Company/Organization: National Endowment for Democrracy

Description:

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a congressionally funded, private, nonprofit grant-making organization that works to support freedom around the world, seeks a Program Assistant for its Europe Section. This position is based in Washington DC.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
• Assist the Europe Program staff with general administrative support;
• Receive, process and distribute incoming proposals and grantee reports;
• Respond to inquiries regarding the proposal and grant-making process;
• Provide support in analyzing proposals, awarding grants, and assessing programs for nongovernmental democracy-building initiatives in non-EU Europe, including Ukraine, Belarus and the Balkans, as well as crossborder programs operating from Europe to Eurasia;
• Assist in writing proposal summaries and drafting budgets;
• Maintain a database of contacts in the region;
• Organize meetings at NED on Europe-related topics;
• Organize meetings for visiting grantees and provide logistical support for grantee and staff travel;
• Research information about potential grantees and current political and civil society developments in the region;
• Attend and report on relevant conferences, meetings and other events in Washington, DC.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in political science, regional studies, international relations, history or other relevant field;
• Knowledge of the political, civil society and international issues in the region;
• Strong written and oral communications skills in English and Russian required;
• Administrative and/or programmatic experience, preferably in the nonprofit sector;
• Attention to detail and the ability to multi-task;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Paid Internship Info:

0.00

End Date:

08/01/2014,

Tags:

Program  Assistant 

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