Impact-Driven Programs Coordinator (Russia Team)

Institute for the Study of War; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Institute for the Study of War seeks a full-time, in-person Russia Team Program Coordinator to provide administrative and operational support to its Russia Team. You will manage staffing, onboarding, offboarding, scheduling, and knowledge-management tasks, reporting to the team lead and collaborating across ISW departments.

Ideal candidates will have a passion for Eurasian studies, proficiency in Russian, strong organizational skills, and experience with project-management tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in international relations, history, public or business administration, Eurasian studies, or similar.
• Professional working proficiency in Russian; knowledge of Ukrainian is a plus.
• 2+ years of professional experience in an operational role, preferably at a nonprofit.
• Demonstrated interest in project management and ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Systematic thinking with excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Experience with task-management and database programs; ability to learn new programs quickly.
• Passion for ISW's research agenda and mission.

Responsibilities

• Advance mission-critical priorities and projects with team leadership; provide managerial, personnel, and logistical support.
• Track tasks from meetings and timelines; ensure compliance with SOPs for operations.
• Support IT and cybersecurity education policies; develop SOPs and workflows with leadership.
• Coordinate collaboration between Russia and Geospatial Intelligence programs and ISW teams.
• Manage staffing, PTO, hiring processes, onboarding/offboarding plans with HR; maintain hiring dashboards.
• Coordinate intern hiring, onboarding/offboarding, and workload communication with leadership.

Skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Learning new programs

Russian language proficiency

Microsoft Office

Task management tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in international relations/history/public administration/ Eurasian studies

Tools

Microsoft Office

Task management & database programs

Job description

The Institute for the Study of War seeks a full-time, in-person Russia Team Program Coordinator to provide administrative and operational support to its Russia Team. You will manage staffing, onboarding, offboarding, scheduling, and knowledge-management tasks, reporting to the team lead and collaborating across ISW departments.

Ideal candidates will have a passion for Eurasian studies, proficiency in Russian, strong organizational skills, and experience with project-management tools.