Program Specialist, Afghanistan

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TARGET SALARY

Grade 10 - $75,000 - $ 77,000

The Institute uses the General Schedule salary tables for administering compensation.

Offers are determined based upon candidate qualifications, related experience, internal equity, and the amount budgeted for the position.

This position will be on a full-time term basis and is expected to expire on September 30, 2025.

Summary

The Program Specialist (PS) will support USIP’s work on Afghanistan.

The PS will be engaged in field programs and research activities on Afghanistan and will be responsible for coordinating reporting on the Afghanistan team’s work to interagency partners, key stakeholders and the public.

The PS will also help manage program activities, provide day to day administrative and logistical support, and undertake program design, monitoring, and evaluation support for the program.

The PS position is full-time, based in Washington, DC, will report to the Afghanistan and Central Asia Director and is a member of the Asia Center.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Program Planning Support and Reporting:


* Develops, edits, and updates program informational items for internal USIP staff members and external audiences (e.g., web content, project pages, event pages, etc.).


* Supports program strategy development.


* Completes special assignments, including internal research assignments on potential new programming areas, as needed.


* Assists the Afghanistan Team in identifying new programming and supporting the management of existing program activities (e.g., plans, develops, coordinates, and implements the program’s support services).


* Assists in the development of concept notes and proposals for new areas of research and programming as needed.


* Coordinates the implementation of the day-to-day operations of the program.


* Coordinates with key external stakeholders regarding the day-to-day planning and coordination of the program to support program goals and objectives.


* Assists in the review and evaluation of program goals and objectives.

Budget and Contract Management:


* Prepares requisitions, invoice and expense processing, cash requests, payment monitoring of contract services, and generati...