligible for remote hiring.