Program Officer/Senior Program Officer

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs

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The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) is a non-profit organization working to strengthen democracy worldwide. The Institutes Vilnius Office/Eurasia Regional Info/tegrity Resource Center is currently seeking a full-time Regional Info/tegrity Program Officer/Senior Program Officer to support NDIs information integrity work in the region.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Contribute to managing day-to-day implementation of NDIs regional information integrity programs;
Contribute to the forward planning and short/medium and long-term strategy development and implementation for the Eurasia Regional Info/tegrity Center;
Develop and manage relationships and regular communication with program partners, vendors, consultants;
Contribute to the planning and conduct of offline and online events, including presentations, trainings, consultations and workshops;
Lead logistics for offline and online events, including presentations, trainings, consultations and workshops;
Contribute to the development of program documents concept papers, project proposals, work plans, M&E plans and reports;
Day-to-day monitoring of partners activities within the program, identifying challenges and opportunities and contributing to solutions and help achieve program goals;
Managing drafting, reviewing, amending and managing contracts and subgrants with partners under the assigned programs;
Lead the development of briefing materials for staff, external consultants and program partners;
Ensure compliance of program expenses with established financial and operational policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

A degree in media, communications, sociology, social or political sciences or a related field required;
At least 2 years of relevant work experience in the field of civil society, politics, communication, information environment or media landscape is highly preferred;
Management and leadership skills in order to lead, inspire and motivate colleagues;
Strong interpersonal, communication and networking skills, and a demonstrated ability to build and maintain professional relationships with a wide range of stakeholders;
Ability to work in an organized manner, meet deadlines and work both individually and in a team;
Working knowledge of Google Apps (Gmail, Calendar, Google Drive, etc.);
Fluency in English is required (working knowledge of Russian is an advantage).

Interested applicants should submit a CV and motivation letter in PDF as one file in English by email to the following email address gribikauskaite@ndi.org. Please indicate the position you are applying for in the subject line of the e-mail (Eurasia Info/tegrity Center Program Officer/Senior Program Officer).

NDI will not sponsor residency or work permits for this position, therefore only applicants with the legal right to live and work in Lithuania will be considered.

Deadline:

The applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Deadline for submission of the application is October 8, 2023. Only selected candidates will be contacted.

NDI welcomes and supports a diverse, inclusive work environment. As such, our commitment is to promote equal employment opportunities for all applicants seeking employment and employees. NDI makes employment decisions based on organizational needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to any grounds such as age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression etc.

Monthly gross salaryGross/mo € 2800 - 3500