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Project Coordinator (B5)/Associate (B6) - Afghanistan

DAI Washington | Apply By 17 February 2012

DAI works at the cutting edge of international development, combining technical excellence, professional project management, and exceptional customer service to solve our clients’ most complex problems. Since 1970, DAI has worked in 150 developing and transition countries, providing comprehensive development solutions in areas including crisis mitigation and stability operations, democratic governance and public sector management, agriculture and agribusiness, private sector development and financial services, economics and trade, HIV/AIDS, avian influenza control, water and natural resources management, and energy and climate change. Clients include international development agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations and philanthropies, and host-country governments.

Job Description:

DAI’s Afghanistan Portfolio is seeking a well-organized, self-motivated individual to serve as Project Coordinator for several overseas projects. The Coordinator will report to the Business Manager. The ideal candidate will be able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment. The Coordinator will help project managers support overseas development projects.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Administer a large overseas development project in Afghanistan;
• Serve as headquarters point-of-contact for overseas project managers (Chiefs of Party);
• Coordinate provision of services from headquarters support offices (Finance, Contracts, and Human Resources) to overseas projects;
• Monitor and facilitate compliance of Contract actions (reports, contract modifications, extensions, add-ons);
• Develop project activity budgets, subcontractor budgets, and project pipelines;
• Troubleshoot contract billing issues;
• Recruit, mobilize, and demobilize short-term consultants and long-term project staff;
• Assist in tracking project expenditures and profitability;
• Make travel arrangements, process travel vouchers, audit subcontractor invoices, and perform other administrative tasks;
• Process internal DAI project administrative backstopping documents (for example, but not limited to, Independent Consultant Agreements, Travel Vouchers, Check Requests, etc.);
• Assist in project start-up and close-down activities as assigned;
• Assist in technical research for proposals or projects, when assigned;
• International travel required;
• Troubleshoot problems and propose creative solutions to project management problems;
• Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in business, economics, law, public administration or a relevant discipline. Masters preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years work experience in the international development industry supporting USAID or other donor-funded programs.
• Experience with and understanding of the proposal development process and project management systems;
• Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills are required;
• Willing to travel internationally
• Fluency in English required; fluency in second language preferred;
• Must be eligible to work in the US.