Program Associate
Job Description
About the Role
Program Associate, IDEAL (P1)
Job Category: Program Operations
Requisition Number: PROGR007103
Full-Time
Locations
Hybrid-Washington, DC
899 N Capitol St NE
Washington, DC 20002, USA
Job Details
Description
Summary
Led by Save the Children, the Implementer-Led Design, Evidence, Analysis and Learning (IDEAL) Activity is a multi-year project funded by USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) that aims to strengthen the capacity of BHA implementing partners to design and implement effective emergency and non-emergency food security programs. IDEAL serves as a catalyst and facilitator of knowledge sharing and learning, evidence generation and application, and collaborative community building among food security implementers. The Peer-to-peer Evidence, Analysis, and Knowledge Sharing (PEAKS) activity is a multi-year Associate Award of the IDEAL Activity that is anticipated to start in October 2024. The Program Associate will provide administrative and project management support for IDEAL and PEAKS program staff.
What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)
Administrative Management and Operations (70%)
Organize and support IDEAL/PEAKS project meetings and take meeting notes
Maintain IDEAL/PEAKS project calendar for meetings, events, and travel
Support the procurement of vendors, consultants, and services
Assist in managing of consultant agreements and payments
Aid staff and consultants in arranging travel
Coordinate project-wide documentation and archiving processes
Process invoices, accurately code and track project expenses
Maintain the IDEAL/PEAKS project’s inventory
Support the IDEAL team in the planning and implementation of the closeout process
Support the PEAKS team in award startup processes
Other tasks as required
Program Implementation Support (30%)
Support work plan development and tracking, and program reporting
Support annual work planning, annual budget development, and regular internal learning processes
Support the planning and logistics of online and in-person knowledge sharing events and capacity strengthening workshops, including but not limited to:
Procurement of venue and service providers
Coordination with speakers
Preparation of event materials
Required Qualifications
Minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent, plus at least 2 years of relevant experience
Exceptional organizational skills
Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
Professional proficiency in spoken and written English
Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals and teams at all levels, both internally and externally
Demonstrated commitment to fostering and maintaining an environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging
Preferred Qualifications
Zoom, Miro, Eventbrite, and/or Mailchimp skills
Proficiency supporting webinars and online meetings
Experience working in a low-to-middle-income country
Understanding of international development, emergency programs, and/or food security programming
Familiarity with United States Government-funded projects, particularly USAID
Compensation
Save the Children is offering the following salary ranges for this position, dependent on candidate location:
Geo 1 – NY Metro, DC, and other locations with labor costs significantly above national average: Target hourly pay for this position is $26.56 â $29.69
Geo 2 – Locations around the US National Labor Cost Average: Target hourly pay for this position is $24.11 â $26.95
Geo 3 – Locations significantly below the US National Labor Cost Average: Target hourly pay for this position is $21.66 â $24.21
The salary ranges listed above are for US based candidates. For candidates located outside of the US, salary ranges will be based on the salary scales of the local employer of record.
Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, base salary of internal peers, business sector, and geographic location (more information on job structure is available here). Employee may be eligible for an incentive program. Save the Children US also offers outstanding benefits that include health, dental, vision and life insurances, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an Employee Assistance Program, a retirement savings plan with employer contribution, paid vacation leave, safety & wellness leave, family leave, parental/adoption leave, caregiver leave, and much more.
About Save the Children
Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children â every day and in times of crisis â transforming their lives and the future we share.
Our work for children and their families requires that we commitâat every opportunityâto work together to identify and dismantle persistent systemic and structural racism, inequality, and any other forms of discrimination in this country and beyond. As an anti-racist organization, Save the Children will not tolerate discrimination in any formâin our employment practices, amongst our staff, in our leadership or toward the people we serve. We stand in solidarity with all people to fight for equal rights, justice, inclusion, and belonging.
Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom we are in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse.
Save the Children is committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees, ensuring all are given training, support and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for children and families. Our shared duty, both agency and individual, is to seek and maintain safe working conditions for all.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
