The Program Director’s main responsibilities include the management of regional programs including business development, strategy, budget, timeline, organization and program deliverables.
Description
EU Program Director
Our Company:
Accelerating Circularity is a collaborative industry organization with a mission to build circular systems that turn used textiles into new raw materials. The goal is to develop models for circular supply systems that can be implemented in multiple geographies. We believe in truth, action and accountability.
The Position:
The Program Director’s main responsibilities include the management of regional programs including business development, strategy, budget, timeline, organization and program deliverables. Key functions are daily oversight of activities needed to execute on program goals, reporting and grant targets.
EU Programs may include:
- Trials – Textile to textile recycling trials (business development, research, material transportation, tracking, sorting, preprocessing, recycling, fiber, yarn, fabric, garment making, monitoring, evaluation and learning and circular product identification)
- Additional working groups facilitation, program/tool implementation, event presentations and management
Other duties may be required depending on regional specific programs.
Reports to: VP Programs & Stakeholder Engagement
Key Collaborators: Program Directors, Communications, Finance, Program Specialist and Program participants.
Location: EU
Key Results & Metrics:
- Program deliverables and timelines.
- Program budgets.
- Program Reporting
- New stakeholders and/or supporters on boarded
Key Responsibilities & Activities:
Program management
- Business development and stakeholder management
- Develop the overall program plans and assure compliance during execution of the program
- Coordinate and oversee the development and maintenance of the program schedule
- Supplier selection and management; program purchasing
- Program budget development, management, and reporting; maintenance of program financial records
- Program-related correspondence
- Program risk management
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
- Collaborate with US Program Director and Program Specialist to identify indicators and collect data for environmental assessments, business cases, and other relevant applications
- Track and document all program-related field activities
- Generate monthly status reports and share information with program participants
- Perform and/or assist in studies for economic/technical/logistical feasibility and optimization
- Coordinate development of Program Reports for publication.
Strategy
- Provide input into organization strategy
- Develop program strategies aligned with organizational strategies
Stakeholder engagement and relationship management
- Facilitate collaboration across the full textile-to-textile supply chain, with a focus on planning, consensus building and delivering finished product
- Act as primary liaison with program participants to develop and maintain good working relationships
Team management
- Organize and facilitate program meetings
- Provide coaching and mentoring to specialists and analysts
Key Competencies: Preferred Skills/Experience:
- At least (7-10) years’ experience managing complex projects as a project manager, with project accountability. International project management experience desired
- Strong background in textiles and product development
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Multilingual skills are very desirable. Public speaking required
- Strong leadership skills and the ability to work in a matrix team environment
- Understanding of product and textile development, costing, and industry standards for testing
- Knowledge and understanding of contracts (legal and financial aspects), cost control and scheduling
- Highly organized; thorough; able to process, absorb and transfer information expediently; and be able to work under pressure in order to meet deadlines
- Competency in Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace (GSuite), Airtable and other relevant software
- Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment
Key Personal Attributes:
- Committed to the transition to circular textile-to-textile systems
- Believes in the organization’s role in changing the industry
- Entrepreneurial mindset
- Effective communicator
- Highly organized and dependable
- Detail oriented
- Problem solver
Decision rights:
- Travel for direct reports
- $1000 sign off on expenses
Travel Expectations: Domestic and International travel required.