What are the responsibilities and job description for the Global Vice President, Program Excellence position at International Justice Mission?
Who We Are
International Justice Mission (IJM) is the global leader in protecting vulnerable people from violence around the world. Our team of over 1,200 professionals are at work worldwide in over 30 offices. Together we are on a mission to rescue millions, protect half a billion, and make justice unstoppable.
We are a global community that cares for one another. We believe that the way we work is as important as the results we achieve. We provide professional excellence with joy and celebration to all those we serve.
The Need
For over 25 years, IJM has pioneered the work to protect vulnerable people from violence. 9 out of 9 times in the last decade, IJM’s Justice System Strengthening Projects have reduced slavery and violence between 50 and 85% for very large populations of people in poverty. As we grow to expand our impact to protect 500 million people from violence, we are seeking Global Vice President, Program Excellence.
The Global Vice President, Program Excellence reports to the Chief Program Officer, and is responsible for leading IJM’s Global Programs Center for Excellence, housing IJM’s world-leading expertise and best practices in strengthening justice systems to protect people in poverty from modern slavery and violence against women and children (VAWC). The Global VP, PE also serves as the primary strategic advisor to the Chief Program Officer and the Global Program Council, providing investment advice through analysis of the entire program roadmap’s strengths, weaknesses, risks and opportunities. The Global VP, Program Excellence is an executive member of the Global Program Council.
In leading the Global Programs Center for Excellence, the Global Vice President, Program Excellence manages IJM’s Principal Advisors on modern slavery and violence against women and children (VAWC) along with subject-matter experts in the core pillars of IJM’s justice system strengthening work with IJM’s Protection Model (investigations, prosecutions and aftercare). The Center for Excellence provides support to Regional program teams to drive continuous improvement, conducts analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of programs and projects, and promotes IJM’s theory of change with agents of change and globally significant networks.
Under the leadership of the Global VP, the Center for Excellence will support, analyze and promote excellence in IJM’s programming by:
- Supporting the rapid global expansion of IJM’s programming while ensuring IJM’s programs maintain high quality and impact through the building of Program Protection Models and identification of evidence-based best practices;
- Develop a shared learning approach that measurably enhances Program impact;
- Leading a biannual Program Comparative Analysis to build a comprehensive picture of the likelihood of success at scale in each of IJM’s projects, and oversee any Phase Gates as necessary;
- Accompanying the Chief Program Officer on strategic visits to Regional programs to enhance mutual understanding;
- Representing IJM’s expertise in modern slavery and VAWC to key external stakeholders;
- Provide IJM public engagement teams engaged in advocacy, activation and fundraising with access to the best of IJM’s program resources, data and subject-matter experts. The CFE will collect, create and curate advanced research and writing content to drive highly impactful thought leadership advancing IJM’s theory of change.
The Global Vice President, Program Excellence has matrixed management authority over IJM leaders who will implement and execute the strategies to mobilize key global, regional and local partners to transform local justice systems to rapidly and sustainably reduce the prevalence of slavery, VAWC and other forms of violence, and will provide expert consultation to IJM Program leaders and teams as needed
This position is based in the Washington, DC area and is available to be hybrid (onsite Tuesdays & Thursdays). It reports to the Chief Program Officer and is only available for candidates with the right to work in the US.
Responsibilities:
Evaluate IJM’s Programs and Projects: In order to ensure IJM is investing wisely so that our programs are best positioned to protect 500 million people from violence by 2030, advise the Chief Program Officer on program likelihood of success (including scalability) on a regular basis, through:
- Routine engagement with Program leaders;
- Oversee formal scheduled Program Assessments leading to in-depth analysis of program likelihood of success and strategic importance (e.g. the Program Comparative Analysis);
- Providing Phase Gate guidance to relevant Program teams and advising the CPO on Phase Gate outcomes.
Lead the Development of IJM’s Protection Models and Products: In coordination with the Global Design Center and Global Measurement, drive the use of evidence-based best practices and the Protection Model framework to accelerate the scope and impact of IJM’s programs:
- Lead the development of evidence-based products and interventions that are used in IJM’s programs through the world to protect people from violence. Elevate products/interventions worthy of global standardization to the global protection model framework and support adoption throughout IJM’s programs;
- Lead and guide individual Programs to build contextualized models to protect people from violence which are built according to refined best practices, with the ability to measure and test interventions. Each Program Model will reflect IJM’s Global Protection Model framework and be fully developed within a Program’s context.
