Project Manager, Political and Security Affairs

The National Bureau of Asian ResearchWashington, DC
24d$55,000 - $59,000Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Manager for the Political and Security Affairs group (PSA) provides project management and development support for a portfolio of research projects focusing on specific countries or a region of Asia. Reporting to the Director, PSA, the project manager may also supervise one Political and Security Affairs Intern or Project Associate.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in security studies, Asia Studies, international relations, foreign policy, or other relevant discipline.
  • 2 or more years of relevant experience, including at least 1 year of experience managing projects and/or project development, including budget management responsibilities.
  • Experience organizing and executing professional events and convenings, including workshops, roundtables, or conferences, in the United States and/or internationally.
  • Knowledge and experience in political and security issues in the Indo-Pacific.
  • Excellent communication, research, and editing skills.
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Relationship development and management experience.
  • Self-motivated with ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Nice To Haves

  • Master's Degree in a relevant field.
  • Proficiency with Japanese, Korean or Mandarin Chinese language.
  • Experience developing proposals, including drafting narrative sections and contributing to budgets or budget justifications.
  • Strong relationships with professional contacts in the Asia policy community, including academic scholars, policy experts, and practitioners.

Responsibilities

  • Project Management: managing part or all of projects across all parts of the project cycle (including project scoping, research, publications, events, and distribution) on schedule and within budget; drafting project descriptions, concept papers, correspondence, etc.; maintaining project documentation, webpages, and filing systems.
  • Research Management: coordinating substantive research assistance for project teams and scholars; summarizing research papers; working with experts to scope and develop lines of research inquiry; reviewing and undertaking quality control on expert pieces and intern research support.
  • Grant Development: contributing to the development of new proposals and projects including researching new funding opportunities and assisting the scoping, methodology, and framing of project concepts; drafting proposal narratives and supporting the drafting of proposal budgets.
  • Publications Editing: reviewing and providing substantive feedback and edits to project publications; coordinating publications distribution.
  • Grant Reporting: drafting grant progress reports according to sponsor requirements, and responding to other sponsor requests or questions.
  • Budgeting: developing project budgets, tracking project expenses, and preparing budget reports.
  • Event Management: designing and coordinating conferences, workshops, presentations, and government briefings for projects.
  • Staff Management: supervising project associates, fellows, and interns to achieve specific project objectives.
  • Relationship Management: maintaining relations with project research leads; liaising with external experts and senior officials; developing relations with sponsors and other stakeholders.
  • Outreach: representing NBR (esp. projects) before a range of audiences (e.g., project stakeholders and constituents).
  • Database Administration: coordinating the maintenance of and updating project databases.
  • Participating in and managing other NBR activities as needed.

Benefits

  • This full-time position includes medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their family, 401k retirement plan with 5% match, 100% employer-paid life and long-term disability insurance, and paid time off.
  • NBR's paid time off includes 10 days of vacation (awarded as 3.33 hours per pay period), 25 paid company holidays per year, (including 2 floating holidays), up to 56 hours of paid sick leave (calculated at the rate of 1 hour for every 30 hours worked), and 5 days of paid professional development leave.
  • Additionally, NBR offers 4-weeks of paid Sabbatical leave for all full-time staff after every 5 years of service.
  • NBR covers 80% of employees' Public Transit commuting costs.
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