Project Manager, USAID Democracy and Governance Outreach Training Project, Washington, D.C

MSI is a Washington, D.C.-based international development firm providing specialized short- and long-term technical assistance. Since its 1981 founding, MSI has grown in size and technical scope, now implementing and managing more than 70 projects worldwide. More than 30 are long-term, many in conflict-prone or fragile states that include Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Today, our range of technical expertise includes analytical and field projects in democracy and governance, economic growth, strategic planning, organizational capacity building, health and the justice sector. MSI focuses on helping our local partners foster progress, manage change and improve the effectiveness of development assistance. We expanded our global footprint in 2008 by becoming part of Coffey International Development, a leading development firm that is part of Coffey International Limited, a publicly traded company on the Australia Stock Exchange. Alongside Coffey, MSI has corporate offices in 17 countries. Together, MSI and Coffey International Development employ more than 1,400 professionals worldwide. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

Project/Proposal Summary: MSI’s Democracy and Governance Outreach Training Project seeks to support the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of Democracy and Governance (DG), located in the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA), to develop, design, produce, and disseminate electronic information and publications as a means of sharing information and lessons learned amongst DG practitioners; and contribute to professional development and outreach efforts through training curriculum design and delivery. These services will directly contribute to DCHA/DG’s mission of providing information and training that will enhance the quality and effectiveness of DG strategies and programs.

Position Summary: MSI seeks a Mid-level Project Manager to provide various support tasks related to the production of a monthly eZine and various other electronic publications, conference planning and management, supporting the development of distance learning training modules and other tasks as needed. This is a full-time position, based in Washington, D.C. at MSI headquarters.

Anticipated Responsibilities: • Ensuring production of conference materials. • Coordination with USAID DG office. • Manage and produce monthly eZine with other team members. • Plan training and conference sessions throughout the year with other team members. • Monitoring programs and budget. • Support training team in the development of distance learning training modules. • Work closely with other team members on several electronic publications throughout the year. • Limited supervisory role of junior staff and interns.

Qualifications: • Master’s degree (Communications, International Relations, other related area) with six years of experience or BA with eight years of experience. • Experience in international conference planning, project management, and electronic publications. • Previous experience managing USAID-related workshops, training and/or communications. • High attention to detail. • Ability to multi-task. • Experience acting as a liaison between government and organization members. • Supervisory experience preferred.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

How to apply:

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