Senior Program Officer (Federal Govt.)

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Washington, District of Columbia, US
Full-time
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Senior Program Officers provide administrative support and logistical assistance for multiple overseas projects both corporately and in one of the five functional areas.

Duties include : coordinating the hiring and deployment of expert advisors who implement the projects; maintaining advisor contracts;

arranging travel and other logistical needs of advisors; and communicating with advisors in the field, U.S. Embassies and other U.

  • S. Government implementing partners abroad on a regular basis. For each assigned project, the Senior Program Officer is responsible for formulating and drafting annual project proposals and budgets, and monitoring project contracts and expenditures, along with monitoring project activities;
  • maintaining the historical record of all projects; preparing briefings and reports on assigned projects for internal and external distribution;

and planning conferences and meetings. Senior Program Officers support and train new and existing Program Officers, and serve as working level liaisons to the Director providing recommendations and suggestions to improve office procedures and overall programmatic issues.

Other duties include, but are not limited to :

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  • Synthesizing information from various sources into memos and reports for use by OTA and Treasury officials;
  • Assisting in the development of OTA directives pertaining to logistic issues based on Treasury and State Department regulations;

Ideal candidates will have a degree in public administration, international affairs, or other relevant subject matter; six to eight years of work experience, preferably in project coordination, event or logistics management, or management in connection with U.

S. Government foreign assistance, NGO operations or governmental budgeting and financial management. Also, required are excellent written and oral communication skills as well as facility with word processing and spreadsheets.

Experience working with financial management information systems is desirable. Foreign language ability is a plus.

SALARY AND BENEFITS : Salaries will be negotiated in accordance with program regulations based on demonstrated salary history.

Successful applicants must be able to obtain and maintain medical and security clearances.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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