Senior Associate Director, Programs NGO (ETS) | Full-Time, Temporary| The Carter Center - Emory University

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Description:

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Assumes a senior role in the planning, development, and implementation of various aspects of a complex global program.
• Serves as a liaison and key spokesperson to various committees and organizations.
• Leads policy formulation, strategy development, and management of daily operations.
• Collaborates with representatives from private, government, and international agencies to design, implement and/or evaluate program-related projects and strategies that effectively address the public needs associated with the program.
• Conducts research, designs new initiatives, and writes publishable articles and papers.
• May write grant proposals, and prepare/present associated reports to funding organizations and to clients.
• May engage in fundraising initiatives on behalf of the program.
• May oversee the annual budget and other financial aspects of the program.
• May supervise staff.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

• Manage the USAID-funded Bangladesh, Advancing Women’s Right to Information (AWRTI) project from Atlanta, including both programmatic and operational aspects.
• Coordinate work between the other members of the Atlanta AWRTI team, including component managers and support staff.
• Coordinate and ensure consistency between outputs from AWRTI’s three Atlanta-based component managers. Review documents, including draft contracts, subawards, invoices, expense reports, communications materials, and reports, before submission to the RLP (Interim) Director for approval.
• Provide technical support and backstopping to the AWRTI team in Dhaka, particularly the Chief of Party (COP) and Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP).
• Ensure program compliance with Carter Center and USAID rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Provide guidance to the Bangladesh team on monitoring, evaluation, and learning.
• Review and approve all project deliverables, including reports, assessments, and plans, for submission to USAID in coordination with the RLP (Interim) Director and the Carter Center Development Office.
• Serve as AWRTI’s main point of contact in Atlanta for other Carter Center departments, the RLP (Interim) Director, the Bangladesh country office, and project partners and consultants.
• Provide coaching and support to AWRTI’s three key personnel (COP, DCOP, and the Associate Director/Communications and Documentation (AD/CD)).

# of hours per week and onsite requirements

• 40 hours per week
• No onsite requirements, but should be located in the Eastern time zone or otherwise able to work similar hours as the Atlanta-based AWRTI team (~7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET plus one late-night call per week).

Length of assignment (anticipated start & end date) *

• 6 months: ~January 15 – July 15, 2024

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree in a field related to the program and seven years of professional experience related to the program and previous supervisory and program/project management experience, or equivalent combination of experience, education, and training.

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