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EverWatch is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, citizenship or immigration status, and veteran status or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Foreign Affairs Program Assistant provides programmatic, contractual, logistical, and

administrative support to the INL/EA Office. In particular, the Program Assistant supports team members on the management of programs and contracts; drafts, tracks, and reviews obligating and procurement documents as well as briefing materials, fact sheets, and reports for INL/EA management; provides support on monitoring and evaluation (M&E); and assists with

coordination of program activities with INL sections abroad and with implementers. The

Program Assistant will organize and attend meetings, assist with staffing issues, and provide

other general administrative and programmatic support to help the EA Office. The Program Assistant will coordinate collection, review, and consolidation of incoming M&E data and create

presentations and factsheets.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports INL/EA program officers to prepare and track obligating and sub-obligating documents, including letters of agreement, interagency agreements, grants, and contracts.
• Assists in the oversight, monitoring, reporting, coordination, and assessment of INL programs to ensure deliverables and foreign assistance priorities set by INL and the Embassy are being fulfilled.
• Assists in monitoring and evaluating INL/EA programs, including drafting, updating, and collecting results frameworks, performance measurement plans, and data collection templates.
• Assists with data analysis and visualization to improve reporting.
• Provides administrative and logistical support for U.S. based training of international officials.
• Supports Program Officers in completing field and human resources/staffing requirements, including but not limited to scheduling interviews, drafting and tracking hiring paperwork, and scheduling pre-deployment training and consultations to help prepare new staff for field deployment.
• Supports Program Officers’ efforts to manage records and maintain and accurately update the shared drive and/or Sharepoint to enable quick and efficient retrieval of information. Accurately purges files or performs other file disposition actions in accordance with established procedures.
• Assists in the preparation of background materials and reports used by INL, and assists in the preparation of reports, speeches, briefings, and testimony.
• Provides general administrative and programmatic support to INL/EA, including but not limited to assembling briefing books, drafting reports and updates, and scheduling meetings, among other requirements.
• Assists with logistical and administrative tasks, including VIP travel to the United States and abroad.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• U.S. citizen;
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution;
• Two to four years’ experience in relevant field;
• Demonstrated ability to work on projects and issues within overall policy guidelines;
• Demonstrated skill in oral and written communication, sufficient to draft action and info memos, congressional testimony, press guidance and congressional and general correspondence;
• Knowledge of international narcotics and law enforcement issues.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in a field related to the primary duties of this position, including international affairs, political science, public administration, or public policy.
• Demonstrated experience working on foreign assistance programs or in the U.S. foreign policy field.
• Demonstrated experience with data collection or program monitoring and evaluation for federal funding agencies, such as USAID or Department of State.
• Demonstrated expertise in Microsoft Sharepoint, Project, Tableau, and Publisher.
• Demonstrated experience with project management and monitoring and evaluation.
• Demonstrated interest and/or experience in Eurasia or Europe and/or Ukrainian- or Russian-language proficiency.