Deputy Director of Global Programs

Operation End Starvation; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Operation End Starvation (OES) seeks a Deputy Director of Global Programs to lead the execution of the global program portfolio. This senior role translates strategy into disciplined, high-quality implementation, overseeing MEL and ensuring performance insights drive decisions.

The incumbent coordinates delivery across geographies and collaborates with Contracts, Grants & Compliance, deputizing for the Director when required.

Qualifications

• Senior, hands-on program leadership experience.
• Track record in translating strategy into disciplined implementation.
• Experience building and strengthening systems in early-stage organizations.
• Rigorous approach with focus on cost-effectiveness and measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior execution leader for OES's global program portfolio.
• Translate portfolio strategy and program decisions into high-quality implementation.
• Oversee program management, MEL, and learning functions.
• Ensure performance insights inform operational decisions and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate day-to-day program delivery across all operational geographies.
• Work with Contracts, Grants & Compliance to ensure alignment with requirements and deputize for the Director as needed.

Skills

Program leadership

MEL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning)

Compliance

Operational excellence

Job description

PREFERENCE FOR WASHINGTON, D.C.-BASED CANDIDATES

The Deputy Director of Global Programs serves as the senior execution leader for OES's global program portfolio, translating portfolio strategy and programmatic decisions established by the Director of Global Programs into disciplined, high-quality implementation. The Deputy Director oversees the program management and monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) functions, ensuring that performance insights inform operational decisions and continuous improvement. The role coordinates day-to-day program delivery and quality across all operational geographies, works closely with Contracts, Grants & Compliance to ensure implementation aligns with applicable requirements, and deputizes for the Director as needed.

This role is well suited to an experienced, hands-on program leader who thrives as a highly trusted second-in-command and is energized by building and strengthening systems in an early-stage organization. The ideal candidate brings rigor without unnecessary bureaucracy, moves with urgency, exercises sound judgment about where structure adds value, and is motivated by evidence, cost-effectiveness, and measurable outcomes rather than organizational scale for its own sake.