Position description
Tuvli, an Akima company, is hiring for a Country Coordinator to support our DoS client located in Washington, DC. To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today!
Responsibilities
This position is on a regional or functional team within the Regional and Global Issues division of F and serve as the advisors for F on issues and programs related to assigned countries in a geographical region and/or assigned functional/pillar bureaus.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with and serves as an F point of contact for assigned countries or programs in the relevant State regional bureaus or assigned functional/pillar bureaus and other offices that request and receive foreign assistance funds.
- Ensures assigned bureaus or offices are compliant with F requirements.
- Provides guidance to assigned bureaus or offices on budget formulation, execution, and other related processes.
- Reviews and advises on programs, strategy, and program planning.
- Prepares analyses of assigned bureau/offices programs and budgets.
- Advises F leadership on issues related to client bureaus or offices.
- Serves as the subject matter expert on the programs and funding issues of the assigned countries, bureaus and/or offices within F and for the Interagency community:
- Tracks and analyzes the assigned client bureau/office funding and programs at both the budget formulation and budget execution stages, as well as throughout the year.
- Based on knowledge of programs and the budget process, drafts for approval solutions to meet funding requirements within budget constraints.
- Tracks and analyzes legislation related to the programs of the assigned client bureaus/offices.
- Assists with strategy development at the country, regional, and global level.
- Initiates dialogue affecting foreign assistance programs and policies for the assigned client bureaus/offices.
- Provides guidance to other F offices on the programs and processes of the assigned client bureaus/offices.
- Conducts, in a support role, outreach and maintains relations with stakeholders within and outside the U.S. Government, including the interagency and Congress.
- Prepares analysis related to the programs of the assigned client bureaus/offices.
Cross Functional and Inter-office Activities:
- Serves, in an advisor only status, of their immediate team to larger F-wide activities and projects.
- Presents training briefings on the role of F to other offices.
- Maintains understanding of other portfolios on their immediate team to back up absent team members and support team during particularly busy times.
Qualifications
- The position requires a bachelor’s degree; master’s preferred with a minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience or the equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
- Knowledge of international relations.
- Knowledge of USG foreign policy and familiarity with the Department of State.
- Knowledge of USG foreign assistance programs and institutions and familiarity with the federal budget process.
- Ability to analyze data and present it in a concise understandable format.
- Ability to work independently and to interact effectively with colleagues at many levels of multiple bureaucracies.
- Ability to build consensus among and resolve differences between parties with different interests and perspectives.
- Skills in oral and written communication to prepare recommendations and reports, provide guidance, solicit information, and propose solutions.
- Ability to develop and maintain spreadsheets and databases.
- Experience in Foreign policies and international relations preferred.
- Active Secret or above clearance.
Application instructions
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