Program Officer – Middle East and North Africa Program (MENA)

23 مارس، 2023

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الوصف الوظيفي

As a Program Officer at Open Society, you will:

Develop a strategy on media policy, access to information, information security and culture and arts in discussions with supervisor and with the broader MENA team.
Manage the current grants in the portfolio.
Explore new potential partnerships and internal/external engagement with policy makers, technical experts, media organizations, and culture/art producers and distributors in the MENA region.
Effectively coordinate with other Open Society Foundations programs, to design collaborative strategies, actions, and future campaigns/initiatives and identify opportunities to amplify partners efforts.
Participate in the development of overall program strategy and conduct research to support program design
Set and monitor budgets for your portfolio.
Support the strategy directions and lead the implementation in alignment with the portfolio and MENA Program's strategy.
Manage grantees under the unit and the identification of new actors that can advance the unit’s design, goals and impact role while undertaking ongoing assessment of portfolio.
Deliver a prescribed budget of work and track portfolios expenditure while working within established OSF systems.

Issue areas of knowledge and experience:

Artificial Intelligence, Data and Surveillance (e. g. Technology & Data)
Freedom of Assembly, Association and Expression (e.g. Expanding Civic Space)
Information and Digital Rights
Journalism and Media Policy
Equity and Anti-Discrimination (e.g. Disability Rights, Ethnicity & Health Equality, LGBTI Rights, Anti-Xenophobia, Citizenship, Identity & Documentation rights, Racial Justice Infrastructure, Racial, Religious & Ethnic Profiling)
Social and Economic Inclusion (e.g. Marginalized Groups & Voices, Minority Leadership & Empowerment, Government Delivery of Inclusive Services),
Protection of Practitioners – including human rights defenders, journalists, scholars and students, anti-corruption activists, protestors, artists, and other critical voices of dissent

المهارات

What we are looking for:

Experience and knowledge of Middle East & North Africa politics, and international relations of MENA.
Experience with developing and designing campaigns, advocacy, policy research, grant making and working collaboratively with partners and allies to develop new skills and build new areas of work.
Excellent writing and project management skills
Ability to work efficiently to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment, and ability to adapt to shifting priorities.
Willingness to travel frequently, both domestically and internationally.
Commitment to continuous learning and growth in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion, antiracism, and social justice.
Effectively work as a team member and independently, with a high-level of self-motivation and ability to set and meet goals.
Show discretion and ability to handle confidential issues.
Knowledge of key organizations and networks active in the field.
Excellent listening and communication skills with sensitivity to cultural communication differences.
Proven ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, to troubleshoot and follow projects through to completion, consistently on schedule, without loss of attention to detail and budget.
Fluency in Arabic and English required, working knowledge of French a plus.
Commitment to continuous learning and growth in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion, antiracism and social justice;
Commitment to listening and working with humility; ways of working that are respectful to all people; and that support space and voice for all diverse perspectives in our workplace.