Business & Human Rights Resource Center
Position description
CRG is seeking a full-time Program Officer to provide support to the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor’s Office of Global Programs (DRL/GP) at the U.S. Department of State on labor programs. The Program Officer will be responsible for ensuring effective execution of program requirements; establishing systematic methods of program execution, evaluation, and advocacy; determining whether funding is warranted and available and assessing activities to determine funding requirements; analyzing program and budget proposals and presenting them to the State Department and interagency panels; preparing justification or recommendation memoranda for review and approval by appropriate officials; and providing follow-up problem-solving assistance, guideline interpretations, and technical consultations as required to applicants. The Program Officer will provide DRL leadership technical assistance throughout the federal assistance life cycle that includes pre-award, award, and post-award phases in grants and cooperative agreements. The Program Officer will also assist with Departmental briefings to congressional staffers on these programs.
The ideal candidate should have demonstrated experience with designing, implementing, and/or overseeing labor, human rights, or trafficking in persons foreign assistance programs. Experience in business and human rights may also be considered. The candidate must have strong interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity; advanced written or oral communication skills including for high-level policy-making audiences; and a strong commitment to teamwork and collaboration.
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