JOB SUMMARY:

At CSIS we actively seek to employ a diverse group of people who embody our organizational values. We welcome and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply, especially those from traditionally underrepresented groups.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a non-profit, bipartisan public policy organization established in 1962 to provide strategic insights and practical policy solutions to decision makers concerned with global security and prosperity. Over the years, it has grown to be one of the largest organizations of its kind, with a staff of some 200 employees working to address the changing dynamics of international security across the globe.

The CSIS Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies seeks to answer vitally important questions about the future of Artificial Intelligence and its implications for the global economy and international security.

The Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies is hiring a Program Coordinator (PC) who is highly motivated, professional, and has a strong interest in program operations. The PC will support the administration and operations of the Wadhwani Center and will be responsible for a wide range of project components, including management support for program projects, managing program events, managing the project website and publications process, and supporting financial reporting in collaboration with the Associate Director.

This position is administrative and therefore requires excellent time management skills and careful attention to detail. Candidates should function well in a fast-paced team environment, adapt quickly to a wide variety of programmatic tasks, and have strong communications and project management skills.

The minimum annual salary for this position is $55,000.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Essential functions may include, but are not limited to the following:

Administrative
• Support day-to-day office operations.
• Support the management of program finances, including project-related budgets, expenses, drafting and renewal of donor MOUs and other official agreements.
• Support senior program staff, including through logistics, scheduling, and program communication and collaboration with other CSIS departments and operations.
• Support external communications, including maintenance of contacts databases, sending of event invitations, and dissemination of program publications and media products in all formats.

Project Management
• Support program in management of projects, including monitoring funding, research, preparation of publications, organizing events, and supervising promotional activities.
• Manage virtual and in-person public and private events, including speaker recommendations, scheduling, agendas, tracking RSVPs, and liaising with the audio-visual and events teams.

KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE:

• B.A. required.
• Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and communication skills, including the ability to effectively coordinate with project stakeholders in the public, academic, and private sectors, and coordinate with a diverse team remotely and in-person.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office products is required. Advanced Excel skills are a plus.
• Working proficiency in social media like Twitter is required, as is an ability to use video conferencing software like Zoom and Teams. Experience with drafting newsletters and other external communications is a plus.
• Superior attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Experience planning and executing public and private events.
• Familiarity with and interest in emerging technology policy issues and a passion for project management is a plus.
• Must be available to work in-person at CSIS headquarters in Washington, DC.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK CONDITIONS:

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Performances of duties require the use of hands and fingers to handle or feel. The job frequently requires ability to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested applicants must submit a resume and cover letter as a single pdf at https://careers.csis.org/. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

For more information about the CSIS Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies, please visit: https://www.csis.org/programs/wadhwani-center-ai-and-advanced-technologies.