(INACTIVE) - PROGRAM ASSOCIATE

• Non governmant organizations
• Skopje
• iri - megjunaroden republikanski institut
• 06-07-2023

Job details

Full-time Program Associate (Two Positions) 

The International Republican Institute’s (IRI) office in Skopje, North Macedonia, seeks to hire two program associates to support in-country program activities and office administration. The Program Associates will serve on a full-time basis.  

IRI is a nonprofit organization based in Washington DC dedicated to advancing democracy worldwide.  IRI conducts a wide range of international programs in more than 30 countries to promote and strengthen democratic ideals and institutions.  These programs are individually structured for each country and include provision of technical assistance and capacity building on good governance, political parties work, policy development and implementation, etc.  

 

Title: Program Associate (Two positions) 

Starting Date: September 2023 

Job Description:  The Program Associates (PAs) will provide a full range of program, administrative, logistical and office support for IRI program activities in North Macedonia.   

Responsibilities include:   

- Keep accurate records of expenses in accordance with International Republican Institute (IRI) accounting policies; follow and comply with all other IRI policies and procedures.

 - In coordination with Skopje-based Program Manager, assist with the management of program timelines and participant communication. 

- Coordinate contracting and payment with vendors, Europe division program staff, and the Skopje office’s accounting lead.  

- Manage participant, trainer, and staff travel as well as coordination with venues for IRI North Macedonia program activities. 

- Collect monitoring and evaluation forms at program activities – such as sign-in sheets and participant surveys – and upload to IRI databases. 

- Assists in monitoring project spending and projecting costs on a monthly basis and interacts with appropriate Program and Finance Manager. 

- Supports IRI’s communication strategy including IRI’s branding and outreach plans on projects assigned, including drafts and updates program summaries and other outreach materials. 

- Contribute to office-wide reporting requirements, including weekly and quarterly reports. 

- Assist with the management of office logistics.  

- Performs other duties, as assigned.  

 

Position Requirements:  

- Undergraduate degree in political science, international relations or related field.  

- 0 – 1 year of experience in international development or related field. 

- Advanced written and spoken English and Macedonian language skills required. 

- Experience with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint required. - Excellent writing, research and communication skills.  

- Working knowledge of the Macedonian region politics required.  

- Experience tracking budgets and program expenses preferred. 

- Advanced written and spoken Albanian language skills are preferred for one of the positions. 

 

Applications:  

Applicants should submit a Curriculum Vitae, a one-page Letter of Application outlining your qualifications, motivation and the added value you can bring to the program, and contact details of two references at irimacedonia[at]iri.org by July 9, 2023 (Sunday). The documents should be submitted in English. 

Only candidates who will be invited for testing and interview will be contacted.