Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Project Coordinator

Atlantic Council; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 36,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision insurance

403(b) plan

Paid time off

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Atlantic Council is seeking a project assistant for the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. The role focuses on tracking, supporting, and executing project tasks, research, roundtables, briefings, and travel related to defense and security analysis for US and allied audiences.

The candidate will support research, event logistics, travel planning, and communications, while coordinating with staff and external partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Proven organizational, logistical, project/event management, and administrative skills.
• Familiarity with defense issues and deterrence theory through study or experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, think quickly under time pressure, and multi-task to fulfill simultaneous competing demands as part of a team.
• Willingness and ability to work irregular hours and evenings to accommodate ally and partner timezones and to travel if needed.

Responsibilities

• Conduct day-to-day support of projects and programming, such as scheduling, responding to requests for information, coordination with staff, drafting monthly progress reports, and any other substantive or administrative tasks related to project management as needed.
• Coordinate, schedule, implement, and manage logistics for both public and private events with minimal supervision, including shaping structure and agendas, drafting invitations, correspondence with key participants, and participant tracking.
• Manage travel by project personnel and event invitees for projects, to include scheduling, reserving accommodations and transportation, and handling expense documentation.
• Implement communications and promotion strategy around core events, including via e-mail, social media, and multimedia; and
• Support on research and source citation, drafting, editing, proofreading, and graphical work to support project activities, to include drafting portions of project reports, summaries, and briefings.

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Atlantic Council is seeking a project assistant for the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. The role focuses on tracking, supporting, and executing project tasks, research, roundtables, briefings, and travel related to defense and security analysis for US and allied audiences.

The candidate will support research, event logistics, travel planning, and communications, while coordinating with staff and external partners.