Apply by: August 31, 2014
Organization: Internews
The Regional Director for Asia manages and oversees media development programs and projects across Internews’ Asia portfolio. Management responsibilities for this position include direct line management of core staff and regional country leads.
The Regional Director for Asia manages and oversees media development programs and projects across Internews’ Asia portfolio. Management responsibilities for this position include direct line management of core staff and regional country leads. This role will also be responsible for regular donor correspondence, identification and communication with the Vice President of Asia Programs and other key staff on development opportunities, and overall award management and donor administration compliance.
SSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:
- Manage and oversee region’s long term and short-term country, regional, or ad-hoc programs;
- Supervise expanded program support staff in Asia as required;
- Coordinate and supervise the launch and development of new projects as they evolve;
- Oversee and coordinate refunding priorities for key Internews presence in countries with key program and Asia 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 evaluate Internews Network senior field staff and other employees as assigned in the region in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws;
- Oversee employment planning, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, addressing complaints, and resolving problems for the Asia region;
- Manage Internews’ regional office and staff in Bangkok, Thailand which serves as a hub for Asia-wide programs;
- Manage internal communications and information resources for the Asia region’s programs;
- Launch all new-funded programs in coordination with Asia and Internews senior staff;
- In coordination w/ country and Asia staff, design and draft scopes of work for vendor and personal services contracts. Supervise program staff to undertake these tasks where needed;
- Coordinate, track and ultimately is 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 Asia portfolio;
- Coordinate and ensure that global reports that require regional input or support are fulfilled;
- Works closely with the Asia Business Manager 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 Network projects to donors;
- Assist region’s Vice President in program development, including project design, proposal writing, donor relations;
- Oversee region’s program logistics and operations for program set-up, renewal, and close-out, as necessary and in coordination with other Asia staff;
- Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 10+ years experience in international development, media, and/or nonprofit fields
- Relevant advanced university degree
- USG grants management experience
- Asia regional work and on-site 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
- Willingness to travel frequently, often in difficult conditions
- Skilled in MS Office and Excel
- Skills in regional language(s) preferred