Facilitate Learning and Innovation: Deliver attractive and constructive shared learning that IJM’s frontline teams routinely seek out to enhance their impact:
- Oversee the use of communities of practice in each of the verticals within the Center for Excellence;
- Provide the Global Program Council with regular analysis and reports from engagements with Regional programming;
- Oversee the standardization of evidence-based interventions and other universally applicable best practices;
- Develop and maintain a strong internal network of programming leaders, including Regional Presidents, senior strategy leads and program/hub leaders.
Public Engagement: Lead IJM’s engagement in global thought leadership around IJM’s theory of change and programmatic impact. Ensure IJM activators, advancement staff/fundraisers and marketers are equipped with accurate and up-to-date program data, research and understanding, and have access to relevant IJM expertise:
- Provide expert advice, services and products to public engagement staff and initiatives in Activation, Advancement, and Marketing and ensure accurate, high-quality representation of IJM’s programmatic impact and theory of change;
- Represent IJM’s programs and theory of change various audiences as a senior thought-leader.
Activation and thought leadership: Direct external engagement and leadership of Activation Partnerships teams to promote IJM’s theory of change and activate host country governments:
- Act as the primary representative of IJM’s programmatic expertise in protecting people from violence;
- Help to garner new partnerships (programmatic and/or funding) with targeted global agents of change, working alongside and supporting the two Principal Advisors;
- Oversee the leadership and direction of Global Activation Partnerships teams by the Principal Advisors to activate global priority agents of change
Qualifications:
Education & Experience:
- Minimum of ten years of relevant work experience;
- Minimum of seven years of experience building and effectively managing high performing teams, in direct and matrixed management environments;
- Proven ability to work with a diverse team of experts and specialists;
- Proven strategic thinker with experience in programming, networking and thought leadership;
- Graduate degree in international development, business administration or equivalent combination of bachelor’s degree and relevant work experience.
Technical Competencies:
- Expertise in international development, advocacy, advancement or similar field;
- Significant international experience required;
- Exceptional public speaker;
- Superb written and verbal communication skills.
Non-Technical Competencies:
- Mature Christian faith with proven ability to lead others in Christian spiritual formation;
- Sales and marketing skillset with strong networking ability;
- Exceptional collaborator with diverse teams;
- High credibility with staff and partners.
Critical Qualities:
- Eager commitment to IJM's Core Values: Christian, Professional and Bridge-Building;
- Self-starter with strong initiative;
- Disciplined with priorities;
- Strong interpersonal skills and self-awareness;
- Exceptional verbal and written communication;
- Flexible, collaborative and eager to support others;
- Effective team player who fosters collaborative environment; and
- Adept at creative problem solving.
Application Process:
Upload Resume, Cover Letter & Statement of Faith* in one PDF document.
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What does IJM have to offer?
- Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision benefits
- Monthly commuter and parking benefits in the DC metro area
- Retirement benefit options
- Paid leave starting at 23 days
- 12 holidays (plus early release the day prior)
- Daily, quarterly, and annual community spiritual formation
- Robust staff care resources
IJM holds strict safeguarding principles and a zero tolerance to violations of the Safeguarding Policy, Protection against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment Policy, and Code of Ethics. Candidate selection is based on technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring criteria subject to assessing the candidate’s value congruence and thorough background, police clearance, and reference check processes.
At IJM, we’re committed to building a diverse workforce through fair and equitable employment practices. IJM encourages people of any race, color, age, sex, marital status or political ideology to apply for employment. While we welcome everyone into this work, we truly believe that the work we are doing is God’s work, not our own, and practice spiritual disciplines together daily. That’s why we legally require under SEC. 2000e-1 [Section702] of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that all employees practice a mature orthodox Christian faith, as defined by the Apostles’ Creed.
IJM requires a background check, police clearance and thorough review of references with an employment offer and/or employment contract.
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