Senior Project Supervisor Job Description

The Senior Project Supervisor is a veteran Project Supervisor who demonstrates exceptional leadership potential. Senior Project Supervisors participate in Senior Staff training and project planning. 

In addition to the Project Supervisor responsibilities described under Project Supervisor Job Description, Senior Project Supervisors are responsible for the following:

Ongoing Responsibilities

• Works with Associate Project Director (APD) and Project Director (PD) to plan and coordinate the Latin American program in his/her project area
• Collaborates with the PD and APD to create a successful Senior Staff partnership, dividing responsibilities to promote effective completion of tasks
• Facilitates training and leadership development of the Project Staff

Pre-Program Responsibilities

• Participates in a spring training workshop
• Collaborates with the PD and APD in preparation for initial survey
• Initiates communication with Project Staff to begin to build positive working relationships

During Program Responsibilities

• Assumes responsibilities of the APD as needed
• Works with PD to set up staff headquarters
• Facilitates Project Staff in-country training, including preparing Project Supervisors to conduct successful town surveys
• Cultivates professional relationships with host country officials at the national and regional levels, and maintains consistent communication with them during the summer
• Communicates with the International Office according to the on-call schedule, and immediately in a crisis situation, to report program progress, rule violations, illnesses and other concerns
• Works with PD and APD to coordinate weekly staff meetings
• Assumes all Project Supervisor responsibilities