[Contractor] Senior Program Officer, South Asia

Contractor) Senior Program Officer, South Asia

Career Stream: Professional

Career Level: Professional 4

Department: Global Programs

Job Family: Program Support

Job Sub-Family: Program Oversight & Support

Location: India

Workplace Designation: Fully Remote

Term: 12 months

Funding: 100% Direct

Status: Contractor

Project Lead: Senior Program Officer, South Asia

Important Notice: This document describes a consulting engagement. The individual engaged under this Scope of Work is an independent contractor, not an employee. Nothing herein creates or implies an employment relationship. The Consultant retains control over the means and methods by which deliverables are completed.

GENERAL FUNCTIONS

The Senior Program Officer is engaged on a consultant basis to provide strategic programmatic support and oversight across a variety of contract deliverables includingdonor reporting, donor and local partner relations, and communications. The Consultant will deliver contracted services in coordination with the Media Investment and Social Impact Project Manager and will liaise with relevant internal stakeholders as necessary to fulfill the scope of work described in the scope.

SCOPE OF SERVICES & DELIVERABLES

·Project implementation:

oProvide strategic programmatic support and contribute to project strategy for at least one South Asia project, including analysis of project progress against contracted deliverables.

oDevelop tracking systems and monitor the project’s contracts and funding pools for local partners, including budget/agreement negotiation with partners, development and monitoring of budgets, processing payment requests, and review of programmatic reports.

oConduct research in support of ongoing projects and new initiatives.

oLiaise with relevant internal stakeholders as necessary to ensure effective delivery of contracted project services.

oCoordinate work activities with a Program Associate as needed to fulfill contracted deliverables. No supervisory, disciplinary, or performance management authority is included in this agreement.

·Professional expertise:

oDeliver direct technical assistance to local media partners on development or refinement of media business strategies.

oCultivate and strengthen relationships with local media partners and ensure that implementation is responsive to partners’ needs.

oAttend and participate in conferences and events, with funders and with policy experts.

·Impact and learning:

oCoordinate with Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) and other personnel on tracking progress towards program deliverables and assessing impact, including adherence to data collection protocols and technical review of performance data.

oPrepare periodic writeups for donor or internal reports covering monitoring results, trends, training progress, risk analysis, and adaptations.

BACKGROUND & QUALIFICATIONS

• Required Competencies Understanding of the human rights environment and network of stakeholders in South Asia.Strong problem-solving and risk-identification skills.Ability to organize events, including agenda design, travel arrangements, vendor negotiations, event logistics, etc.Excellent interpersonal skills; demonstrated diplomacy, tact, and ability to negotiate.Strong time management and organizational skills; ability to effectively manage a dynamic workload and shifting priorities.Proven ability to operate in a multicultural and remote work environment.Ability to periodically travel domestically and internationally for meetings with colleagues, local partners, and donors.
• Qualifications Minimum 7 years of relevant programmatic experience, preferably with donor programs and projects in the media development sector.Experience implementing revenue generation or audience growth strategies within a media organization, or significant expertise in developing and testing media business strategies.Experience implementing programs in diverse information environments; experience developing and implementing security protocols, including use of technologies to foster secure practices.Ability to coordinate effectively across geographies and time zones.Strong English fluency and writing skills.
• Desired Qualifications Prior experience managing and/or mentoring staff remotely.Experience delivering training and building capacity of colleagues and local partners.Familiarity with and experience in implementing projects to strengthen orgnizational capacity and inclusion of marginalized communities.
  

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

·Effective and timely completion of project activities, within budget.

·Demonstrable impact of skills-building activities among local partners.

·High-quality data collection and analysis that supports informed decision-making.

·Timely, accurate, and high-quality preparation of technical reports and programmatic deliverables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met or may be encountered by an employee performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision for use of computer terminal and reading printed and electronic materials

Benefits With administrative headquarters in the United States, United Kingdom, and France there are differences in our benefits packages dependent upon the headquarters office which is hiring. The benefits outlined below do not apply to those engaged on a country office or EOR issued employment agreement, or through contractor agreements. Locally engaged employee benefits are consistent with the standard country office or EOR offering. Contractors have limited benefits outlined in their individual agreements. Internews US headquarters benefits include Internews Sponsored Optional Health Plans include comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage for employees and dependents. Internews covers a large portion of the monthly premiums for employees and all enrolled dependents including domestic partners and spouses regardless of gender. Internews Paid or Funded Plans US Based 401k Retirement plan with a competitive Internews match and an International retirement savings contribution for those unable to participate in a 401k Above market Internews contribution to a qualified H.S.A. account for those enrolled in the Internews sponsored US Based HDHP medical plan Life, AD&D, and Disability coverage Duty of Care coverage including business traveler emergency medical insurance and security/evacuation services, and global workers compensation plans Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Employee Resilience Program (ERP) offering free and confidential counseling Optional Employee Paid Programs Supplemental Life insurance for employee, spouse or domestic partner, and children when based in the US US tax advantaged savings accounts for qualified expenses such as health, dependent care, and commuter costs Internews Leave Programs Routine paid leaves such as holiday, sick, and vacation – 37 days combined in your first year! Special paid leaves such as parental leave, compassionate leave, jury duty leave, voting leave, and paid leave to support voluntary organ or bone marrow donation Special job protected unpaid leave such as FMLA available in all office and remote work locations Expatriate allowance packages, based upon assignment, may include programs such as R&R, Home Leave, and Repatriation Travel. Work Flexibility: Most headquarters positions allow for individual schedule flexibility and remote work opportunities. Details are dependent upon each specific role. Internews Europe benefits include: 25 days annual leave + all public holidays Sick pay dependent on length of service Company maternity/paternity package Comprehensive medical insurance coverage for overseas assignments Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering free counseling. Group Life Cover Salary Sacrifice Scheme: Child Care Vouchers Paid Study Leave for Continuing Professional Development: dependent on length of service Equal Opportunity Employment In accordance with state and federal law in the United States, Internews will not discriminate against an employee or applicant for employment because of race, physical or mental disability, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or non-job related factors in hiring, promoting, demoting, training, benefits, transfers, layoffs, terminations, recommendations, rates of pay or other forms of compensation. Opportunity is provided to all based on qualifications and job requirements. Similarly, in line with UK employment legislation, anyone involved in recruitment, selection or interviews will take an unbiased approach regardless of the applicant¹s age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. They will only ask questions which relate to the job and avoid those which are discriminatory, or which might be perceived as such. Veterans preference under federal contracts Veterans preference gives special consideration to eligible veterans looking for federal employment with the United States. Veterans who are disabled or who served on active duty in the United States Armed Forces during certain specified time periods or in military campaigns are entitled to preference over nonveterans in hiring under federal contracts managed by Internews.