JOB TITLE: Country Program Director
GRADE: I-A
STATUS: Exempt
GRADE: I-A
STATUS: Exempt
Field Staff Association Position
This position is based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The Solidarity Center, founded in 1997 by the AFL-CIO to tackle the
enormous challenges workers face in the global economy, now works with
union and community group partners in more than 60 countries through a
network of 26 field offices. This not-for-profit organization offers
education, training, research, legal support, and organizing assistance
to help build strong and effective trade unions and other workers’
organizations and more just and equitable societies. Its programs
promote democratic rights and respect for workers; raise public
awareness about abuses of the world’s most vulnerable workers; and,
above all, help the world’s workers secure a voice in their societies
and the global economy.
The Solidarity Center seeks a country program director to lead the
work of advancing its mission in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The
country program director reports directly to the Solidarity Center’s
regional program director for the Americas and works in close
partnership with AFL-CIO affiliates, the ITUC- Trade Union Confederation
of the Americas, and various NGOs active in the region, particularly in
Haiti. The Washington, D.C.-based Solidarity Center has a staff of 245
and an annual budget of $30 million. The position requires residency in
the Dominican Republic and frequent travel to Haiti.
Responsibilities
- With the Americas regional staff, develop and implement program priorities for work in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, consistent with the strategic vision of the Solidarity Center’s global and regional work; revisit those priorities as needed to reflect changing national regional realities.
- Lead and oversee the department’s local staff and consultants in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and manage local office operations.
- Serve as the representative of the U.S. labor movement in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
- Represent the interests and issues of the Haitian and Dominican labor movements, their labor issues, and their global importance within the Solidarity Center, the AFL-CIO, and the U.S. labor movement broadly as well as to U.S. government programs in the region, other NGOs, and the academic community. Build bridges to and coalitions and collaborative efforts with allies in the Dominican Republic and Haiti working to advance worker rights.
- Assure the high quality and effectiveness of the Solidarity Center’s work in the Dominican Republic and Haiti through monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of program work.
Qualifications
- Knowledge of the region, and experience in the U.S. and/or international labor movement and/or the human rights movement. Understanding of the political economy of the Dominican Republic and Haiti and their place in the global economy is critical, as is an understanding of the U.S. labor movement.
- Experience in leading grassroots campaigns, including union or community organizing, and conducting popular education with a range of audiences.
- The ability to communicate ideas and information effectively to U.S. and international audiences: Spanish fluency is required, Haitian Creole or French language proficiency highly desired.
- Proven ability to work successfully in complex political environments and collaboratively as part of a dynamic team.
- Grant management skills including proposal writing, program monitoring, budget tracking, and regular reporting.
- B.A. degree in a relevant field.
Personal Qualities
The successful candidate will bring a sense of passion about the
region and its politics, a strong social justice orientation, and a
clear understanding of gender equity as a critical component of worker
rights. He or she will have good judgment in U.S. and international
political environments and the confidence, tenacity, energy, patience,
and drive to work with others in this multilayered international
organization to advance the cause of workers around the world.
The duration of this position, as with all positions at the
Solidarity Center, is contingent upon continued grant funding. Although
this position is posted for the Dominican Republic and Haiti, overseas
staff may expect to be transferred to other areas of the world.
To Apply: Please send cover letter and résumé to
Lisa Humphries, Human Resources Officer, Solidarity Center, 888 16th
Street, N.W., Suite 400, Washington, DC 20006; by e-mail to lhumphries@solidaritycenter.org; or by fax to 202-974-8266.
The Solidarity Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Moreinfo: http://solidaritycenter.org/content.asp?contentid=1322
