Policy Manager- Governance
ONE is a global advocacy and campaigning organization backed by more than 2 million people from around the world dedicated to fighting extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa. ONE has offices in Washington, DC, London, Berlin, Brussels, and Abuja. This position will be based in ONE's Washington, DC or London office.
The Policy Manager - Governance will work as part of ONE's policy team, providing broad based policy analysis and writing on issues related to improving governance, the fight against corruption, strengthening accountability and transparency and the role of civil society in developing countries. In addition, this position will provide general support on development assistance policy and mechanisms in line with ONE's advocacy and legislative goals. This position will report to our Global Policy Director.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead general research and policy analysis on ONE's policy work relating to governance, the fight against corruption, strengthening accountability and transparency and the role of civil society in developing countries
- 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, and engaging externally with NGO partners
- Work internally across other organizational teams to identify and impact opportunities for policy change on these issues
- Develop/maintain relationships with key external contacts
- Follow news and related reports on relevant issues and keep global policy team informed
- 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
- 3-5 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 working on issues pertaining to governance and anti-corruption efforts
- Ability to synthesize policy documents with an 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