Project Director At International Research and Exchanges Board

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Who We Are

At IREX we strive for a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world—where individuals reach their full potential, governments serve their people and communities thrive.

But around the globe, persistent poverty, repression, and injustice prevent too many people form achieving their full potential. To address these problems, we focus on people, not on vaccines, roads, or wells. We support individuals and institutions to create change in their own communities—and to create person to person bridges between nations.

IREX works with partners in more than 100 countries in four areas essential to progress: cultivating leaders, empowering youth, strengthening institutions, and increasing access to quality education and information.

The Project Director (PD) will focus on supporting the management and teams of assigned projects and activities, including but not limited to providing support for implementation of regional activities and providing day-to-day operational support to project team and field-based staff. The PD will work with multiple teams within IREX and need to balance sometimes competing demands. The role will also include supporting compliance for reporting, financial management, procurement, and the subgranting processes; as well as regular communication with the IREX program teams at HQ and in the region.

We are doers. Our decades of on-the-ground experience help us create greater impact, practical recommendations, and lasting partnerships.

Are you the next member of our team?

Your Background & Skills

Bachelor’s Degree
12+ years of progressive experience
Proven organizational skills experience and managing multiple, competing administrative tasks in a demanding, rapidly changing work environment;
Excellent oral and written communication skills;
Proficiency with contemporary digital platforms for collaboration and communication;
Proficiency with Microsoft office suite products, including and especially Excel;
Ability to work in a team environment with members working in multiple time zones;
Experience working in the region and/or on programs in areas of conflict, a plus;
Excellent ability to remain flexible while adhering to strict deadlines;
Outstanding presentation and interpersonal cross-cultural and diplomatic skills, and;
Professional experience in international development, preferred
Experience with technical writing and editing, preferred
Experience with U.S. Government subaward and management and understanding of associated rules and regulations, preferred
Knowledge of regional languages a plus

Your Daily Tasks

Provides key day-to-day operational backstopping and resources support to project teams and field-based staff;
Coordinates and contributes to project deliverables, especially for start-ups and close-outs, including collecting information about activities implemented in the field, supporting the drafting and creation of project timelines and workplans;
Provides support to the set-up of templates for budget and compliance tracking;
Supports the establishment of monitoring, evaluation and learning processes for new programs, including data collection and management as needed;
Lead and/or support the development of communication products and documents, including creating and contributing to articles, newsletters, and publications, reviewing and sending written communication, effectively leading small meetings, as well as interacting with donors, partners, stakeholders, and internal contributors;
Leads the creation of subgrant templates, manuals, and procedures, in close collaboration with program leadership, the Grants and Contracts Office;
Leads subgrant management, including due diligence and risk assessments of grantees, subawards and monitoring plans, internal review process, tracking and overall monitoring;
Contributes to the management for the creation and review of internal and donor reports.
As needed, supports one or more elements of proposal processes, including drafting text and narratives, gathering and preparing supporting documents, review and support budget processes;
Drafts, reviews, and monitors consulting agreements including payments for consultants;
Assist in seeking solutions to contractual and subgrant questions rooted in IREX and donor policies;
Develops operational plans and related tracking and assessment tools for the expansion of initiatives in Ukraine.
Contribute to a positive, collaborative, and inclusive team environment both in HQ and among local teams, and;
Other duties as assigned.

IREX will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments of 2008.

We conduct background checks on all successful candidates.

This position is eligible for Telework.

This position is not eligible for Immigration Sponsorship.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

EOE – Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.

All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. AA/EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled

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