It was supposed to be a regional role. I was honest about my coverage during the interview (I basically have near 0 coverage regionally but I did have exposure and very minute contacts in how things should be run)
Since the 2nd week of my job, there has been signs that my boss wants to retain certain parts of the portfolio. Remarks of trust etc came out. Always very vague reasoning behind it. I know higher up doesn't agree but the “newbie” card was played so nothing changed.
Today after my local contact produced a regional contact, I casually tested that theory of “when I finally move on to cover that country”. Smile disappeared instantly.
How do I get it across I don't want to be a leader and I just need to know if my JD has changed so I can focus on what my responsibilities are?