Country Program Director at Solidarity Center

Specific Duties

• Provide specified field officer with programmatic financial and administrative support;
• Write/edit proposals, reports, letters, and other correspondence;
• Conduct issue research for use by Center headquarters and field officers;
• Coordinate activities with the Center's other program and functional offices;
• Assist, as required, in the work of the Center's other program and functional offices;
• Develop coalition-building contacts with African labor, government and non- governmental organizations in the region;
• Provide guidance to field offices on national centers policies and priorities and serve as a liaison between the SC and national centers, and AFL-CIO affiliates, GUF's, ITUC, its regional organizations and the ILO;
• Assist and advise field offices in program development and proposal writing:
• Develop and implement regional and sub-regional programs and programs in the region;
• Provide field offices with information on USAID, NED, and U.S. government rules and regulations that affect program management;
• Share information on country conditions and labor issues as requested;
• Travel on a TDY basis to conduct and/or oversee program development and/or implementation in countries without a Center field office;
• Work closely with AFL-CIO affiliates to coordinate their participation in the development and implementation of Solidarity Center programs, within approved communications guidelines;
• Monitor programs to meet budget targets;
• Represent the Solidarity Center as directed;
• Furnish financial and administrative support services to field offices, and provide advice and guidance to field offices on grants management and funding procedures;
• Initiate concept papers and program proposals and seeks funding for same; and
• Perform other related duties as assigned.