Project Director, Information and Media (New)

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.

IREX is seeking a Project Director for its Information and Media (I&M) Practice. The Project Director will provide oversight to select program operations, provide technical assistance to field-based programs, lead initiatives intended to strengthen practice learning materials/product development, and to improve outreach to the international development community. The Project Director will also contribute to new business development and support the professional development of program staff.

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

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in journalism, media, communications, public relations, or a related field
• At least eight (8) years of demonstrated experience in media and management, particularly in a development context
• Extensive experience in applying country-relevant technological approaches to media craftsmanship and management
• Demonstrated ability to design and deliver effective capacity building programs in areas of media sector support and strengthening, and experience with integrating new media, including social media, approaches into programming
• Experience on USG-funded media projects
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills and a proven track record of working effectively with media, civil society, and government counterparts
• Understanding of social media and digital communications trends and strategies
• Excellent interpersonal and written and oral presentation skills
• Demonstrated commitment to media independence and pluralism and information access
• Excellent spoken and written English
• You must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.

Your Daily Tasks

• Conduct and/or source training and technical assistance for programs and for the practice;
• Provide technical review and resource development for new and/or cross-cutting technical areas;
• Provide updates to the practice on new reports, studies and/or trends in international development that are in line with I&M interests/activities;
• Draft complex documents, including program reports and evaluations;
• Develop, review and provide quality control of practice technical products (e.g. manuals, papers, toolkits);
• Maintain effective relations and coordination with program donors, partners and technical experts;
• Contribute to new business development efforts, including assessments, technical design and proposal writing;
• Conceptualize technical design of programs with a solid tactical and strategic understanding of programs;
• Ensure that all fiscal and performance activities are compliant with IREX policies and procedures and donor regulations.
• Provide management and oversight of a portfolio of I&M programs
• Manage and monitor and adjust programs to ensure high quality program deliverables and results are being met;
• Make decisions and provide solutions to implementation obstacles both in the field and in DC;
• Provide supervision, mentoring, and guidance to staff;
• 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.

Successful candidates are subject to background screenings.

This position is eligible for Telework.

This position is ineligible for Immigration Sponsorship.

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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