Area Director – Europe & Middle East (EME)

Responsibilities:

Areas of Responsibility:
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Egypt, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Kosova, Kazakhstan, Lebanon,
Russia, Serbia, Syria, Ukraine, West Europe. This position will require up to 30% of travel.

Contact/Relationships:
This position requires extensive contact with other program staff, Communications and Donor Relations, and Human Resources. The Area Director in International Program also has regular contact with outside consultants, constituents and personnel applicants.

The Area Director is responsible for communicating the organizational strategic direction to MCC International Programs and serves as the first point of contact for interpreting MCC policies for both MCC Reps and Area staff. This position provides written reports to the MCC U.S./Canada Boards at least twice a year. In collaboration with the Program Director, the Area Director has the authority to approve program plans and budgets, along with making personnel-related decisions.

Supervision:
This position directly supervises and manages performance of the MCC Representatives and Area staff in the EME Area. Supervision includes conducting annual performance appraisals of MCC Representatives and office staff, ensuring that worker care is provided for international program staff and service workers (SWs), as well as helping to interpret and enforce MCC policy. With input from Human Resources, the Area Director is responsible for problem solving and reporting related to personnel issues. This position is responsible for the overall budget and program plans for the EME Area.

Complexity/Competencies:
The Area Director must be able to develop and articulate a vision for MCC’s work in the EME Area. As part of that vision, the Area Director develops and regularly updates the strategic plan for the Area and assists MCC Representatives in developing annual budgets and program plans which fit into the larger five-year plan. He/she makes decisions about the spending of MCC resources in accordance to the Area strategic plan and reports program activities to the Program Director. The Area Director serves as resource to MCC Communications and Donor Relations for issues related to their Area. The Area Director has the ultimate responsibility for programming and personnel in the Area, requiring creative approaches and solutions to a wide variety of issues. This position must be able to lead a team that is spread across the EME Area. Due to the nature of this position, the Area Director will need to prioritize between various, and often competing, requests for information and input.

Independent Action:
The Area Director exercises considerable independent judgment based on broadly defined outcomes in consultation with the Area Director. The Program Director must be able to lead a team, provide motivation for organizational directions and multi-task among a variety of administrative functions. In developing the five year strategic plan, the Area Director helps to set the priorities for the EME Area, which often has implications for the broader organization. This position gives input for the development and implementation of MCC policies. He/she must be able to problem-solve as issues arise.

End Result:
The Area Director is responsible to harness and coordinate MCC’s resources in a way that results in impactful and mutually transformative programming in their Area of responsibility within the parameters set by the Board and senior management.

Major Responsibilities:

• Supervision - 50%
• Program Planning/Budget - 25%
• Relationship Building/Networking - 20%
• Program Department Leadership - 5%