Program Associate: Innovative Training Solutions

DETAILS

• Date Posted: March 29, 2022
 • Application Deadline: April 30, 2022
 • Job Type: Full-time

SUMMARY

Eurasia Foundation (EF), a Washington DC-based international development organization promoting good governance and vibrant civil society, is accepting applications for a Program Associate (PA). As a member of EF’s Innovative Training Solutions team, the PA is responsible for providing programmatic oversight, guidance, and backstopping support for EF’s online civil society capacity-building program for women’s rights activists among Afghan diaspora. The PA will report to the Program Officer. 

DUTIES

• Facilitate the delivery of online training courses;
• Monitor the progress of course participants towards programmatic outcomes, and
   revise program’s strategies if necessary;
• Liaise with instructors to ensure clear communication with course participants
• Contribute to planning, strategizing, and implementing the program to achieve its
   objectives;
• Utilize innovative methods to increase engagement by program participants in online courses;
• Conduct outreach campaigns utilizing social media skills and other methods as
   necessary;
• Work collaboratively with the Program Officer to identify risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure minimal disruption to the implementation of program activities;
• Assist the Program Officer in collecting data, research, and documenting success stories;
• Support the Program Officer in supervising the administrative and financial aspects of the project;
• Develop content for the program’s website in Persian/Dari;

• Facilitation and coordination of meetings and events with the women’s rights focused civil society groups. 
• Provide guidance and coordination support to joint advocacy initiatives of the women activists.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in international development, social work, area studies,
   management or another relevant field required; Master’s degree preferred;
• At least two years of work experience is required; work experience on international development projects, civil society capacity building, NGO leadership training, etc.  is highly desirable;
• Experience with utilizing social media tools content management systems, managing WordPress websites, and working with E-learning platforms such as Moodle;
• Exceptional writing, research, and communications skills;
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
• Ability to work with several interrelated projects being implemented under the
   same programmatic umbrella if needed;
• Ability to work effectively in multi-cultural teams;
• Experience in advocacy, women empowerment projects, and online training is a plus.
• Native level fluency in English and Persian/Dari is required;

APPLY

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to [email protected] with PA-ITS in the subject line.

No phone calls, please.