Chief of Party – Central Asia Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan GENERAL FUNCTION Internews Network is seeking a Chief of Party candidate for a USAID-funded media support program with the general goal of further strengthening independent media in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The Chief of Party will provide strategic guidance and leadership for Internews’ programs; coordinate technical, legal and professional capacity building assistance to partners and beneficiaries; ensure proper oversight of Internews personnel, financial management and administration; and coordinate with other media stakeholders in the region to ensure that Internews leverages other resources, avoids duplication and compliments other media development initiatives. The Chief of Party will also be responsible for establishing strong partnership and dialogue with the appropriate donor representatives. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following; other duties may be assigned: • Provide leadership, management, representational and operational oversight for Internews Network’s program in the region. • Provide strategic, operational and representational assistance to ensure that activities are meeting their goals and targets, recommending program adjustments when necessary to keep the project on track. • Cultivate and strengthen relationships with local partner organizations and ensure that implementation is responsive to the needs of partners and beneficiaries. • Track and report project progress and activities monthly against work plans. • Oversee program monitoring and evaluation in the region to ensure effective implementation and to measure the impact of activities. • Maintain a thorough knowledge of independent media issues in the region (especially broadcast and new media), and a general understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing independent media across the region. • Ensure the project is in compliance with all grant and cooperative agreement rules, requirements and regulations as well as with Internews internal policies and procedures. • Serve as the primary budget authority over the project, responsible for ensuring all costs charged to the project are allowable, reasonable and correctly allocated. • Provide management and oversight of daily operations of the Internews’ program, in particular with regard to coordination of activities and events at the regional level. • Accept fiduciary responsibility for all funds advanced for the purpose of the project. • Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. • Carry out management responsibilities including interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; addressing complaints and resolving problems. • Maintain regular communications with Internews headquarters staff to communicate progress on programming and address upcoming issues in advance. • Leading fundraising and development opportunities to advance and enrich programming in the region. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Manage and oversee all staff in the region. Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS: • 10 years of progressively responsible media development experience. • Previous experience as a proactive COP with a strong reputation for developing excellent collaborative working relationships with counterparts, international organizations and donors. • Long-term, overseas media development experience preferably in the Eurasia region, working experience and knowledge of Central Asia is preferred. • A successful track record in supervising, designing, managing and implementing technical assistance for donor-funded media projects and proven ability to develop and monitor work plans, training plans, and procurement plans. • Experience as a manager or trainer with professional capacity-building programs for journalists and media outlets, strong knowledge of new media preferred. • Demonstrated mentoring abilities and experience supporting senior managerial staff • USAID or USG experience is strongly preferred. • Experience in fundraising and the development of innovative development concepts • Strong interpersonal and communication skills. • English and Russian fluency required, local language skills are highly desirable. • National candidates from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are encouraged to apply. TO APPLY: Please visit https://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH17/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=INTERNEWS&cws=1&rid=348
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 06:08:36 +0000
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