{"id":13421,"date":"2010-09-03T22:01:35","date_gmt":"2010-09-04T02:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=13421"},"modified":"2010-09-08T21:16:43","modified_gmt":"2010-09-09T01:16:43","slug":"job-program-associate-gsm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2010\/09\/03\/job-program-associate-gsm\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Program Associate, GSM"},"content":{"rendered":"

Job posting via wlid-jobs<\/strong> Posted by Dipika Soni<\/a> (Ishikawa-ken, 2003-06).<\/strong> Dipika currently works as an in-house translator for PFU (a Fujitsu company) in Kahoku-shi, Ishikawa-ken. She is also the vocalist for the Japanese hardcore punk band DEGRADE<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Position Title:<\/strong> Program Associate, GSM
\nGrade: <\/strong> G-5
\nReports to:<\/strong> Program Director, GSM
\nLocation: <\/strong> Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

Click ‘Read More’ for job details and requirements<\/em> <\/p>\n

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General Description:<\/strong>
\nGrants Solicitation & Management (GSM) Program is USAID funded. The Program Associate is directly involved in various aspects of the process of solicitations for grants, granting of awards, grants management and monitoring. Currently, the GSM Program manages approximately 60 multiyear grants to US based PVOs and national NGOs in over 30 countries.<\/p>\n

Specific Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Administrative<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Provide daily administrative support to the GSM staff by creating the monthly calendar, scheduling appointments, providing logistical support, record and disseminate meeting minutes, draft correspondence, and coordinating travel arrangements
\n\u2022 Coordinate messenger logistics
\n\u2022 Data Files
\no Prepare and maintain data files (electronically and manually)
\no Database entry and maintenance<\/p>\n

Grants Solicitation and Award Process<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Assist in announcing RFAs and serve as liaison for RFA questions from potential applicants
\n\u2022 Assist with proposal reviews
\n\u2022 Process applications as they come in
\n\u2022 Review and track applications (budget amount, duration of proposed project, etc.)
\n\u2022 Compile required documents for USAID approval<\/p>\n

Grants Management<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Track annual audit reports, quarterly program and financial reports and cash request report submissions, correspond with sub-grantees accordingly
\n\u2022 Process wire transfers and correspond with sub-grantees accordingly
\n\u2022 Assist in quarterly program and financial reports reviews
\n\u2022 Act as a GSM contact for sub-grantees as necessary
\n\u2022 Any other tasks that may be assigned<\/p>\n

Required Qualifications:<\/strong>
\nEligible candidates should have the following qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Bachelors degree in International Relations, International Business or a related field
\n\u2022 Some professional experience (internship and\/or employment)
\n\u2022 Proven financial skills and Excel proficiency
\n\u2022 Strong administrative skills
\n\u2022 Detail oriented with excellent organizational skills; Ability to prioritize and multi task
\n\u2022 Ability to work as a team player and adapt to quick changing situations
\n\u2022 Excellent oral and written communication skills
\n\u2022 Excellent Microsoft Office skills
\n\u2022 Ability to work independently, make sound judgment calls, but know when to ask for advice<\/p>\n

Desired Qualifications:<\/strong>
\nThe ideal candidate should have the following qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Interest in finance
\n\u2022 Foreign language ability
\n\u2022 Time spent living and\/or studying abroad<\/p>\n

Contact <\/strong>
\nCandidates must submit their cover letter (stating salary history) and resume no later than close of business on September 17, 2010 to: liz dot allen at worldlearning dot org<\/em><\/strong> Please reference \u201cProgram Associate, GSM\u201d in the subject line. Only finalist candidates will be contacted.<\/p>\n

About World Learning<\/strong>
\nThe International Development & Exchange Programs of World Learning has an immediate opening for a Senior Performance Management Advisor. World Learning is a 78-year-old global non-profit with operations in 77 countries. Through its award-winning international education programs \u2013 The Experiment in International Living, the SIT Graduate Institute and SIT Study Abroad \u2013 World Learning fosters global citizenship by connecting over 3,000 young ambassadors annually across cultural differences and social barriers. Through its International Development & Exchange Programs, World Learning practices what it teaches, undertaking community-driven international development, training and exchange projects in sixteen countries. For more information visit www.worldlearning.org<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Job posting via wlid-jobs Posted by Dipika Soni (Ishikawa-ken, 2003-06). Dipika currently works as an in-house translator for PFU (a Fujitsu company) in Kahoku-shi, Ishikawa-ken. She is also the vocalist for the Japanese hardcore punk band DEGRADE. —————————————————————————————– Position Title: Program Associate, GSM Grade: G-5 Reports to: Program Director, GSM Location: Washington, D.C. Click ‘Read […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-3ut","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13421"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13502,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13421\/revisions\/13502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}