Senior Project Director, International Development & MEL

Dexis; Washington; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Job summary

Dexis is a dynamic professional services firm partnering with government and communities worldwide. The Project Director leads the East Asia Pacific MELS contract, serving as the principal technical and management contact for government supervision and contract execution.

The role provides overall leadership to ensure timely, high-quality task execution, coordinating cross- functional teams, quality assurance, and compliance, with initial part-time engagement scalable to full-time as work

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in international development or related field.
• Minimum of 12 years managing complex international development programs.
• Minimum of 7 years in senior management roles directing multi-country programs.
• Experience managing complex U.S. Government contracts (DoS/USAID).
• Experience overseeing multidisciplinary teams and multiple stakeholders.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Experience supervising embedded advisors and surge personnel.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact between the Contractor and the Government.
• Provide overall management, technical oversight, and direction for all activities conducted under the contract.
• Respond to tasking and deliverable requests and oversee execution from initiation through acceptance.
• Lead work planning, staffing, prioritization, and resource allocation across multiple simultaneous assignments.
• Select, mobilize, supervise, and provide technical and administrative direction to all long-term and short-term personnel supporting contract activities.
• Ensure all deliverables meet established quality standards and are resubmitted on schedule.
• Establish and implement quality assurance and quality control procedures across all task areas.
• Oversee contract performance, financial management, risk management, and compliance with contractual requirements.
• Coordinate with Department of State stakeholders, overseas posts, implementing partners, and other relevant entities to ensure effective task execution.
• Monitor personnel performance, identify resource needs, and manage surge requirements.
• Ensure appropriate integration of monitoring, evaluation, learning, research, data analytics, and knowledge management activities across the contract portfolio.
• Provide executive-level reporting and briefings to Government leadership as required.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Policy analysis

Education

Master’s degree in international development or related field

Job description

Dexis is a dynamic professional services firm partnering with government and communities worldwide. The Project Director leads the East Asia Pacific MELS contract, serving as the principal technical and management contact for government supervision and contract execution.

The role provides overall leadership to ensure timely, high-quality task execution, coordinating cross- functional teams, quality assurance, and compliance, with initial part-time engagement scalable to full-time as work