Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Program Assistant, Eurasia and Belarus

Organization: Center for International Private Enterprise

Website: CIPE

Title: Program Assistant

Location: Washington, DC

Compensation: Not Listed

Description:
This position is based in Washington, DC and will have the responsibility of working on the CIPE programs in Belarus and Central Asia with potential secondary responsibility to other regional and/or country initiatives and communications support. The position requires a dedicated Program Assistant to provide administrative, programmatic and communication support for the program.

Responsibilities:
  • Correspond via e-mail and phone with program partners to coordinate program development and track program progression.
  • Assist in writing, reviewing, editing and preparing quarterly narrative and financial reports, program proposals, articles, press releases and other documents for submission to donor agencies and CIPE internal and promotional use.
  • Create and maintain a variety of program and correspondence files for the Eurasia department.
  • Process invoices, vouchers, field office liquidations and other financial procedures.
  • Develop and maintain systems for tracking project reports, approvals and payments.
  • Handle international travel arrangements and local meeting logistics, as needed.
  • Prepare routine correspondence and mailings.
  • Perform clerical duties, as needed.
  • Adhere to appropriate office procedures, CIPE, NED and USAID policies and procedures.


Qualifications:
•Bachelors degree or equivalent years of experience required
•1-2 years of administrative office experience
•Excellence in writing, reporting, and English composition.
•Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
•Ability to take initiative to manage multiple, detail oriented-tasks with limited supervision.
•Background in Eurasian (former Soviet Union) economic and political affairs and/or democracy development programs.
•Working knowledge of Eurasian (former Soviet Union) political, social, economic, and cultural environment. •Fluency in written and spoken Russian required.
•Minimum two years of administrative office experience.
•Computer knowledge, preferably Microsoft Office, Internet, Excel, and Power Point.  

To Apply:
Please send a resume or CV, cover letter, writing sample and salary history to jobs@cipe.org; subject “EURPA-[YOUR Last Name]”. There is a two-page limit on writing samples. Submissions demonstrating writer's ability to synthesize information are preferred. Applications submitted without writing samples will not be considered.


Click here to see the previous post of this position: Program Assistant, Eurasia and Belarus, January 2010


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