Deputy Director, Global China Hub

Overview

The Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub is seeking a Deputy Director to manage its daily operations and help the Council achieve its ambitious strategic objectives regarding galvanizing allies and partners to meet the wide array of challenges posed by the rise of China.

The Deputy Director will play a leading role in overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Hub and supporting the Senior Director in areas such as communications, financial operations and development, convenings, and intellectual outputs. The Deputy Director will project manage several of the Hub’s largest and most complex projects for government and private-sector sponsors and will coordinate the activities of Global China Hub’s four staff and its intern. The Deputy Director also will be responsible for coordinating a high-volume of cross-Council work on China, working very closely with other leading centers on joint programming and projects related to China and supporting and enabling those China-related efforts to further strengthen the Council’s impact in this top-priority area. The Deputy Director’s capacity to coordinate the daily management and operations of the Global China Hub also will empower the Senior Director to focus on the strategic portfolio and flagship efforts.

A successful Deputy Director will have superb project management, organization, and communication skills as well as an extraordinary degree of collegiality and an evident teamwork orientation. Additionally, the Deputy Director will have a demonstrated level of expertise on China, and a proven track record of effectively linking the strategic vision of senior leadership to daily operations in previous professional roles. The ideal candidate will quickly learn and operate within a complex organizational environment and build consensus around common goals and objectives.

This position will be located at the Atlantic Council headquarters in Washington, DC, and require at least 3 days of in-person work per week. The Atlantic Council seeks applicants with diverse backgrounds and offers a competitive compensation package commensurate with experience, with offers starting at $93,000.

Job Responsibilities

Project Management The Deputy Director will manage the Hub’s largest and most complex projects, coordinating the activities of Hub staff and internal and external partners to drive execution, overseeing the fulfillment of administrative and financial reporting requirements for these projects, and managing the relationships with government or private-sector project sponsors.

Collaboration The Deputy Director will coordinate between the Hub and the staff of the other 15 centers and programs at the Atlantic Council, as well as the External Relations, Finance, Human Resources, Development, and Executive Office teams on all aspects of the Hub’s operations. The Deputy Director will meet regularly with counterparts in other centers to align China-related programming, research, fundraising, communications, and other cross-Council efforts.

Development The Deputy Director will work with the Senior Director, members of the development and public sector partnerships teams to set and work toward the Hub’s own fundraising goals for the Hub and coordinate with adjacent Centers’ China work to help them meet those goals. The Deputy Director will craft proposals for new work, generate financial support for the Hub’s core competencies, and help build the Hub’s and adjacent Centers’ funding base for China work by sustaining current financial support and pursuing additional support from corporations, governments, international organizations, foundations, and individuals.

Financial Management The Deputy Director will work with the Senior Director to manage and coordinate all relevant center budgeting and administrative responsibilities.

Communications The Deputy Director will execute the Senior Director’s vision for communicating a coherent and comprehensive body of work on China for external audiences, including through its website, newsletter, social media platforms, and ad hoc engagement with key internal and external stakeholders.

Supervision The Deputy Director will supervise and coordinate the activities of Global China Hub staff and interns, documenting and evaluating their performance and providing them with coaching and feedback.

Writing, Editing, and Intellectual Support The Deputy Director will draw on their established expertise on China to help support the intellectual outputs of the Global China Hub and those of adjacent Centers. These efforts could include direct research and writing support for the Senior Director and editing or providing feedback on China-related research publications from Council staff or fellows. The Deputy may also represent the Hub during public and private events at the Atlantic Council or outside institutions by serving as a panelist or moderator or delivering opening remarks. The Deputy will understand that the highest priority of the Global China Hub’s work is to help the United States work closely with its Asian and European allies to manage and address the challenges posed by China and will emphasize this priority in ongoing and future work across the Council’s workstreams.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in relevant field.
• Demonstrated project management experience, including a proven track record in managing multiple complex projects simultaneously and a demonstrated ability to work efficiently and collaboratively with both junior-level and senior-level colleagues.
• Demonstrated expertise on China.
• 5+ years of combined professional experience in foreign policy and/or international economics.
• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• Extraordinary teamwork skills and a predominant emphasis on collegiality and working effectively with a wide range of teams.
• Ability to dynamically and effectively represent the Atlantic Council to external constituencies, such as corporate executives, senior government officials, diplomats, board members, and donors.
• Accomplished track record in financial management.
• Self-starter who can balance multiple tasks and remain flexible, adaptive, and positive in a fluid environment.
• Superior organizational, logistical, and administrative skills.
• Experience in a supervisory position desirable, including a track record of documenting and evaluating employee performance, providing coaching and feedback, and leading career development conversations.
• Experience with fundraising or proposal writing desirable.
• Database management experience optional.
• Professional-level Mandarin proficiency optional.

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