Associate - Asia

DGA Group; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

DGA Group's Asia team is seeking an Associate for an entry-level position supporting the firm’s Asia Region. You will assist the Asia President and senior staff with scheduling, editing client deliverables, and coordinating activities across teams.

You will conduct research, develop client-focused content, and build relationships while learning geopolitical, regional, and sector insights. This role exposes you to business development and interactions with clients.

Qualifications

• 0-2 years of relevant prior professional experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in political science, international relations, regional studies, public policy or business administration, or equivalent and relevant work experience.
• Strong knowledge of the Asia region and geopolitics.
• Proficiency in language used in Asia region strongly preferred (i.e. Chinese, Japanese, or Korean).
• Excellent PowerPoint and MS Office skills.
• Strong presentation, writing, and analytical abilities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Provides executive and administrative support to the Asia President and other senior staff as needed.
• Learns from subject-matter experts and assists with day-to-day priorities.
• Manages day-to-day administrative priorities to ensure Asia Team operates efficiently.
• Interfaces with clients in a support role under supervision.
• Conducts research, drafts client content, and supports fast-paced projects.
• Coordinates meetings, prepares agendas, materials, and tracks next steps.
• Supports Business Development with correspondence, presentations, and documents for clients.
• Collaborates with Communications and Marketing to develop outreach messaging and plan client-facing events.
• Learns foundational problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Begins to operate independently and takes ownership of tasks while seeking guidance.
• Contributes to firm development initiatives.

Skills

Presentation skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Networking

Research skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in political science / international relations / public policy

Tools

PowerPoint

MS Office

Job description

The Asia team is seeking an Associatefor an entry-level position supporting the firm’s large and dynamic Asia Region.As an Associate, you willsupport the Asia President and other senior staff with scheduling, team operations, editing and finalizing client deliverables, and other duties that assist the client service and internal functioning of this busy practice. You will also work with team members to understand client objectives, conduct research, and develop solutions in support of client engagements while building strong working relationships across teams. TheAssociate position will expose you to the details of the firm’s business and client work, allowing you to develop geopolitical, regional, and sectoral/industry expertise.

Location

Washington, DC (hybrid, with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office)

Responsibilities

• Provides executive and administrative support to the Asia President, and other senior staff as needed
• Works directly with and learns from subject-matter experts
• Manages day-to-day administrative priorities to ensure the Asia Team operates efficiently
• Gains initial exposure to client-facing activities under supervision and interfaces with clients in a support role as requested
• Conducts research, drafts client-specific content, and supports fast-paced projects, as needed
• Coordinates internal and external meetings, including preparing agendas and materials, managing invitations, arranging logistics, and tracking next steps.
• Actively participates in client management and business development efforts, including working with the Business Development team to prepare and edit correspondence, communications, presentations, and other documents for clients and prospects
• Collaborate with the Communications and Marketing team to develop outreach messaging and engagement materials and support in planning and executing high-profile receptions, dinners, roundtables, and other strategic client-facing events.
• Learns foundational problem-solving and analytical skills
• Begins to operate independently and take ownership of defined tasks while seeking guidance when needed
• Contributes to firm development initiatives

Qualifications

• 0-2 years of relevant prior professional experience
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in political science, international relations, regional studies, public policy or business administration, or a related field, or equivalent and relevant work experience
• Strong knowledge of region (via prior living, academic, or professional experience preferred) and understanding of geopolitics in the region)
• Proficiency in language used in Asia region strongly preferred (i.e. Chinese, Japanese, or Korean)
• Highly proficient in PowerPoint and other MS Office tools
• Excellent presentation, writing, and analytical skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities, with a proactive approach to networking and stakeholder engagement
• Entrepreneurial mindset with creative, solution-oriented, problem-solving skills