Executive Project Director

• Master’s degree in the social sciences, public policy, law, international studies, community development, finance, media and communications, cybersecurity, business, international development, or other equivalent professional degree. A bachelor’s degree with two (2) additional years of relevant experience beyond the minimum required years of work experience may be considered in lieu of an advanced degree.  

• Eight (8) years of related work experience in managing donor-supported programming that occurred in the geographic area of focus (specify countries and regions in the application) in the relevant areas of media, democracy, and/or governance, with substantial experience relevant to activity objectives.

• Demonstrated experience working with and empowering local partners.

• Demonstrated record of achieving results through sustainable efforts involving local and regional organizations and actors; innovative and experimental programmatic approaches; applied and iterative technical learning; flexible and adaptive programming; and the mainstreaming of safety and security considerations into technical and operational project management.  

• Demonstrated experience of working with and connecting beneficiaries and partners in a variety of formats and locations and cross-regionally including online, in-person, inside and outside of the country.  

• English and Spanish proficiency are required.

• Strong oral and written communication skills. 

• Unrestricted authorization to work in the United States. 

• Provide strategic and technical leadership to the project; deploy innovative and adaptive project implementation that engages a wide range of stakeholders.  

• Ensures project activities are efficiently implemented on schedule and within budget; responsively adapting to changes and lessons learned throughout implementation.  

• Provides financial oversight and budget management; assists in financial management of subgrantees. 

• Supports in the drafting of complex documents, including program reports and evaluations. 

• Reviews and provides quality control of program’s technical products

• Oversees project budgeting, financial management, and compliance. 

• Oversees monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of program activities. 

• Represents IREX publicly and support its organizational development. 

• Supervise, manage, and mentor project staff. 

• Other support duties as needed. 

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