The Center for Victims of Torture is hiring an International Services Program Coordinator to provide program, logistical, risk management and administrative support for international projects, including CVT-run projects serving torture and war trauma survivors as well as projects aimed at building the capacity of independent torture treatment centers through technical assistance. Primary responsibilities include providing logistics, staff coordination, reporting, operations risk monitoring, and other program coordination responsibilities that support the effective management of projects as well as the International Services Department.

Responsibilities:

• Support for Projects: Develop or contribute to project tracking systems. Provide support for projects in the field to ensure achievement of objectives within budgets. Monitor and report on progress against project objectives. Facilitate communication between field, headquarters, and partner organization staff. Assist with implementation and monitoring of in-country operations, including national-level policies and registration processes for project start-up and/or expansion. Gather information on program activities for reporting purposes and project development purposes, including proposal writing. Monitor contextual developments and provide summaries and/or analysis as requested. May participate in assessment trips or site visits as needed.

• Staff Coordination and Support: Coordinate orientation, travel, housing, administrative and financial logistics for expatriate staff, ensuring compliance with CVT financial policies and security protocols. Coordinate travel and accommodation for staff visiting headquarters. Provide support to staff traveling on assessment trips and/or monitoring trips. Provide support to human resources processes including recruitment, vacancy monitoring, and team work plan monitoring.

• Coordination with Other Departments: Serve as key coordination point between International Services projects and organizational support departments. Liaise with Research Department staff to ensure appropriate reporting of client and project indicators. Work with Communications Department staff on the development and production of public content and materials. Respond to requests for information.

• Special Projects: Work on discrete projects aimed at standardizing and improving systems, knowledge, practices, and staff skills as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required education, experience, certificates, licenses or registrations

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3-5 years of administrative or project coordination experience in an NGO or nonprofit environment.
• Experience working with budgets

Preferred education, experience, certificates, licenses or registrations

• Master’s degree
• Experience working with US government donors
• International work experience strongly preferred

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

• Familiarity with grant requirements and reporting required
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word and Excel)
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communications skills, including the ability to communicate cross-culturally
• Excellent skills in organization, attention to detail and time management (including the ability to meet deadlines)
• Proficiency to speak and write in a language in addition to English desirable: Kiswahili, Acholi, French, Kurdish, or Arabic preferred
• Interest in or commitment to human rights

To Apply: Submit resume, cover letter and salary expectations by January 13, 2019

Apply at : https://cvt.simplicant.com/jobs/28893-international-services-program-coordinator/apply