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United STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE Position: Grant Program Officer We seek a person to serve as a Program Officer in the
Institute’s Grant Program. Duties include: 1) Participating in program
planning for the effective expenditure of grant funds; 2) implementing
program policies and plans; 3) managing a portfolio of existing grants to
civil society organizations and assisting new applicants with the
preparation of grant applications; 4) reviewing and evaluating proposals;
5) managing an internal staff and external peer review process of proposal
evaluation; and 6) monitoring the implementation and evaluation of grant
projects and contracts. The successful candidate will also conceptualize
and organize conferences, seminars and workshops related to the person’s
area of expertise; write concept papers for internal discussion and
external distribution; serve as a convener, speaker, panelist, resource
person and rapporteur; and carry out related conference duties. As an
ancillary duty, the Grant Program Officer will also serve as an Institute
re Applicants must be U.S. citizens. The successful candidate will have: (1) an M.A. (Ph.D. preferred) or equivalent experience in the social sciences or international relations/conflict management; (2) thorough knowledge of community building processes and civil society development; and (3) skill in grant development, evaluation and administration. Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and salary history. Benefits include an excellent retirement program, health and dental insurance, life insurance, annual and sick leave programs, flexible spending accounts, etc. Employment with the U.S. Institute of Peace is not employment with the U.S. government. Interested candidates should submit a resume including recent salary history to: USIP Vacancy No. 200727-1200 17th Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036. Resumes may be faxed to: 202-833-1019. MS Word formatted applications may be e-mailed to vacancies+200727@usip.org Applications will be reviewed until filled. |