The Program Advisor, Strategy & Excellence, provides strategic and operational support to specific grants, ensuring effective implementation across its geographies of implementation. The role primarily supports the design, execution, monitoring, and documentation of projects, working closely with Project, country, grants, and program teams. The Advisor plays a critical role in synthesizing insights, supporting alignment with Living Goods’ Theory of Change, and enhancing performance,  programmatic learning and excellence.
This role will be embedded in the Program Strategy & Excellence unit and works under the guidance of the Senior Advisor, collaborating cross-functionally to support program implementation, performance tracking, donor reporting, and knowledge management.
Responsibilities:
Projects Management (30%):

• Lead the management of specific grants/projects, ensuring effective project cycle management.
• Coordinate with project teams to align grant implementation with strategic priorities and timelines.
• Track project deliverables, timelines, and budgets.
• Assist in preparing donor reports and documentation, ensuring quality and timeliness.
• Identify and escalate risks related to grant implementation and compliance.
• Manage Projects, including work planning, and tracking milestones.
• Support scheduling and follow-up tracking from strategic planning meetings.

Program Design and Strategy (20%):

• Contribute to developing strategic inputs to inform program design and modifications under restricted grants.
• Support program scoping, country diagnostics, and rollout planning in line with LG’s Theory of Change.
• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure alignment of grant objectives with broader program goals.

Monitoring, Learning and Knowledge Management (20%):

• Monitor program performance, capturing lessons learned.
• Maintain learning repositories and program documentation aligned to specific grants.
• Support dissemination of insights and contribute to learning events and knowledge-sharing sessions.

Stakeholder Engagement and Coordination (10%):

• Act as a liaison between Program Strategy & Excellence, country teams, and technical support units.
• Provide logistical and coordination support for stakeholder meetings, technical working groups, and project check-ins.
• Contribute to donor engagement by preparing briefs and collating updates.

Program Performance Management(20%):

• In collaboration with the Program Strategy & Excellence team and the Project teams, ensure project designs are quickly iterated based on performance reviews.
• Ensure that Project teams are fully engaged and supported to achieve Project milestones.

Education and Experience:

• Masters degree in the following disciplines: Public Health, Health Systems Strengthening; Health Leadership and Management, Global Health, MBA.
• A minimum of 13 years relevant experience with 10 years at supervisory level and at least 4 years at managerial level.