Senior Program Officer, Conflict Management Training Peacekeepers – Program Manager – SENIO01649-00001

DESCRIPTION/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Who We Are
Peace is our commitment. The United States Institute of Peace represents the American people’s shared values and commitment to peace around the world. We know that Peace is Security – it advances both U.S. and international security by preventing, managing and mitigating violent conflict.

We are an independent, non-partisan institution and are actively engaged with peacebuilding efforts around the world. Together we tackle the toughest problems and hold fast to the possibility of a more peaceful world. (To learn more about USIP programs and job openings, go to https://www.usip.org/about/careers.

If you have a passion for making the world a better place and want to have a front row seat to the world stage, USIP is the place for you.

JOB BRIEF
The Senior Program Officer is responsible for managing the Institute’s Conflict Management Training for Peacekeepers (CMTP) Program. They will oversee day-to-day activities, coordinating across team efforts to implement new and existing programming, and manage partnership relationships. They should be an experienced trainer and have both strong program management experience and expertise in the field of peacebuilding and/or peace operations.

This position is based in Washington, DC and reports to the CMTP Program Lead on the Curriculum and Training Design Team (CTD). The CTD Team creates and implements rigorous and sustainable transformative learning processes that strengthen the capacity of individual and institutional partners to build peaceful, just, and equitable societies. CTD is part of the Center for Applied Conflict Transformation, which serves as the hub of the Institute’s common resources for governments, organizations, and individuals seeking to prevent, mitigate, and resolve violent conflict worldwide

TARGET SALARY RANGE
Grade 14 – $121,000 – $125,000

The Institute uses the General Schedule salary tables for administering compensation. Offers of employment are determined based upon candidate qualifications, related experience, internal equity and amount budgeted for the position.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Program Management:
• Develop planning, program design, and implementation processes in collaboration with CMTP partner institutions, including establishing formal commitments, milestones, work plans, and achievable capacity strengthening outcomes to include more advanced capacity strengthening programming with mature partner institutions.
• Manage the program’s day-to-day operations, including but not limited to training implementation, contractor management, short- and long-range planning, partnership development, and program expansion.
• Supervise the program and administrative staff, implement management processes, prioritize staff efforts, direct resources, and manage workflow to meet program implementation and reporting requirements.
• Work with CMTP’s senior program officer for training design to ensure CMTP curriculum and materials are adaptive, current, and appropriately tailored to training participants and events.
• Strengthen collaborative relationships across USIP and proactively deepen relationships with other organizations and government entities that are actively engaged in peacekeeping and security sector training.
• Travel to CMTP partner countries to conduct and observe trainings, monitor program progress, and pursue new program refinements.

Financial Management:
• Manage the project budget and ensures activities are implemented within project timelines and in a manner that meets program standards and objectives
• Lead proposal development for potential new funding opportunities for peacekeeping training-related programming and institutional capacity strengthening of peace support operations training centers.

Thought Leadership:
• Lead efforts in the research, development, and presentation of peacekeeping training and institutional capacity strengthening learnings.
• Participate in workshops, conferences, and other related events to serve as a thought leader on the topic of peacekeeping training and peace support operations training center institutional capacity strengthening.

Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS
• Must be fluent in spoken and written French and English.
• Master’s degree in education, conflict management, public administration, security studies, or related field required.
• Eight (8) or more years related experience in program management required.
• Experience working in the fields of peacekeeping/peace operations training and/or security sector capacity strengthening.
• Experience training security sector personnel.
• Experience working in Africa (required) and Asia (desired).
• Excellent research, writing, and analytical skills.
• Financial management proficiency.
• Must have the ability to design and manage budgets.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Strong networking skills and capabilities.
• Must have proven ability to lead and motivate others, and to work as a team player.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills.

All USIP contract and employee positions are contingent upon the favorable completion of a suitability background investigation.

HOW TO APPLY
To be considered for this position, please submit a complete application package consisting of:

1. Completed employment application including titles, dates of hire and salary requirements.
2. Cover letter
3. Resume

For questions about this position please email [email protected]. Do not send resumes or attachments to this email address.

Only those applicants that are selected for further discussions will be contacted.

No Phone Calls. Interviews will be scheduled by appointment only.

USIP is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of USIP to offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, age, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, political affiliations or belief, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by law.