Program Associate
Office Working hours: Mon-Friday, 08:00am – 12:00pm & 01:00 - 05:00pm
We are an organization of dynamic, mission-driven individuals who are passionate about our core values and about supporting positive change in the world. We pride ourselves on our commitment to innovation and flexibility. We believe that diverse teams are strong teams and work to support an ethic of belonging, dignity, and justice for all people. Our current team includes a mix of genders, parents and non-parents, and people of multiple races, nationalities, ages, sexual orientations and socioeconomic backgrounds. We are an EEO employer and encourage candidates of all races, genders, ages, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply, and welcome those with alternative backgrounds and experiences.
- Coordinate and carry out administrative tasks of EJN activities in the Mekong region, under the guidance of the EJN Mekong Coordinator and Program Officer.
- Liaise with Internews' EJN implementation partners on financial and grant administration in the Mekong region.
- Collaborate with Internews' regional office and the finance team in Bangkok on administrative tasks to facilitate program implementation.
- Support in organizing logistics, supplies, and procurement needs for planned activities.
- Support in processing payments to vendors and contractors in coordination with finance team members.
- Assist the EJN's Mekong team in communicating with the project's participants and partners, as well as with the EJN and Internews' teams at the Headquarters, regional, and country levels.
- Participate in the judging and selection of journalists and other content providers for grant and fellowship opportunities.
- Assist in timely collection and documentation of data and information from partners and other relevant stakeholders for monitoring and evaluation, outcome harvesting, and internal monthly updates as requested and in line with donor reporting requirements.
- Maintain and update lists of grantees, fellows, and trainers including tracking their performance against expected deliverables and coordinating these lists with the EJN team.
- Manage logistics for travel and meetings and procurement of visas as needed.
- Manage administrative tasks according to set project timelines.
- Any other assignments as required.
- Understand and demonstrate commitment to upholding Internews' Core Values.
- Minimum two years of experience working in international development and/or media development in a programmatic or administrative capacity, preferably in the Mekong region.
- Relevant university degree or equivalent lived/professional experience.
- Knowledge of and experience with the media in Mekong countries, preferably in environmental journalism.
- Ability to communicate effectively and professionally in English.
- Fluency in one or more Mekong country languages.
- Proven ability to set priorities and handle multiple ongoing assignments.
- Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Proven ability to coordinate with different teams and stakeholders, as well as with senior management.
- Experience in assisting with small grants management.
- Experience in supporting social media campaigns is a plus.
- Ability to work well as a member of a team and work independently to complete tasks.
- Flexibility to work outside of traditional business hours to coordinate with colleagues around the world.
- Ability and willingness to travel within the region. Travel is not expected to exceed 10% Level of Effort for this role.
