Policy & Programs Associate, Foreign Aid Reform

The New Foreign Assistance; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

The New Foreign Assistance, based in Washington, D.C., is seeking a tenacious professional to help build an excellent foreign assistance system. Working with senior staff, you will turn ideas into white papers, State Department programs, and congressional proposals, while also handling internal operations from board prep to event logistics.

You could come from a think tank, government, private sector, or advocacy space, typically with three to five years of experience.

Qualifications

• Must be able to learn quickly and support senior staff across policy, programmatic, partnership, and operations tasks.
• Strong writing, research, and analytical thinking are essential.
• Ability to translate ideas into concrete programs and proposals.

Responsibilities

• Help the State Department fund programs that work
• Design flagship initiatives in policy, procurement, and partnerships
• Draft white papers, briefing memos, and analyses for State Department and Congress
• Share research through op-eds, presentations, and social media
• Support briefings for the State Department, White House, and congressional staff
• Coordinate events and board meeting logistics
• Help build a high-performing, bipartisan advocacy organization

Skills

Policy analysis

Research writing

Project management

Communications

Job description

The New Foreign Assistance, based in Washington, D.C., is seeking a tenacious professional to help build an excellent foreign assistance system. Working with senior staff, you will turn ideas into white papers, State Department programs, and congressional proposals, while also handling internal operations from board prep to event logistics.

You could come from a think tank, government, private sector, or advocacy space, typically with three to five years of experience.