Program Associate – Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative Fellowship (NEW)

Who We Are

At IREX we strive for a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world—where individuals reach their full potential, governments serve their people and communities thrive.

But around the globe, persistent poverty, repression, and injustice prevent too many people form achieving their full potential. To address these problems, we focus on people, not on vaccines, roads, or wells. We support individuals and institutions to create change in their own communities—and to create person to person bridges between nations.

IREX works with partners in more than 100 countries in four areas essential to progress: cultivating leaders, empowering youth, strengthening institutions, and increasing access to quality education and information.

IREX seeks two entry-level Program Associates for its Leadership Practice to provide programmatic support for the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship Program. Both positions will support all aspects of the program life cycle including fellow experience, operations, communications, and logistics management. These positions will also support alumni programming, project communications, monitoring, evaluation, and learning efforts as well as contributing to host matching and advising fellows and carry out additional duties and tasks to meet the needs of the organization, team, or as assigned by the supervisor.

This position will initially be remote. When IREX returns to the office, this position will be based in the IREX office in Washington, DC, with flexible telework options.

We are doers. Our decades of on-the-ground experience help us create greater impact, practical recommendations, and lasting partnerships.

Are you the next member of our team?

Your Background & Skills

• A Bachelor’s degree related to International Development.
• 1 + years of work experience work; may include a combination of part-time, internships, etc.; and
• Proven experience managing multiple administrative tasks in a demanding, time-sensitive work environment.
• Experience or interest in entrepreneurship programming, leadership development, and international education or exchange.
• Experience with public speaking, presentations and/or training development and facilitation, preferred.

• Experience with social media, and creating marketing or promotional materials, preferred.

• Clear, succinct, and compelling communication skills, both oral and written.

• Outstanding interpersonal and intercultural skills.

• Very strong time management, multitasking, and organizational skills.

• Experience or familiarity managing large sets of data and conducting administrative tasks with attention to detail and accuracy .

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Office 365 products (SharePoint, Teams, OneNote), Canva, Adobe Photoshop, Salesforce, preferred but not required.

• International experience in or interest in Canada, Latin America or the Caribbean, through work, study, volunteering, or family, preferred.

• Knowledge of Spanish, French or Portuguese, preferred but not required.

• Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in English required.

• You must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.

Your Daily Tasks

• You will be a member of a team that supports and connects entrepreneurs across the Americas and values integrity, openness, and a sense of humor.
• Provide administrative and logistical support for many aspects of program implementation to ensure timely, accurate, and thoughtful delivery of program.
• With supervision, provide input to internal/external reports, presentations, and other products.
• Contribute to monitoring and evaluation activities including data management and analysis if assigned.
• Support program internal and external communication; tasks may include, the management of email inboxes and program contact information, draft written communications, contribute to program communication tools (newsletters) and social media efforts.
• Draft correspondence with stakeholders. Guidance and/or approval before engaging stakeholders may be required.
• Accurately perform financial administration tasks (check requests, sub-award approval level, procurement process, vendor RFP, etc.).
• Develop a sound understanding of the purpose and reason for each required task consistent with policies.

IREX will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments of 2008.

Successful candidates are subject to background screenings.

This position is temporarily eligible for Telework.

This position is not ineligible for Immigration Sponsorship.

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EOE – Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.

All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. AA/EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled