Job Title: Country/Programme Director/ Chief of Party

Location: IWPR Projects Worldwide

Reporting to: Director of Programmes

Profile: A decision-maker with exceptional understanding and experience of driving modern media organisations. S/he will have a well-proven ability to manage complex multi-disciplinary projects in a multi-cultural environment.

To apply: Complete application form.

Function:
To be responsible for the day to day management of IWPR programme in country, inclusive of managing local staff and international consultants; ensuring delivery against all programme activities, financial probity in field office, timely and accurate reporting (narrative & financial), and the development of new programmes for IWPR in country; representing the organisation at a local and international level, ensuring appropriate and effective communications across the IWPR network.

Main Duties:

• Implement programmes according to work plans and grant commitments, ensuring timely filing of narrative and expenses reporting.
• Implement programmes according to budget and agreed targets for field, Headquarters and Overhead expenditure/cost recovery.
• Implement programme monitoring and evaluation processes according to grant commitments and IWPR strategy, including assessment against IWPR standards, grant requirements and key performance indicators.
• Ensure articles are commissioned from local journalists and edited under the direction of the Editorial Department.
• Ensure the training of local participants as part of IWPR’s projects.
• Ensure the management of local staff and offices.
• Oversee the writing and sending of monthly narrative and financial reports on all the activities of IWPR in Country.
• Promote IWPR’s output from throughout Country to local and regional media, for republication, and to keep up to date records of this in accordance with Programmes Department specifications.
• Represent IWPR to local donors, editors, NGOs, government and international organizations and to lead IWPR’s local fundraising activities.

Requirements:

• Experience managing media development programmes/ large-scale media components within aid projects.
• Recent media management experience, at a senior level with recognised international company or public institution.
• Proven financial management skills, having recently directed multi-million dollar/ euro programs.
• Proven ability to conclude key tasks to the satisfaction of donors.
• Proven ability to establish strong and constructive working relationships with local media professionals and interest groups within countries of expertise.
• Ability to work in remote areas, providing timely reports, to the donor and their own organisation.
• Ability to working in multi ethic environment; capability to achieve results in complex, difficult environments and work effectively with multi ethnic teams.
• Commitment to working in areas of conflict/ post conflict.
• Ability to adapt quickly to new environments.

To apply: Complete application form.

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