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, including more than 120 analysts working to address the changing dynamics of international security across the globe. The Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy (AILA) provides internal learning and professional development programs to CSIS interns and young professionals as well as for visiting university groups.

JOB SUMMARY:

The program manager for AILA is responsible for providing young professionals and student groups with training and learning opportunities in leadership, professional development and global issues. S/he should have an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for strengthening talent. The program manager assists with all program components, including event planning, curriculum development and implementation, marketing, fundraising, project management, and intern supervision.

This position works closely with Executive Education at CSIS, which is responsible for developing intensive and substantive training programs for outside organizations, including corporate, government, and foreign partners.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

I. Training and Professional Development

• Assist with designing and implementing professional development initiatives and trainings for CSIS young professionals and interns (e.g. management fundamentals, technical skills training, career development workshops, workplace conduct, etc.) • Market, recruit, and assist with managing the CSIS Accelerator Series, a 9-month leadership and management training series both for CSIS mid-level professionals and those from the business, government, and non-profit sectors in D.C. • Administer foreign policy trainings for external groups, including university students. • Assist with foreign policy workshops and other professional development opportunities for CSIS staff. • Monitor and evaluate programming impact.

II. Strategic Planning

• Generate and develop innovative ideas for new projects, partnerships, collaborations, events, and speakers. • Contribute to the development and management of short- and long-term strategic goals and contribute to the development and implementation of overall departmental vision.

III. Fundraising and Marketing

• Write fundraising proposals and identify new opportunities. • Communicate regularly and effectively with external partners and funders. • Contribute to external and internal outreach by developing promotional materials, written materials for the web, and designing strategic communication plans.

IV. Program Management

• Foster projects from the ideation stage through planning and implementation phases. • Communicate across 30+ research and administrative departments center-wide. • Coordinate and facilitate the execution of program events and projects, including event management and speaker arrangements.

V. Administrative

• Assist with managing day-to-day office operations. • Assist program and project finances including all project-related budgets, day-to-day expense management, and preparation for internal budget reviews. • Draft program correspondence, 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 recruitment, hire, and manage program interns.

KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field. • 2–4 years of related experience in program/project management, learning and development, educational and instructional design, curriculum design, community management, and facilitating training programs. • Superior communication skills, good judgment, and ability to anticipate needs. • Excellent organization, time management, and attention to detail. • Ability to work independently, in a team, and closely with a range of individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures. • Ability to multi-task and operate in a fast-paced environment. • Comfortable with public speaking.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Interest in education and professional development. • Knowledge of US foreign policy and global issues. • Event management experience and ability to work with high-level VIP audiences.

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. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested applicants should submit a résumé, cover letter, and college transcript at http://csis.org/about-us/careers.

Required Skills Required Experience

• Possess extensive experience using nuclear C3 operational procedures currently used with the strategic nuclear capable forces in support of presidential and joint staff nuclear communications.
• Experience developing system-of-systems functional architectures using proven methodologies for complex DoD communications based programs. 
• Experience conducting architecture/performance trade-off analysis, and engineering designs of nuclear C3 systems.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience regarding nuclear C3 and overall nuclear C3 requirements, operations, and procedures and proven ability to prepare nuclear C3 analysis, documentation, and reports.
• Understanding of, and experience with operations and technical characteris­tics of nuclear C3 systems to include strategic commu­nications systems, sensor and radar systems, and communications systems deployed at nuclear com­mand centers and on nuclear capable platforms.
• Knowledge of nuclear C3 systems and operational and analytical experience in nuclear/strategic systems based upon experience within the nuclear C3 community.
• Detailed understanding of national policy, DOD/Joint Staff guidance, and technical performance criteria requirements regarding nuclear C3 operations.
• Experience working with senior nuclear C3 community stakeholders such as OSD (NII), Joint Staff, and USSTRATCOM.

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Ability to apply enterprise architecture concepts to specific secure and survivable communications development tasks in a structured approach that supports the five nuclear C2 functions.  
• Expertise in the areas of DoD acquisition/requirements processes, systems analysis, engineering, and nuclear weapons effects regarding communications within the Nuclear C3 System.
• Knowledge of advanced protocol concepts such as mobile ad hoc network (MANET) and disruptive tolerant networking (DTN) technology and how to apply these concepts to nuclear C3 applications.
• Knowledge of secure video conferencing requirements and how these requirements can be used for decision support and situational awareness tools for senior decision makers.
• Knowledge of activity, data and process modeling techniques and practices, to include hands on experience with EA development modeling tools.