The International Republican Institute (IRI) seeks a Program Assistant to join its program in Ukraine for a new program.  The program assistant will work as part of a team to help promote democracy by working with local municipalities on governance reform and regional exchanges as well as collaborating on specific writing projects to highlight the program to a wider audience. 

The position lasts from the starting date until August 31, 2015 with the possibility for extension.

The Program Assistant will play a key role in supporting the work of IRI related to its Local Elected Officials Program.  Under the direction of IRI Chief of Party (the “COP”), and together with IRI Program Officer(s) the Program Assistant’s responsibilities will include the following:

• Providing assistance and support to IRI’s Local Elected Official’s Training Program as well as its Political Party Youth Programs.
• Providing assistance and all logistical support to the organization IRIs training activities throughout Ukraine.
• Drafting and editing documents including: promotional/background materials, project reports and project correspondence in both English and Ukrainian
• Collaborating with program staff to track program goals and maintain records for providing accurate and timely reports to funders.
• Ability to utilize computer programs to develop visually appealing reports and materials detailing the projects activities for funders and partner organizations.
• Ability to travel extensively including on occasion weekends for IRI training events
• Other duties as required.

 Successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following attributes:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject
• Previous experience working with a  development project, NGO or International Organization
• Prior experience with either (preferably both)
  • Democracy and/or governance programs;
  • Working with municipal officials or
  • training programs and reporting on those programs
• Fluency in Ukrainian and Russian; professional English language skills and the  ability write professionally in English
• Skilled communicator, both verbally and in writing
• Detail-oriented and highly organized
• Collaborative, team oriented individual
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks under tight deadlines
• Good computer and electronic presentation skills

 If you wish to apply for this job, please send your resume and application letter, with “Application for Program Assistant - Training” in the subject line to [email protected] no later than August 29, 2014.