Senior Policy Manager

ONE is a global nonprofit organization dedicated to mobilizing public opinion and advocating policies to help the citizens of African and other developing nations fight extreme poverty and preventable disease.  We have offices in Washington, DC, London, Berlin and Abuja.  This position will work out of our Washington DC office.

ONE is seeking a Senior Policy Manager with approximately 5-7 years work experience to work as part of its policy team.  In this role, you will be responsible for providing broad based policy analysis and writing on issues key to ONE's mission. Specific areas of needed expertise include the International Financing Institutions (IFIs) and US aid reform efforts, in addition to the general support on development assistance policy and mechanisms - in support of ONE's advocacy and legislative goals. This position reports to the US Policy Director.

 

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Lead general research and policy analysis on ONE's policy work relating to the International Financial Institutions and U.S. aid reform efforts.
  • Represent ONE at meetings and conferences on relevant policy topics, as needed
  • Manage all aspects of one or more policy issues, including research, preparing briefing documents, engaging externally with NGO partners, and working internally with other organizational teams (field outreach, communications, legislative, Europe, online, etc) on this issue
  • Develop/maintain relationships with key contacts on specific policy issues
  • Follow news and related reports on policy issues relevant to ONE's policy mission
  • Prepare or work with other team members to prepare all types of policy documents on specific policy issues - briefing papers, policy analysis, documents for website, talking points, and press releases

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

  • Masters degree preferred, preferably in a development-related field
  • 5-7 years experience working on development policy in an NGO, think tank or government agency
  • Experience working on issues of development, particularly in Africa; basic understanding of the links between advocacy, policy-making, legislation, and implementation of programs
  • Specific experience with at least one of the following substantive policy issues: the IFIs global aid effectiveness or US aid reform efforts
  • Ability to synthesize policy documents with any eye to key points and relevance to ONE
  • Ability to work as part of a global team
  • Quick turnaround research skills-must have the ability to seek out key facts and statistics that help explain complicated policy topics to broad audience
  • Excellent research, writing, and analytical skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with shifting priorities and occasional heavy workloads
  • Generally very well-organized; proven ability to multi-task
  • Previous work experience in Africa and/or international development

 

TO APPLY:

ONE Campaign offers a salary commensurate with experience, a great benefits package and metro accessible location.  Qualified candidates are asked to submit cover letter and resume to recruitment@one.org.  For more details, visit www.one.org.  No phone calls please.