Title: MENA Program Director, MEPI Alumni Connection

Location: Tunis, Tunisia

Reports To: Program Director

Summary: World Learning seeks a MENA Program Director, MEPI Alumni Connection based in Tunis, Tunisia to support the Middle East Partnership Initiative Alumni Engagement hereinafter referred to as “MEPI Alumni Connection”. The MENA Program Director will coordinate the planning, design,

organization, and implementation of program activities across the MENA region. Position reports to the Program Director based in the U.S.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Oversee all regional activities, program staff, and manage relationships with partners and the greater alumni network
• Ensure consistency of operations, activities, and alumni support and uphold standards of excellence for all staff
• Communicate effectively and professionally with stakeholders including MEPI alumni, U.S. Embassies, MEPI implementing partners, and program partners.
• Lead team in the monitoring and evaluating MENA wide program activities
• In conjunction with Program Director establish, modify, and implement program-wide systems, policies, and procedures
• Hire and onboard staff, promote professional training and development, and conduct performance reviews for direct reports
• Ensure strong systems for effective collection and tailoring of alumni success stories, development of briefs and tracking of activity impact
• Authorize, monitor, and reconcile cost-effective disbursement of project funds in compliance with World Learning and DOS financial management guidelines; and provide financial oversight of staff
• Use tools for tracking, monitoring, and evaluating participants and program activities and results as required
• Provide support and oversight in the development and implementation of communications and social media strategies
• Write quarterly reports and ad-hoc program report deliverables in a timely manner
• Coordinate administrative operations with designated World Learning-Tunisia representative
• Act as the day-to-day regional point of contact for MEPI, U.S. Embassy staff, or other program stakeholders
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Director.
  
• Support integration of DEI goals and practices in internal operations and communications, as well as in program design and implementation;
• Demonstrate a curiosity about World Learning as a whole, with the aim of being able to effectively represent the organization to external audiences commensurate with the position;
• Support an organizational culture of continuous learning through rigorous program monitoring, data tracking, donor and MERL reporting, research and reflection to ensure strong outcomes;