Internews Europe 

Project Director NPO-Corporate Partnership for Sustainable Development

Job Description

Job Title: Project Director, China

Location: Beijing, China

Reports to: Internews China Country Director and HQ Project Associate

Starting Date: September 2011 Duration: 6 months (extendable until Sept 2012)

Type of contract: Consultancy

BACKGROUND: Internews is an international organisation supporting media professionalization and communication development. Internews has been operating in China for nearly seven years to provide professional best practice training to communities of media professionals, judges, lawyers, NGO representatives and socially engaged citizens on the issues of Rule of Law, Media Law and Ethics, Cyber Law, Comparative Media Law, communication strategy, the environment, gender, civil society and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Since April 2010, Internews is implementing a 30-month project aimed at improving the capacities of the China’s non-profit sector with professional training, and developing practice of the Corporate Social Responsibility.

GENERAL FUNCTION: The Project Director is responsible for the development, management, (programmatic and financial) and coordination of Internews’ activities in China in the framework of a programme focusing on civil society and corporate social responsibility. The position is based in Beijing, China and will involve in-country field travel.

--Overall Project Management: Provide leadership and direction for the implementation of all project activities in China.

--Team Management: Manage the project team, experts and consultants in order to assure that the project activities are delivered with high quality standards, according to project Grant’s Contract commitments; oversee the recruitment of local experts and local services providers and recruit international experts

--Fund-raising: Engage in extensive fund-raising activities through negotiations with potential partners/co-funders to secure funding needed for the project

--Stakeholders’ Relationship: Manage relations with local project partners, beneficiaries and project stakeholders

--Activities: Lead the elaboration of the project strategy, work plan and methodology. Design the activities in collaboration with the project partners and in compliance with the Grant Contract; and supervise the project activities and their follow up (Trainings; Events; Publication; Online tools).

--Evaluation: Monitor and oversee the project evaluation, take action for quality implementation when necessary

--Financial Oversight: Ensure that financial and administrative processes are controlled and compliant with organizational and donor requirements;

--Local partners capacity building: Provide support to local partners and beneficiaries in China as appropriate

--Networking and Business development: Network and leverage resources where possible;

--Official Correspondence: Prepare the production of all official communications, briefings and reports to donors and partners as required;

--Representation: represent Internews at all external events including meetings, roundtables and conferences with government officials, partner organizations and other stakeholders.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential task.

--Extensive experience managing international development projects; ability to plan, set goals, monitor progress and evaluate results;

--Experience managing partnerships and teams of up to 10 people;

--Excellent communication skills; good knowledge and practice of traditional and digital communication tools

--Knowledge of civil society organizations structures and as well as non-profit operations; Knowledge of CSR

--Good knowledge of media sector;

--Strong critical thinking and writing skills;

--Very good understanding and practice of China and its social and economic setting

--Experience in creating and managing budgets; fund-raising

--Proven interpersonal and networking skills with international organisations and donors.

--Language skills: Fluent in English and Chinese.

CONDITIONS:

--Full time – 6 months (extendable until Sept 2012)

--Starting date – September, 2011

--Type of contract : Consultancy

TO APPLY:

--Interested candidates meeting the qualifications should forward a cover letter and resume to jobs(at)internews(dot)eu; (re-write in standard format)

--Reference to mention: “PD –CN” and name in the subject line

--Deadline for applications: Sep. 1, 2011

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The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the associate a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position.

via: China Development Brief.