Program Assistant/Associate
DETAILS
- Date Posted:
- Region: North America
- Country: United States
- Job Type: None
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.