Project Director / DOL - CLEAR

Integrated Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a U.S. based international development consulting company established in 1987, has worked in over 100 countries and implemented over 300 projects. IBTCI serves government agencies, private sector companies, and several donor agencies. IBTCI specializes in monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL) and institutional support across many areas and sectors including, but not limited to, conflict and crisis, democracy and governance, agriculture, economic growth, food security, education, environment, and global health.

Position Title: Project Director

Department: Institutional Support Program Implementation (ISPI)

Location: Washington DC, Vianna Virginia

Report To: Home Office Project Manager

Type: Part-time/25%

Classification: Exempt

Overview: IBTCI seeks Project Director for an anticipated multi-year Clearinghouse for Labor Evaluation and Research (CLEAR) Project funded by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).

The position is contingent upon contract award.

General Duties and Responsibilities:

The project director who shall be responsible for the performance of the work. The project director shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operations.

Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide overall leadership, direction, and management of the project, ensuring effective implementation of research activities, achievement of project objectives, and compliance with contract requirements.
• Lead and oversee social science and applied research activities, preferably related to Department of Labor programs, ensuring methodological rigor, evidence-based approaches, and alignment with federal research priorities.
• Manage complex projects involving multiple concurrent activities and multidisciplinary teams, coordinating resources, schedules, and personnel to ensure efficient implementation and successful delivery.
• Oversee systematic evidence reviews, research synthesis, and evidence-based clearinghouse activities, ensuring the accuracy, quality, relevance, and accessibility of research findings.
• Ensure the consistency, technical quality, and timely completion of all project deliverables, responding effectively to evolving priorities, tight deadlines, and the demands of a fast-paced federal applied research environment.
• Maintain appropriate project oversight and commitment of time and resources, manage project risks and performance, and coordinate with the Department of Labor and other stakeholders to ensure responsiveness, accountability, and successful contract execution.

Minimum Education/Experience:

• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience performing social science research, preferably related to labor programs and activities of interest to the Department of Labor.
• A minimum of seven (7) years of experience serving as a project director or in an equivalent position in project management,
• managing complex projects with teams working simultaneously on different activities.
• Experience related to evidence-based research clearinghouses or conducting and synthesizing evidence information from
• systematic evidence reviews.
• Experience responding to the needs and constraints of a fast-paced, applied research environment, preferably at the Federal level.
• A minimum of a Master’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience (i.e., minimum fourteen (14) years experience plus Bachelor’s or other relevant degree), as described above.

Work environment: The position is based in the Home Office.

Physical Requirements: This is largely a sedentary position that requires the ability to speak, hear, see, and lift small objects up to 20 lbs.

Supervisory Responsibility: This position has supervisory responsibilities.

Travel: Domestic and international travel may be required, including travel to field offices and Department of State-supported program locations.

Pay Transparency Statement: We are dedicated to ensuring a thoughtful, compliant, and equitable approach to employment compensation. Our commitment includes conducting a comprehensive salary analysis that considers individual skill sets, qualifications, business needs, internal compensation data, and industry and labor market surveys. The anticipated pay range for this position is $134,000 - $180,000 USD annually

Benefits (Applicable to Employees only, eligibility may vary for part-time employees):

• Annual Leave
• Sick Leave
• Holidays
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

IBTCI is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. This means that IBTCI is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex (gender and gender identity), sexual orientation, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disabled status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable anti-discrimination laws. We prohibit discrimination and harassment in all employment practices and decisions, and we comply with all applicable federal, state, and local nondiscrimination laws.

If you are an applicant with a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability, or unable to use the online application system and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact Talent Acquisition at talentacquisition@ibtci.com.