Relief International - East Africa Program Associate - DC

Position: East Africa Program Associate

Location: Washington, DC

About RI: Relief International (RI), an international relief and development agency with cross-sectoral programs bridging relief and development, currently seeks a Program Associate for the East Africa Desk.

Position Summary: The Program Associate will support the program officers in the East Africa Desk; work on projects related to the Desk’s strategic direction; and participate in the overall activities of the Desk. The position also entails detailed budget work and administrative tasks. This fulltime position will provide insight into RI program activities as well as contact with other nonprofit grantee organizations.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties: • Monitor and track project spending against grants • Develop budget projections for complex field-based programs • Facilitation of field procurement process • Interacts with the local public and governmental agencies in the effort to identify new funding sources and mapping new trends in the development arena to support RI’s programs • Development of Terms of Reference for consultants and new hires within the region • Assistance in recruitment, including short-listing and interviewing potential candidates • Maintain all grant documentation, including contracts, budgets, external evaluations, etc. • Coordinates timely submission of project reports (narrative and financial) to donors • Assists in preparing public relations materials such as brochures, information sheets, newsletters, and annual reports • Identification of field-level capacity gaps; development of special training interventions to fill those gaps • Conducting internal desk reviews; generating lessons learned, questionnaires, best practices, etc.

Requirements: • Ability to clearly and concisely communicate both written and verbally • Must have exceptional English language skills • Highly organized with a careful attention to detail • Experience/familiarity with budgeting • Experience with Microsoft Office Suite; proficiency with MS Excel is highly desirable • Desire to be part of a fast-growing, forward-thinking regional team • Interest in humanitarian/development aid issues in the region • Innovative thinker and problem solver

Salary: Commensurate with experience
How to apply:

Application Procedures: To be considered for this recruitment, please submit a cover letter, resume, salary history, 3 professional references (whom we can contact after a second interview), with your date of availability to hrafricaprograms@ri.org. Incomplete applications will not be considered. The email subject line should include the following: Program Associate – East Africa.