Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Description

ICF seeks a Project Coordinator to support international labor and migration research and publications support activities. The majority of the research activities are funded by U.S. Government clients and take place in developing countries. This is a full-time, hybrid position in Rockville, Maryland.

The Team

The International Labor and Migration team at ICF helps clients identify, document, measure, and address human rights violations and labor exploitation through mixed methods, qualitative and quantitative research, and data collection across countries and industries.

The Work

The Project Coordinator will be part of the ICF team that provides research, publication, policy, and administrative support to Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT) at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Bureau of International Labor Affairs. With over 25 years of experience, OCFT is a world leader in the fight to eradicate child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking. OCFT combats these egregious labor abuses using a two-part approach: i) providing cutting-edge research on child labor and forced labor in more than 150 countries around the world, and ii) working collaboratively with nearly 100 governments and 80 organizations to strengthen laws, enforcement, policies, and social programs to end child labor and forced labor.

Key Responsibilities

• Support research and project managers in their project management responsibilities including:

• Track and ensure project progress against work plan schedules

• Support timely submission of quality project deliverables to the client

• Create and support the development of and adherence to research protocols and processes

• Maintain safety and security plans

• Liaise and communicate with staff across various studies: ICF technical, administrative, financial and procurement staff, field staff, consultants, subcontractors, and client representatives

• Track consultants’ and subcontractors’ invoices and process them

• Under research and project managers’ guidance, draft statement of works for consultants and subcontractors’ agreements

• Provide administrative and logistical support for external and internal meetings, webinars, and other presentations including taking and archiving minutes

• Support knowledge management efforts by maintaining electronic folders and archives of all project documents, notes, and reports

• Arrange travel logistics, including visas, and client approvals, if needed

• Arrange logistics for domestic and international meetings

• Provide administrative, programmatic, and technical support, as needed, for example, contributing to progress reports to clients, work plans, and quality control plans; conducting literature reviews; and preparing report tables for conducting research

• Use MS Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, OneNote)

• Communicate verbally and in writing with advanced professional proficiency English communication skills

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public policy, international relations, international affairs, international development, or business administration or related area

• 2+ years experience providing operations support to projects

• 1+ years’ experience working on research projects in lower- and middle-income countries

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in using project management tools, including Project for the Web, Asana, SharePoint, Power BI, WorkZone, Trello, WorkBook

• Experience work planning and project monitoring and evaluation

• Experience working on US Government-funded projects or other international development projects

• French language proficiency

Working at ICF

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.

We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building an inclusive workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to hiring regardless of any protected characteristic, such as race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status, or military/veteran status. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO & AA policy (https://www.icf.com/legal/equal-employment-opportunity) .

Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation please email icfcareercenter@icf.com and we will be happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

Read more about workplace discrimination rights , the Pay Transparency Statement (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf) , or our benefit offerings which are included in the Transparency in (Benefits) Coverage Act. (https://www.icf.com/legal/equal-employment-opportunity)

Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$59,837.00 - $101,722.00

Rockville, MD (MD18)