Inside Sales Showroom
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 strategic, political and economic issues across the globe.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Freeman Chair in China Studies is a leading source of insight and analysis on China’s evolving political system and the dynamics that impact its domestic policy agenda and external behavior. Our mission is to shape the public policy debate by providing timely and objective analysis that challenges the status quo and informs policymakers, the public, and corporate executives on the most important issues impacting China’s political trajectory.
The Freeman Chair is recruiting a program manager to assist in the administration, operations, and management of a new open source project, to be housed at CSIS and under the administration of the Freeman Chair. The open source project aims to curate, translate, and provide analysis on relevant and important primary source Chinese documents, with the ultimate goal of transforming how outside observers understand China’s ambitions, behavior, and trajectory.
The program manager will play an integral role in the establishment and development of the open source project and will be responsible for overseeing a wide range of project components, including: coordinating project specific events and publications, facilitating new translation requests, providing assistance to the senior fellow, and liaising with research programs and support offices at CSIS and with members of the policy community outside of CSIS. This position is specifically in support of the open source project.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Essential functions may include, but are not limited to the following:
• Manages the day-to-day operations of the open source project and provides assistance to the project’s senior fellow and other related staff.
• Organizes public and private events, conferences, and workshops related to the project.
• Coordinates the publication of new analysis and content for the project.
• Represents the project vis-à-vis other research programs and functional support offices within CSIS and vis-à-vis external stakeholders in government, the private sector, and the non-profit community in the United States, China and elsewhere.
• Manages external communications, including maintenance of contacts databases, sending of event invitations, and dissemination of project publications in all formats.
• Facilitates the translation of new materials via an external translation service.
• Other administrative tasks as needed.
KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE:
• Bachelor’s degree required, with demonstrated interest in Chinese politics, economics, and foreign affairs. • Minimum 1-2 years of administrative experience required. • Strong attention to detail, professionalism, good judgment, and leadership skills are essential. • Ability to multitask and to work closely with a range of individuals with diverse backgrounds, dispositions, and executive levels. • Ability to write business correspondence and other relevant writing assignments. • Ability to build complex project budgets and manage expenses. • A positive attitude, creative outlook, and ability to project a positive and professional image to the public, co-workers, partners, and CSIS partners. • Familiarity with and interest in contemporary China a plus.
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.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
HOW TO APPLY: To apply, interested applicants should submit a résumé, cover letter, and college transcript at: https://csiscareers.silkroad.com by June 23, 2021.
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Required Skills Required Experience
Jon-Don provides our employees with extensive on-the-job training. Our sales training program will provide all of the tools needed to succeed. Jon-Don understands that our success is tied to the success of our employees and customers.