Project Director, USDOL (FLIP), Washington, DC

About PADF

The Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) believes in creating a hemisphere of opportunity for all. We work across Latin America and the Caribbean to make our region strongermore healthy peaceful just inclusive resilient and sustainable for current and future generations. For over 60 years we have served the most vulnerable communities investing resources throughout the hemisphere. We partner with and enable civil society governments and the private sector for the greater good of the region.

Position Overview

PADF seeks a full-time Project Director for an upcoming U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) Project in Argentina Ecuador El Salvador and Guatemala. The project will build accountability in key trade partner countries to implement and effectively enforce a prohibition on imports made wholly or in part with forced particular the project will leverage labor commitments in trade agreements including Agreements on Reciprocal Trade (ARTs) to address gaps in forced labor enforcement that create unfair competition for American workers and producers.

The Project Director should have a background in labor law labor rights human rights or related areas alongside demonstrated experience in international trade-related labor commitments. The selected individual will lead a diverse team of technical specialists and partners in Argentina Ecuador El Salvador and Guatemala to strengthen labor standards enforce compliance and eliminate unfair trade practices. The Project Director will be based in Washington DC. This position is contingent on funding. Fluency in written and spoken English and Spanish is required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead project activities according to the approved work plan and in consultation with USDOL and key stakeholders.
• Liaise with USDOL; national state and local governments; and target populations bringing in and leveraging stakeholders to support project activities as required.
• Maintain working relationships with all project stakeholders (including government civil society academia and employers) and engage in coalition-building and public-private partnership promotion.
• Manage a team of project staff technical experts consultants and local partners while coordinating with headquarters and in-country project staff.
• Provide strategic guidance to the team for the completion of project activities in prioritized sectoral and geographic areas.
• Perform strategic financial and operational planning including work planning and ensure project compliance with all USDOL financial contractual and reporting requirements.
• Ensure that milestones performance goals and indicators are monitored and achieved.
• Lead high-quality report preparation in English capturing project activities documenting impacts related to all activities and ensuring timely submission.
• Foster partnerships and alliances to leverage additional funds and support for project activities.
• Travel to areas of intervention within target countries (Argentina Ecuador El Salvador and Guatemala) and to PADF headquarters in Washington DC as needed.
• Other duties as required.

Competencies

• Nurture knowledge Models continuous learning builds systems that institutionalize knowledge and uses insights to drive strategic decisions.
• Be creative and promote creativity Drives a culture of innovation and aligns creative initiatives with organizational strategy.
• Lead & inspire Inspires at organizational scale through values-driven leadership.
• Adapt Leads strategic adaptation anticipating change and ensuring organizational agility.
• Optimize resources Drives organizational excellence through strategic resource allocation and systems that support continuous improvement.
• Communicate effectively Communicates vision strategy and priorities with clarity and inspiration to diverse internal and external audiences.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in project management supervision administration and implementation of a cooperative agreement and/or contract requirements (including meeting deadlines achieving targets establishing and maintaining systems for managing project operations working with multiple subrecipient(s) and/or contractor(s) and overseeing the preparation and submission of required reports to donor agencies) preferably in one of the countries of implementation.
• Bachelors degree Masters degree or law or Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree reflecting expertise in areas relevant to this project such as trade law customs and border enforcement labor law public policy international development or a related field relevant to labor rights or trade agreements.
• Deep expertise in trade and labor law enforcement labor rights and international trade-related labor commitments.
• Experience working with organizations promoting labor rights in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Experience establishing and maintaining systems for managing project operations across several countries preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain working relationships with all project stakeholders and to engage in coalition building and multi-stakeholder partnerships specifically with the public and private sectors.
• Demonstrated experience as an effective public speaker.
• Fluency in English and Spanish is required. Fluency includes speaking listening reading and writing.

Salary Range: $125000 - $150000

A candidates salary is determined by multiple factors including but not limited to relevant work experience job-related knowledge skills abilities and internal organizational equity.

More About PADF

PADF is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established by the Organization of American States (OAS) in 1962.â

PADFs core values.âH-E-A-R-Tâ Honesty Excellence Authenticity Respect and Trust.ââ

EEO Statement.We actively seek a diverse applicant pool and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. PADF does not discriminate based on ability age national origin race and ethnicity religious beliefs sexual orientation or criminal record.

PADF is committed to safeguarding employees and those we serve addressing inappropriate behavior discrimination and harassment. We take an intersectional approach promote gender equality and follow our Global Code of Conduct emphasizing our H.E.A.R.T. values. The code covers various aspects including anti-trafficking PSEAH (Protection against Sexual Exploitation Abuse and Harassment) whistleblowing and online safety.

PADF is an Equal Opportunity Employerâ

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