Program Analyst

Duties and Responsibilities

• Drafts statements of work to meet U.S. foreign policy goals, coordinates with the interagency, and works with procurement and budgetary offices to ensure funding is secured and to monitor initiatives and programs.
• Drafts a variety of technical, programmatic, funding, and informational memoranda and letters; assists in the preparation of responses to Congressional questions, press guidance, and interagency documents in accordance with Department policies and regulations.
• Undertakes logistical and program management support for funding agreements, including through securing specialized grants training; manage budget process including production and processing of obligating documents such as interagency agreements and letters of agreement; assist in overseeing project implementation and project site visits in country; assist with the maintenance of funding and budgetary spreadsheets pertaining to task order and program management; and provide assistance to the Branch Chief on drafting, reviewing and amending all manner of procurement requests and task orders as assigned.
• Advises on the management and oversight of programs to advance support on counter wildlife trafficking, illegal logging, and natural resource crime efforts.
• Assists in the oversight, monitoring, reporting, coordination, and assessment of INL programs to ensure deliverables and foreign assistance priorities set by the Department of State are being fulfilled.
• Develops and maintains comprehensive knowledge of issues related to counter wildlife trafficking and other natural resource crimes.
• Serves as an advisory resource for INL/GPP/CWT on specific aspects of planning and implementation of programs.
• Establish and maintain professional relationships with office and other INL colleagues, Department and interagency colleagues including agencies involved in programming, and USG personnel assigned to U.S. Embassies that are associated with implementing programs and policy processes.
• Ensures that INL/GPP and the INL Front Office receive timely information and reporting to ensure that senior Department, interagency, and budget briefings are fully informed of developments on the ground.
• Prepares background materials and reports used in preparing reports, speeches, briefings, and testimony to articulate INL engagement.

Minimum Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen and the ability to maintain a Department of State Secret security clearance.
• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Four to six years’ experience in relevant field.
• Ability to operate independently, employing oversight over existing and future operations and procurements.
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills.
• Superior interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with and knowledge of the State Department’s foreign assistance process, the structure and hierarchy of U.S. embassies, and State Department policies and processes.
• Experience working or coordinating with other relevant U.S. government agencies (e.g., Departments of Justice and Fish and Wildlife Service) engaged on natural resource crime issues and the federal law enforcement/criminal justice community more broadly.
• Previous experience working on justice reform issues within the U.S. Government.
• Superior writing, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Previous international rule of law development experience.

About ATSG

Application Requirements

• All applications must be submitted in .pdf, .doc, or .docx format.
• Applications and resumes for this position are only accepted via electronic submission through ATSG Corporation’s Consolidated Applicant Tracking System (CATS).
• Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand-delivered applications and resumes will not be accepted.
• The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from their electronic application and/or resume.