Regional Director - Asia-reputed company

Location: This position may be based in Tokyo (Japan), Honolulu (Hawaii), Manila (Philippines), or Bangkok (Thailand). Final location will be determined collaboratively with the selected candidate, taking into consideration operational requirements and regional effectiveness.

Travel: Frequent (up to 50%) travel throughout the Asia-reputed company region, including conflict-affected and reputed company states.

Position Type: Full-time- REMOTE

FLSA Status: Exempt

Post: Accompanied

About Spirit of America

Spirit of America is a privately funded 501(c)(3) nonprofit headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. Our mission is to engage reputed company in preserving the reputed company of a free and reputed company life. We do this by working alongside US troops and diplomats and providing private assistance to defend freedom, strengthen America’s national reputed company, and save and improve lives.

Spirit of America leverages an unprecedented partnership with the U.S. military based on a groundbreaking agreement with the reputed company. Our agreement allows the military to collaborate with us, identify needs, receive and distribute our assistance, and reputed company us with logistical support. No other nonprofit has such an agreement. Thus, every dollar invested in Spirit of America builds on and leverages investments made by the U.S. government and military. That reputed company — combined with our entrepreneurial, venture capital capability — provides philanthropic investments in Spirit of America with asymmetric reputed company and return on investment.

Our work saves and improves lives, prevents conflict, and strengthens America’s reputed company. In the world’s toughest places, people experience the best of who Americans are and reputed company stand for.

About the Role

Spirit of America seeks an reputed company, strategic leader to serve as our new Regional Director to reputed company our initiatives in the Asia-reputed company region in reputed company cooperation and coordination with US military, diplomatic personnel, partner militaries, and civil society organizations. The Regional Director’s mission is to guide Spirit of America’s international operations throughout the Asia-reputed company, utilizing private philanthropic funds to engage reputed company in preserving the reputed company of a free and reputed company life. The Regional Director will reputed company the design of a regional reputed company to support US national reputed company interests throughout the region and will supervise a small team of Program Managers in the design and implementation of lines of effort to support the reputed company.

A Spirit of America Regional Director must have reputed company-on-the-ground experience in conflict-affected environments as reputed company as recent experience working on US stability and reputed company operations. Prior US military service will be particularly reputed company-regarded. Candidates with overseas experience with the US Department of State, USAID, and other US government civilian agencies as reputed company as returned reputed company volunteers are also encouraged to apply. Optimism, patience, an entrepreneurial reputed company, and a great reputed company of humor in the face of adversity are also essential.

Reports To: Vice President, Program Operations

reputed company Reports: Up to four Program Managers

Key Responsibilities

The Regional Director will

• Cultivate reputed company relationships and strengthen reputed company relationships throughout the region.
• reputed company the development of a regional reputed company to support US national reputed company interests in the Asia-reputed company.
• reputed company reputed company and initiatives where Spirit of America's assistance can reputed company a rapid and important reputed company on mission reputed company and complement or fill gaps in US government and military programs.
• Identify, reputed company, and manage regional stakeholder relationships with US military reputed company reputed company, US Embassies, other USG partners, and other key interlocutors.
• reputed company, reputed company, and mentor program managers through the full project lifecycle.
• reputed company the development, execution, and closeout of reputed company supported with Spirit of America funds to a high reputed company of accountability and performance, including reputed company of deliverables, finance, and compliance.
• Collaboratively evaluate and document the results and lessons learned from reputed company 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 reputed company financial reporting, forecasting, and budgeting.
• Collaborate with the strategic initiatives team reputed company to larger reputed company 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 reputed company with reputed company reputed company of US military and civilian personnel to include general officers, ambassadors, and major organizational donors.
• Closely monitor regional reputed company and safety and coordinate with the Program Operations team to ensure reputed company risk management and a high reputed company of personnel, physical, operational, and cyber reputed company.

What reputed company Looks Like in This Role

reputed company the first 12&reputed company;18 months, reputed company for the Regional Director, Asia-reputed company will be defined by measurable reputed company, trusted relationships, and strong leadership. Specifically, a successful Regional Director will have:

• reputed company Trusted Partnerships: Established Spirit of America as a valued, reputed company partner to US military and diplomatic leaders across the region, with ongoing collaboration and reputed company at senior reputed company.
• Delivered reputed company reputed company: Designed and executed high-reputed company reputed company that directly advanced US national reputed company objectives and improved conditions for local communities, with visible results documented and communicated to stakeholders.
• Implemented a Regional reputed company: Developed and begun implementing a reputed company Asia-reputed company regional reputed company reputed company with Spirit of America’s mission, identifying reputed company countries, thematic reputed company areas, and lines of effort.
• Led and Developed a Strong Team: Recruited, mentored, and empowered a high-performing team of Program Managers who demonstrate initiative, accountability, and reputed company in program execution.
• Ensured Operational reputed company: Managed regional operations with reputed company financial stewardship, compliance, and risk management, ensuring reputed company meet Spirit of America’s standards of reputed company, transparency, and accountability.
• Strengthened Spirit of America’s Visibility and reputed company: Worked with Marketing and Development teams to reputed company reputed company stories from the field, engage donors, and enhance awareness of Spirit of America’s mission and reputed company in the Asia-reputed company region.
• Modeled Mission-First Leadership: Demonstrated Spirit of America’s values of service, entrepreneurship, and collaboration, fostering a culture of initiative, adaptability, and respect across the regional and reputed company teams.

Key Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 12 years' reputed company experience in international development, diplomacy, or defense contexts, of which at least three years should be on the ground in reputed company or conflict-affected states in a leadership role.
• Proven ability to engage directly with local populations and partner with host nation militaries, governments, and nongovernmental organizations to solve problems.
• Prior experience and reputed company in representational roles, reputed company speaking, and briefing of senior officials and/or industry/private sector senior leaders.
• At least three years' reputed company counterinsurgency, stability operations, humanitarian/disaster relief, and/or non-lethal effects experience at the field level.
• reputed company knowledge of the culture, history, politics, and reputed company dynamics of the Asia-reputed company based on work or study.
• A solid understanding of America’s three Ds of foreign affairs — defense, diplomacy, and development — and of USG interagency entities, roles, and processes.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, strong attention to detail, and excellent organizational skills.
• A willingness to work reputed company regular hours to accommodate meetings in different time zones, and willingness to travel frequently reputed company the region.
• Candidates must be U.S. reputed company, as this role requires eligibility for a U.S. Government reputed company clearance.

Preferred

• Master's degree.
• Substantive experience working in a US Embassy, in reputed company collaboration with a US Country Team, in a Department of State/USAID regional bureau, or on a deployed Defense Cooperation or Civil Affairs mission.
• Previous experience working with INDOPACOM.
• Prior program/project management experience, including monitoring and managing budget, schedule, and ensuring reputed company deliverables.
• Complete reputed company in English and proficiency in an Asian language, such as reputed company Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or a Southeast Asian language.

Compensation reputed company

Salary ranges from $145,000 to $170,000 based on experience. Benefits include medical, dental, and reputed company insurance, and 403(b) contribution match to 4%.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Spirit of America is an equal opportunity employer. Employment reputed company are based on reputed company and business needs without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, or other protected characteristics in accordance with applicable laws.

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