CABLES Program Coordinator

About the position

As a Program Coordinator for the "Promoting Connectivity and Security in Commercial Undersea Cable Systems" (CABLES) program, you will play a pivotal role in supporting our mission. As a CABLES Program Coordinator, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive administrative support and coordination of program management for the CABLES program. You will work closely with various stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of capacity building programs, budgeting, reporting, and overall program coordination.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate funding to support program implementation of capacity building programs including planning, budgeting, implementation, and audit for the CABLES program and other programs and initiatives, as needed.
• Work with CABLES grants management team to ensure all reporting requirements are met.
• Support grants management team and implementation partners in implementing developed content, ensuring that program implementation can adapt to changing circumstances.
• Regularly convene the interagency working groups to share progress and obtain feedback.
• Support the identification and resolution of issues or problems in programming, preferably before implementation.
• Communicate regularly with personnel providing logistics support services on programming.
• Collect information on projects in targeted countries, analyze project viability, and create a decision making process for implementing Indo-Pacific projects.
• Regularly monitor how implementing partners’ content is created, organized, and named to ensure compliance with U.S. government standards.
• Support program and initiative evaluations at specific intervals to verify achievement of program requirements.
• Collaborate with appropriate offices in the State Department to help develop, design, and perform needs assessments.
• Collect data on programs as needed from implementing partners, posts, participants, member country governments and the interagency.
• Collaborate with EAP SCA press shops and Posts’ PAS to support the amplification of key messages related to multilateral programs.
• Travel to the Indo-Pacific region, as required.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Requires SECRET Security Clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree from accredited institution (or equivalent).
• At least two years of experience in coordination of foreign assistance programs, interagency coordination, multitasking complex project and processes, government management policies and procedures, government accounting and reporting, and contracting and procurement.
• Ability to support in the design of program goals, objectives, outputs, and performance measurement systems.
• Ability to support implementation of multilateral diplomacy development and policy-focused programs.
• Ability to coordinate with interagency partners and manage complex systems.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with a diverse range of stakeholders.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with social and traditional media messaging in support of the Department’s Indo-Pacific Strategy.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K
• Other possible benefits as provided.