Spirit of America

Director

• Cultivate influential relationships and strengthen current relationships throughout the region.
• Lead the development of a regional strategy to support US national security interests in the Asia-Pacific.
• Develop projects and initiatives where Spirit of America's assistance can make a rapid and important impact on mission success and complement or fill gaps in US government and military programs.
• Identify, develop, and manage regional stakeholder relationships with US military command elements, US Embassies, other USG partners, and other key interlocutors.
• Coach, develop, and mentor program managers through the full project lifecycle.
• Oversee the development, execution, and closeout of projects supported with Spirit of America funds to a high standard of accountability and performance, including quality of deliverables, finance, and compliance.
• Collaboratively evaluate and document the results and lessons learned from projects supported by Spirit of America in the assigned region and across the regional team.
• Use evaluations to inform follow-on programming and new initiatives.
• Maintain and deliver timely financial reporting, forecasting, and budgeting.
• Collaborate with the strategic initiatives team related to larger projects that touch the region.
• Partner with Spirit of America's Development and Marketing teams, creating appropriate content to engage donors and partners through media while reviewing and proving input into the content developed by the broader regional team.
• Coordinate and represent Spirit of America and projects with all levels of US military and civilian personnel to include general officers, ambassadors, and major organizational donors.
• Closely monitor regional security and safety and coordinate with the Program Operations team to ensure sound risk management and a high standard of personnel, physical, operational, and cyber security.

Regional Director – Asia-Pacific