Program Officer, International Diplomatic Academy-USIP Retour vers les opportunités

Description

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If you have a passion for making the world a better place and want to have a front-row seat on the world stage, USIP is the place for you.

Summary

USIP is looking for an experienced program officer to manage the implementation of a State Department, NEA-funded project supporting Tunisia’s new International Diplomatic Academy.  The project provides technical assistance to the Academy to support its expansion into an international diplomacy training center.  The Program Officer will lead the project team and report to the Tunisia Country Director.  S/he will work closely with other colleagues across North Africa Team based in the Tunis and Washington HQ offices.

This is a full-time position based in Tunis, Tunisia. This position is open to Americans, Host Country Nationals (HCN), and Third Country Nationals (TCN).

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Program Implementation & Team Management

• Develops, oversees, and monitors work plans, monitoring and evaluation, and budgeting for all activities under the project.
• Leads implementation and coordination of activities in coordination with thematic experts including curriculum development, strategic planning, visiting lecture series, study tours, residencies, large procurements and other similar activities.
• Provides effective leadership to a team.
• Ensures timely and adequate reporting to internal and external project stakeholders against the work plans, including articulate quarterly progress reports.
• Identifies risks and challenges to the ongoing project operations and activities and provides recommendations to country director on mitigation strategies.
• Ensures systematic and adaptive monitoring, evaluation, and analysis of project implementation and impact.
• Identifies appropriate experts to support the project in close coordination with the project team and Tunisia Country Director/ Officer in Charge.
• Manages day to day administrative matters for the project and ensures the integrity of financial and administrative operations.

Partnership building and resource mobilization for the project and overall program.

• Builds and maintains solid relationships with key Tunisian government and US government partners.
• Supports efforts to identify new programming opportunities in Tunisia and sufficient resource mobilization for the project in close coordination with senior management.
• Ensures the highest level of communication and cooperation with relevant USIP departments/divisions teams.
• Promotes USIP’s role as a thought leader.
• Supports efforts to represent USIP in internal and external events.
• Contributes to drafting of concept note and proposals.

Corporate Competencies

• Ensures compliance with procurement and contracting regulations.
• Manages, supervises, and delegates oversight, compliance and reporting functions, and trouble-shooting operational roadblocks at HQ and the Tunisia field office.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in international relations, political science, diplomacy, education, public administration, conflict resolution, or related field.
• Eight (8) or more years of related program management experience.
• Six (6) or more years of experience in training, education, diplomacy, international relations, or related field.
• Experience working in foreign affairs with government preferred but not required.
• Prior experience working with governments in Tunisia, or the region.
• Demonstrated project design, implementation, and monitoring, evaluation, and learning skills.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated analytic and writing skills. Able to write effectively in a variety of formats and for a variety of audiences in English.
• Must have the ability to design and manage budgets.
• Must have strong collaboration skills; must have the ability to coordinate the input and priorities of multiple players.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in English both written and oral.
• Working level proficiency in Arabic and/or French preferred.

HOW TO APPLY
To be considered for this position, please submit a complete application package consisting of:
1.  Completed employment application including titles, dates of hire and salary history.
2.  Cover letter
3.  Resume

Only those applicants that are selected for further discussions will be contacted.

No Phone Calls. Interviews will be scheduled by appointment only.

USIP is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of USIP to offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, age, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, political affiliations or belief, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by law