Organization: Crown Agents USA
Country: United States of America
Closing date: 08 Sep 2015
Crown Agents USA, Inc. (CA-USA) is seeking an**Operations Manager**for the USAID funded Climate Economic Analysis for Development, Investment, and Resilience (CEADIR) project located in our Washington, DC office.
Our Business
Crown Agents is an international development company employing over 600 personnel worldwide with a presence in more than 40 countries, subsidiaries in 12 countries, and permanent staff working on the ground in 22 corporate offices in Africa, Asia Latin America, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Crown Agents provides direct assistance, management consulting, and human and institutional development for public and private sector clients in customs and trade facilitation, public financial management, procurement, logistics, and health systems strengthening.
Crown Agents USA (CA-USA), the U.S. incorporated subsidiary of Crown Agents, provides direct technical assistance, capacity development, and procurement services to stimulate economic growth, establish good governance, and improve health outcomes across the developing world. Since its incorporation in the United States in 1998, CA-USA has provided technical assistance services and support to U.S. Government agencies and international organizations such as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), Department of State (DOS), and the Gates Foundation.
Role & Responsibilities
The Operations Manager provides support to stakeholders and staff for the Climate Economic Analysis for Development, Investment, and Resilience (CEADIR) project located out of the Washington, DC office of Crown Agents. The Operations Manager will monitor and measure the success of community engagement using web analytics tools and provides regular reports to USAID project manager and other stakeholders. The Operations Manager will also manage and coordinate blended learning or knowledge-sharing events, such as Webinars and other social media engagements. The Operations Manager will have an extensive background in climate change and clean energy policy.
Specific Responsibilities
· Assist with facilitation of online community learning events.
· Work with USAID staff to develop and implement community promotion and engagement strategies and tactics as they relate to the strategic goals of CEADIR.
· Manage social media and email outreach efforts to promote CEADIR’s site and content to targeted USAID staff and implementing partners.
· Curate and upload new content for CEADIR including events, reports/resources, and other web content related to climate and development, in consultation with USAID staff and other partners to obtain all information needed for proposals and reporting/compliance documentation.
· Participate in strategic planning activities and budgeting processes as requested.
· Oversee the ongoing study of outcomes for those served by the CEADIR project, including data collection and annual analysis/reporting.
· As time permits, collaborate with the Project Director on drafting proposals for corporate sponsorship.
· Assist with grant funding process, for both foundation and governmental funding sources, including, maintenance of a grants calendar; proposal writing; grant submissions; and reporting/compliance activities.
· Collaborate with the Project Director on plans for fundraising events.
· Contribute content about funders to Crown Agent’s CEADIR website, newsletters and other communications materials.
· Collaborate on other marketing and development activities, as requested/as time permits.
Qualifications
- Master"s Degree in International Development, Environmental Science, Public Policy, or a related field required.
· Minimum of seven years or more of experience with international development, environmental issues, knowledge management, training or organizational development.
· Knowledge and experience with USAID funded projects including grants and effective grant management processes.
· Technical knowledge of climate change issues acquired through a successful work history and prior involvement with similar climate change projects desired.
· Experience managing social media platforms preferred.
· Familiarity with current events and policies relating to environmental issues and climate change.
· Above average event facilitation, organization, and communication skills.
· Ability to work and live in the United States required.
How to apply:
To apply to this position, please email your CV to careers@crownagents.com, including your name, along with “13-67F Operations Manager – CEADIR”, in the subject line. Visit our website at www.crownagents.com for more information about our company. No phone calls, faxes or walk-ins please. Crown Agents USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and affords equal opportunity to all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other status protected under local, state or federal laws.
Candidate must be able to demonstrate legal right to work in the United States.
Crown Agents USA will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with qualified disabilities in accordance with the ADA. If you require a reasonable accommodation for our application process, please contact our Recruiting department directly. Requests will be kept confidential and shared strictly on a need-to-know basis only.
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