About Us
International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a U.S. based international development consulting company established in 1987, has worked in over 100 countries and implemented over 300 projects. IBTCI serves government agencies, private sector companies, and several donor agencies. IBTCI specializes in monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL) and institutional support across many areas and sectors including, but not limited to, conflict and crisis, democracy and governance, agriculture, economic growth, food security, education, environment, and global health.
Job Title: Project Assistant – Closeout
Department/Location: Institutional Support and Program Implementation / Remote
Reports To: GH-TAMS Deputy Director – Close Out
Type: Regular Full-Time (Until January 14, 2025)
Classification: Non-exempt
Clearance Required: N/A
This role is until January 14, 2025, there is the possibility of a long-term role should IBTCI be awarded the contract again. Please only apply if you are interested in a short-term employment opportunity through January 14, 2025.
Overview: IBTCI is seeking a Project Assistant to support the programmatic, administrative and financial close out of the Global Health Technical Assistance and Mission Support (GH-TAMS) project in Washington, DC. GH-TAMS, a five-year contract funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), that provides USAID operating units working on health-related activities in headquarters and the field with access to high-quality technical, management, and USAID expertise to support health programs. GH-TAMS assists GH and missions with this expertise through short- and medium-term consultant services, supporting USAID’s global health strategic priorities: 1) Preventing child and maternal deaths; 2) Controlling the HIV/AIDS epidemic; and 3) Combating infectious diseases. The GH-TAMS Project is currently scheduled to end on January 14, 2025. The Project Assistant will serve on the GH-TAMS close out committed and support the implementation of GH-TAMS programmatic close out, transition planning, and coordination with the next project.
Responsibilities
Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the GH-TAMS and IBTCI Close Out Team;
- Facilitate and support administrative closeout of project assignments;
- Maintain project trackers;
- Provide administrative support to Project Managers and GH-TAMS consultants (reviewing invoices and travel expense reports, etc.); and
- Additional duties as required.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- One to three years of total work experience.
- Prior experience in project management.
- Well-organized, strong attention to detail, and able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Works well independently and in teams; pro-active in anticipating work requirements and problem solving.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office (Excel, database use, and presentation software).
- Written and verbal fluency in English required; other foreign languages fluency is desirable.
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree required.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Experience and/or familiarity with USAID-funded projects; and
- Previous administrative experience, preferable with a USAID-funded project.
Working Environment: Work is typically performed in an office environment. Currently the company is allowing for Hybrid work in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia (DMV) area. This can be updated by the company.
Physical Requirements: This is largely a sedentary position that requires the ability to speak, hear, see, and lift small objects up to 20 lbs.
Supervisory Responsibility: This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.
Work Authorization: Candidate must be authorized to work in U.S.A.; visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
About the Organization:
IBTCI has been in business since 1987. We specialize in Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL), Institutional Support (IS), Financial & Risk Management (FRM), Supply Chain Management & Procurement (SCMP); Social & Behavior Change (SBC) and Capacity Building. We provide these services across many sectors including, but not limited to, agriculture, resilience & food security, conflict & crisis, democracy & governance, economic growth & trade, education & human capacity development, energy & infrastructure, environment & climate change, global health & WASH and humanitarian and disaster assistance. At IBTCI, our colleagues are encouraged to collaborate and be part of the solution while getting the tools and guidance needed to grow and support our clients’ missions.
IBTCI is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identification, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, disabled veteran or Vietnam-era veteran, or any other classification protected by applicable anti-discrimination laws. We prohibit and do not tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
If you are an applicant with a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability, or unable to use the online application system and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact the Talent Acquisition team at TalentAcquisition@ibtci.com (Do not send your resume to this account, for consideration please apply in our career page, https://careers.ibtci.com/jobs).