Role Overview

The Program Manager will lead the programmatic development of the Possibilities Collective. They would participate in management of the Collective Network and coordinate the development of the platform. This position will allow the postholder to develop and build international collaborations, work with a diverse team and gain hands-on experience in youth-advocacy and mental health research.

Requirement/Essential

• Minimum 3 years experience in global program management, preferably in mental health or youth leadership
• Demonstrated understanding of lived experience-centered and equity-oriented programming
• Experience managing multi-country projects with virtual teams
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Some experience with academic research

Desirable

• Experience in international project management and business development
• Experience working with and supervising international programs
• Experience in academic research

Key Responsibilities

• Manage implementation of all program components and deliverables
• Coordinate across regional teams, partners, mentors, and platform contributors
• Lead budget monitoring, timeline tracking, and reporting
• Oversee grant review, internship matching, and consulting coordination
• Serve as main liaison between GenMH leadership, regional teams, funders, and external stakeholders
• Convene regular cross-team coordination meetings to ensure continuous alignment across roles, responsibilities and workstreams.
• Coordinate knowledge management and production of key outputs (reports, briefs, case studies, etc) to ensure organization of project learnings.
• Support cross-regional collaboration and learning between regional teams.
• Supervise and mentor Program Assistant and other program staff, providing regular feedback and capacity-building support.

• Manage implementation of all program components and deliverables
• Coordinate across regional teams, partners, mentors, and platform contributors
• Lead budget monitoring, timeline tracking, and reporting
• Oversee grant review, internship matching, and consulting coordination
• Serve as main liaison between GenMH leadership, regional teams, funders, and external stakeholders
• Convene regular cross-team coordination meetings to ensure continuous alignment across roles, responsibilities and workstreams.
• Coordinate knowledge management and production of key outputs (reports, briefs, case studies, etc) to ensure organization of project learnings.
• Support cross-regional collaboration and learning between regional teams.
• Supervise and mentor Program Assistant and other program staff, providing regular feedback and capacity-building support.

• Minimum 3 years experience in global program management, preferably in mental health or youth leadership
• Demonstrated understanding of lived experience-centered and equity-oriented programming
• Experience managing multi-country projects with virtual teams
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Some experience with academic research