Associate Director, Graduation Approach

About Trickle Up

Since 1979, Trickle Up has focused on the poorest and most vulnerable, working with participants who live in extreme poverty and face multiple levels of exclusion due to gender, ethnicity, religion, and disability. The organization has worked with over 450,000 participants and their families, helping to sustainably lift over two million people out of extreme poverty in India, Africa, and the Americas. Our mission is to partner with women in extreme poverty to build economic opportunity and drive inclusion. Trickle Up works through partner organizations, to build paths to savings, food security, and agency, resulting in sustainable poverty reduction at scale.

Position Overview

The Associate Director for the Graduation Approach is a newly created remote position focused on supporting our graduation and economic inclusion initiatives. This role reports to the VP of Programs and involves developing, standardizing, and delivering training on the graduation approach and economic inclusion for both internal and external stakeholders.

The Associate Director will collaborate with field-based program teams to effectively address contextual implementation challenges and seize opportunities. Additionally, this position will closely work with the business development team to write, review, and vet proposals. In coordination with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) team, the Associate Director will ensure we are utilizing and learning from the data and evidence generated through project implementation.

Principal Functions

Program Design

• Oversee the design of projects and programs focused on graduation and economic inclusion.
• Effectively integrate gender equity and climate-adaptive strategies into programs.
• Enhance the digital strategy and tool development for TU’s graduation and economic inclusion programs to improve their efficiency and effectiveness.

Training & Capacity Building

• Standardize and roll out a basic graduation approach training for all TU staff.
• Provide in-country and remote technical expertise to field-based program teams.
• Review and update/modify (as necessary) existing graduation approach tools for TU.

Business Development

• Collaborate with HQ, business development, and field teams to develop proposals and concept notes.
• Assist in designing programs by taking part in design missions and carrying out fieldwork.

M&E Management

• In collaboration with the M&E director, assist in creating learning agendas for each project.
• Strengthen the community of practice among agencies and institutions using the Graduation Approach in humanitarian contexts; effectively share good practices and lessons learned related to the graduation approach.

Representation

• Act as a representative for Trickle Up at national and international forums when it is relevant and appropriate.
• Liaise with in-country donors.

Qualifications

Education

• MA in a relevant field (i.e., international development, humanitarian management, international affairs) with a minimum of 10 years of professional experience.

Experience

• Must have experience implementing the graduation approach and/or economic inclusion programming.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in international development, economic and/or livelihood development.
• At least seven years of work experience with international NGOs.
• At least five years of experience living and working in a developing country on relevant issues (i.e., livelihoods, poverty alleviation).
• At least seven years of experience with program management including contract management, budgetary management, and reporting.
• Demonstrated networking and strong relations in the humanitarian field with a focus on refugee and/or displaced peoples preferred.

Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrated experience developing training tools, methodologies, and techniques.
• Demonstrated experience presenting and training to multi-cultural audiences.
• Demonstrated experience in project design, including using results frameworks, log frames, theories of change, etc.
• Experience with designing and delivering programming for refugees and other people affected by displacement.
• Strong experience with livelihoods approaches for people living in extreme poverty, with the Graduation Approach program design.
• Excellent writing and speaking skills in English, and preferably Spanish or French.
• Exceptional ability in written and oral communication and presentation skills.
• Highly organized and analytical thinker.
• Proactive, creative problem-solver; and
• Flexible and productive under pressure.

Behavioral Competencies

• Demonstrated leadership and ability to foster strong teams.
• Demonstrated ability to network effectively, and publicly represent the organization in a variety of capacities.
• Demonstrated ability to work diplomatically with a diverse set of stakeholders (i.e., local government officials, major donors in the U.S., and program participants).
• Well-organized, systematic, and thorough.
• Demonstrated strong cross-cultural and team-building skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, produce outputs at short notice, and be flexible.

Other requirements

• Ability to travel (40%) and in locations with limited amenities.

Salary and Benefits

We offer a salary ranging from $75,000 to $95,000, commensurate with experience, along with benefits for this full-time position. The successful applicant will join a dynamic, passionate, and multicultural team dedicated to alleviating extreme poverty. Trickle Up fosters a collaborative and high-performing organizational culture where staff communicate clearly and openly, and are reflective, innovative, and mutually accountable.

To Apply

To be considered for this position, please click the link and follow the instructions to upload your cover letter and resume by November 15, 2024. Only applicants with demonstrated experience in developing and/or implementing graduation and economic inclusion programs will be considered. We apologize, but we cannot accept phone calls regarding this job posting.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which include criminal records checks and other reference-check databases Trickle Up participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this initiative, as part of the referencing process, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment during employment. By applying, you confirm your understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Trickle Up requires that employees be vaccinated for COVID-19 before visiting or working in a Trickle Up office or conducting any travel or in-person meetings on behalf of our organization. If you are hired for this position, Trickle Up will require proof that you have received the COVID-19 vaccine or have a valid religious or medical reason not to be vaccinated.

Trickle Up is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce and extend equal opportunity to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by law. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform essential job functions.