Internews seeks a senior-level project director to lead an anticipated 24-36 month global project to support civil society-led investigations and efforts combating endemic, high-level corruption. The Project Director will manage a project team, provide strategic and technical oversight, and oversee a consortium consisting of international, regional, and local investigative journalism centers, associations, and networks as well as anti-corruption NGOs to achieve the following project objectives:
- Expanded global partnerships and mechanisms for information sharing between and among pre-existing networks of investigative journalists and editors, and anti-corruption NGOs.
- Increased effectiveness of civil society led investigations, including investigative journalists, independent media entities, and anti-corruption NGOs in uncovering and reporting on corruption.
- Increased levels of legally actionable information on corruption available for use by watchdog organizations, governments and international organizations.
- Increased effectiveness of anti-corruption and transparency NGOs in using uncovered information to pursue and/or facilitate action by government and international organizations to combat and deter corruption.
Note: Hiring of position is contingent upon Internews winning project award.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Project Director will have two primary responsibilities: 1) Management and oversight of project implementation and 2) Providing strategic and technical oversight of design and delivery of capacity building and other technical assistance to investigative journalist and anti-corruption civil society activists.
1) Project Management
- Manage day-to-day project implementation and project team consisting of technical experts as well as financial and administrative support personnel.
- Act a primary point of contact with consortium members.
- Act as primary point of contact with funders regarding technical deliverables and financial oversight.
- Work with the Monitoring and Evaluation team to design and implement Project M&E plan.
- Oversee production of quarterly and annual reports to funders.
2) Strategic and Technical Oversight
- Work closely with the project’s Senior Technical Advisor to design, rollout and monitor annual workplan.
- Advise and participate in developing the technical approach to delivery of training and technical and financial support to sub-grantees.
- As needed, deliver selected trainings and mentor investigative journalists receiving sub-grant and technical support through the project.
QUALIFICATIONS
- A minimum of 10 years of professional experience in investigative journalism and media development.
- Strong connections to/relationship with global and regional investigative journalism networks and knowledge of anti-corruption stakeholders.
- Previous experience managing donor funded projects with a strong reputation for developing excellent collaborative working relationships with counterparts, other implementers and international organizations and donors.
- University degree preferred but not required.
- Understanding of and demonstrated commitment to upholding Internews’ Core Values.
*Benefits Information:*
This position is being offered and hired by Internews Network. Benefits will be consistent with Internews Network’s offerings and will be reviewed during the hiring process. Additional information can be found on our About Working for Internews page.
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