Women’s Political Participation Senior Program Assistant

Огляд

The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) is a non-profit organization working to strengthen democracy worldwide. NDI programs are supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), UK, Sweden, Canada, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and other donors. NDI and its partners have been working in Ukraine since 1992.

Обов'язки

• with general guidance from the supervisor, work with increasing independence to support the implementation of NDI’s Women’s Political Participation program activities in Ukraine
• arrange logistics for NDI activities, including online and in-person conferences, workshops, study visits, and consultations for the NDI’s civil society and other partners
• contribute to the implementation of all the program activities and events
• prepare meeting/activity notes, background information, and briefing papers when needed
• track documents, maintain contact databases, and electronic filing
• assist with and provide back-up for the day-to-day operations of the program, responding to routine program inquiries, ensuring prompt and accurate internal communication
• cultivate and maintain regular communication with program partners, participants, and vendors
• follow political developments, primarily in the domain of gender equality, and assist in the preparation of political updates/analysis
• provide high-quality oral interpretation and written translation from English into Ukrainian and vice versa as required
• work with the NDI’s Administration and Finance team to prepare payments and reconciliations of program expenditures
• work with the NDI’s Subgrants team to support project-implementing partners
• perform monitoring and evaluation of program activities, in line with the NDI’s performance monitoring framework
• develop weekly programmatic reports and contribute to quarterly and annual reports
• perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Вимоги

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, Sociology, Public Administration, International Relations, or related fields, focus on gender will be an advantage
• 2+ years of work experience in a related field (gender equality, human rights, civil society development, local governance etc.)
• demonstrated interest in Ukraine’s reform, political processes, advancement of gender equality, women’s political participation, and human rights
• strong organizational skills with attention to detail
• excellent command of Ukrainian, working proficiency in English
• excellent written and oral communication skills
• ability to work in an organized manner, meet deadlines, and work well in a team
• working knowledge of Google Apps, Zoom, MS Office Programs, Excel, Internet

Умови

• work in Kyiv
• full-time employment