Regional Director – MENA

Job as Regional Director

GENERAL FUNCTION

The Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa oversees all Internews media programs and across the MENA region.  Management responsibilities for this position include direct line management of core MENA support staff and regional country leads, regular donor correspondence and business development, program representation, coordination with security team, identification/ communication with the designated VP and other key staff on development opportunities, and overall award management/ donor administration compliance. 

The position will be based either in Washington, DC, London or the MENA region.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Supervise and oversee region’s long term and short-term country, regional, or ad-hoc programs.
• Supervise expanded program support staff supporting the MENA region, as required.
• Coordinate and supervise launch and further development of new projects and other new developments as they evolve.
• Within the MENA region, serve as the principle external representative for all Internews offices and headquarters teams.
• Responsible for cultivating the most effective working relations between all country offices, regional hubs and various HQ teams in the US and UK.
• Lead program development, including project design, proposal writing, donor relations for the MENA region.
• Oversee and coordinate refunding priorities for key Internews presence countries with key program and MENA team members.
• Devolve where needed supervisory responsibilities to program team members for operations and implementation, increase overall coordination responsibilities across expanded portfolio.
• As assigned, coordinate or supervise in-region thematic or global programs such as, environment or humanitarian programs; supervise, coordinate and implement DC led global programs where appropriate.
• Manage, coordinate, and facilitate needed professional development to Internews senior field staff and other employees as assigned in the region in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include overseeing employment planning; assigning and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints; and resolving problems.
• Manage internal communications and information resources for region’s programs.
• In coordination with country and MENA staff designs and drafts where needed scopes of work for vendor and personal services contracts; supervise where needed program staff to undertake these tasks.
• Coordinate, track and ultimately be responsible for all formal award actions such as changes in scope-of-work, waiver requests, quarterly and final project narrative reports across all programs in the MENA portfolio. This responsibility extends to coordinating and ensuring that global reports that require regional input or support are fulfilled.
• Works closely with the MENA Business Manager and finance team to prepare new proposal budgets, spending plans and projections, budget modifications, formal requests for obligation increases, cost extensions, and no cost extensions.
• Manage reporting requirements on Internews projects to donors.
• Oversee region’s program logistics and operations for program set-up, renewal, and close-out, as necessary and in coordination with other MENA staff.
• Set the strategic vision and priorities across the regional portfolio, lead development of strategic plans and new program design.
• Ensure that the MENA portfolio of projects demonstrates impact and generates learning.
• Understanding of and demonstrated commitment to upholding Internews’ Core Values.
• Other duties as assigned.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years experience in international development, media, and/or nonprofit fields.
• 5+ years experience working in the region required.
• Media background experience required, preferably with broadcast journalism, print acceptable.
• Relevant advanced university degree.
• USG and/or European grants management experience required.
• MENA regional work and onsite projects management experience in at least 2 countries.
• Excellent critical thinking, writing, communications skills.
• Strong budgeting and financial management skills.
• Strong staff management and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple, ongoing obligations and assignments.
• Regional language reading and speaking proficiency. Arabic and/or French language preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instruction, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to draft and edit reports and proposal materials.
• Effective public speaking skills.
• Willingness to travel frequently within region and to meetings and conferences, often in difficult conditions.
• Skilled in MS Office and Excel.

 

 

Apply here: https://goo.gl/tmcXmd

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