Job Opportunity for Program Manager, Fiscal Justice at Open Society Foundation in Bengaluru

About the job

Program Manager, Fiscal Justice. Global. Posting Date: 09/27/2022. Deadline: 10/13/2022

Do you want to help make the world a better place with your experience advancing green, inclusive and equitable economic policy agendas? We’re seeking a Program Manager for Fiscal Justice to be based in one of our hub or regional offices to design and execute strategies to address socio-economic inequalities through redistributive fiscal policies.

The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and inclusive democracies whose governments are accountable and open to the participation of all people. We are active in more than 120 countries, making us the world’s largest private funder of independent groups working for justice, democratic governance, and human rights.

The Program Manager for Fiscal Justice works in the Equity Pillar of Global Programs. This pillar works to promote fiscal justice and safeguard essential public services, to advance corporate accountability and worker rights, to promote refugee protection and to ensure just drug policy. https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/who-we-are/programs

As a Program Manager for Fiscal Justice at Open Society you will:

• Conceive, design and manage cross-department, cross-program or similarly complex projects that advance fiscal justice, safeguard essential public services, and promote green, inclusive, and equitable economic policies.
• Play a lead role in constructing, managing and assessing grant making portfolios on fiscal justice, sharing responsibility for portfolio strategy design.
• Maintain primary relationship with grantees and with internal and external partners to advance shared goals and advocacy strategies around economic justice.
• Use a variety of tools, such as advocacy, communications, grant-making, strategic litigation and research, to advance agendas around economic and fiscal justice.

What We Are Looking For

• 5-7 years of experience in a field connected to the advancement of economic rights and justice.
• Deep knowledge of and experience, including strong networks with civil society organizations, working on at least one of the following issues: economic inequality, tax policy, public budgets, debt, development financing and/or social and economic inclusion issues.
• Practical experience using multiple tools to effect change, including grant-making, campaigning, coalition-building, NGO strengthening, and policy research.
• Commitment to continuous learning and growth in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion, antiracism and social justice.
• Commitment to listening and working with humility; ways of working that are respectful to all people; and that support space and voice for all diverse perspectives in our workplace.

Desirable (but Not Required)

• Strong networks and experience working in the Global South.
• Experience working in or with multilateral organizations and international financial institutions, governments and academic networks.
• Fluency in additional languages besides English.

Competitive rates of pay apply.

We aim to build an inclusive workforce that is reflective of the populations we support, and actively seek applications from those who are marginalized and underrepresented. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and colleagues with disabilities.