Job Title: Program Associate, Humanitarian Practice

Team: Humanitarian Policy and Practice

Reports to: Program Manage, Humanitarian Practice

FLSA Status: Exempt, Full-time

Classification: Associate

Position Summary:

“The Program Associate for Humanitarian Practice supports InterAction’s Country Response Working Groups and the HPP-Practice team through communications with members, facilitating and/or taking notes for working group meeting, supporting country response collective advocacy initiatives, as well as supporting Practice staff, working group co-chairs and members develop policy and programmatic briefing documents, conduct research and data analysis, and produce other relevant outputs and outcomes that contribute to InterAction country working group and other HPP-Practice country response operational priorities.

This position resides within InterAction’s Humanitarian Practice Team within the Humanitarian Policy and Practice Department, reports to the Program Manager for Humanitarian Practice, and collaborates with InterAction staff across the Humanitarian; Global Development, Policy and Learning; Membership and Communications; and Finance; as well as with InterAction country working group members.”

Qualifications Required:

· Bachelor’s degree in related field

· Experience working as part of a team, and facilitating cross team collaboration

· Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office software

· Strong commitment to InterAction mission and values

Qualifications Desired:

· Experience in and/or Knowledge of international issues (preferably Middle East & Africa), particularly those related to the field of humanitarian response in armed conflict and natural disaster.

· Experience and interest in advocacy and communications strategy development and implementation.

· Experience in and/or Knowledge of Grant Management related to humanitarian programming.

Essential Functions:

· Under the direction of the Program Manager for Practice, facilitate the work of select InterAction Humanitarian Working Groups and lead on specific work streams and activities, including facilitation of working groups meetings and member check-ins as relevant.

· Under the direction of the Program Manager for Practice, liaise with external counterparts in the US government, UN agencies and other NGO consortia, and to facilitate inter-agency liaison, coordination, and collaboration.

· Under the direction of the Program Manager for Practice, organize events, such as workshops, roundtable discussions, and other events and meetings in close collaboration with other HPP staff and members domestically and internationally.

· Ensure effective support to regular and ad-hoc country/regional working groups: organize annual work planning cycles and regular meetings; prepare materials such as policy and programmatic briefing documents, situation updates and formal correspondence in support of working group activities; craft agendas; maintain participant lists, and track and disseminate action points.

· Proactively identify opportunities for Humanitarian Working group learning and engagement on humanitarian priorities.

· Ensure the timely and efficient flow of information in support of InterAction members and working groups.

· Ensure timely support to InterAction NGO member staff, including responding to member inquiries regarding InterAction’s working groups, key issues and contexts of concern.

· Maintain up-to-date HPP email lists for relevant thematic issues and countries. Write, edit, vet, and disseminate email communications for the lists from the HPPC email accounts.

· Be an active member of InterAction’s HPP team and promote collaboration with other InterAction teams.

· Provide logistical and research support for humanitarian practice team field missions.

· Assist and support members of HPP Team, including the Vice President, on an as-needed basis.

· Provide guidance and mentorship on InterAction systems and procedures to new HPP staff; including the engagement trackers and other monitoring and evaluation tools.

· Provide grant proposal and report writing support, as requested, with order, clarity, style, and consistent terminology.

Other Duties:

· Complete administrative tasks related to liaising with the finance and administrative team.

· Engage with Intern’s program members to ensure coordination across teams related to intern programming and be actively involved in InterAction-wide intern career development programming and resources.

· Perform other reasonably related duties as assigned.

Success Factors:

· Ability to proactively and independently follow through on tasks and responsibilities in detail-oriented manner with limited supervision

· Superior interpersonal and relationship-building skills

· Strong oral and written communication skills

· Ability to interact with others in a professional manner and with colleagues of varied work styles

· Excellent planning, organizational and administrative skills

· Ability to prioritize, multi-task and manage time effectively, even under pressure and tight deadlines

· Ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders around consensus-driven, common agenda/platforms

· Interest in deepening knowledge and experience in humanitarian policy and practice

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

This is a full-time position based in Washington DC. Hybrid work schedule.

· Physical demands: While performing duties of job, incumbent is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Employees must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

· Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Compensation:

45,000-80,000 per year. Additionally, InterAction offers and excellent benefits package.

Performance Standards:

· Complete annual performance appraisal identifying annual performance objectives