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About the Position
Global Solutions Ventures (GSV) — a joint-venture partnership between ZemiTek, LLC and Dexis— is seeking a Program Assistant to support the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation (DDI), Inclusive Development Hub (ID Hub). The ID Hub’s mandate is to promote the rights and inclusion of marginalized and underrepresented populations around the world in the development process, working across various technical areas to “combat stigma and discrimination, promote empowerment and inclusion of marginalized or underrepresented groups, and improve the lives of populations in high-risk situations.”
USAID’s ID Hub serves as the government's leader in promoting integrated development approaches to ensure full social participation in the development process by all involved, specifically by promoting participation from the world’s underrepresented, historically-marginalized groups. The ID Hub’s policies promote ways to engage children in adversity, youth, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, LGBTQI+ persons, and integrate mental health, rehabilitation, and assistive health technologies into project design, implementation, and evaluation so that they can contribute to and benefit from development programming. USAID’s Suggested Approaches for Integrating Inclusive Development Across the Program Cycle and in Mission Operations defines inclusive development as “the concept that every person, regardless of identity, is instrumental in the transformation of their own societies and their inclusion throughout the development process leads to better outcomes.”
The Program Assistant works closely with the Program Office and Senior Communications Advisor supporting the ID Hub’s goals and activities. This will be a full-time (defined as at least 40-hour work week) position based in Washington, DC. This is a long-term, hybrid position with an immediate start date.
Responsibilities
- Assists Senior Communications Advisor in the design, production, editing, printing, distribution, and electronic storage of all brochures, flyers, and other communications products.
- Assists in the design, editing, and maintenance of sections of the USAID website on ID Hub related activities, adhering to USAID design specifications and strict 508 accessibility standards, and works with USAID staff in order to launch and maintain web pages.
- Provides administrative support in areas such as: travel, publications, reports, vouchers, and logistics.
- Organizes and maintains a database of all ID Hub-funded programs and contracting documents.
- Maintains shared drives and official files.
- Takes meeting notes, as necessary, provides them to appropriate staff for editing, and distributes them to attendees in a timely manner.
- Supports the clearance process for one or more ID Hub teams, as needed.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a related field required.
- Three (3) years’ experience supporting international development programs.
- Experience with project management and/or international development, administrative and financial procedures.
- High proficiency in use of Google applications.
- Ability to work effectively both individually and as a member of a team.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Superior organizational skills.
- Expert multi-tasker and experience managing multiple tasks at once.
- Ability to prioritize work assignments, handle multiple tasks, work with multiple supervisors, and function independently
- Ability to work in diverse teams with shared responsibility and accountability
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Facility Access Clearance (FAC).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience leading the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of large, complex strategic initiatives is strongly desired.
- Experience designing or leading adult professional development, knowledge management, or communications initiatives is strongly desired.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical issues to generalist audiences is strongly desired.
- Demonstrated ability to work diplomatically and collaboratively, build consensus, and bridge diverse perspectives and interests is strongly desired.
- Demonstrated interest in international development and foreign assistance.
Dexis is on a mission to help solve today’s most pressing global political, social, and economic challenges and create a world where all people are safe and prosperous. As a Dexis employee, you will be challenged, empowered, and mentored. Our motto is “find a way or make a way” — that’s how Dexis goes “all in.” How will you?
If you are passionate about this opportunity, apply now!
Only those applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted for interview.
Dexis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, pregnancy, disability, age, genetic information, military service, veteran status, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, childbirth and related medical conditions, including lactation, or any other protected class under applicable law.
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