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POSITION TITLE: Program Associate
REPORTS TO: Program Manager
LOCATION: Belgrade, Serbia
<h3>Who We Are</h3>
At IREX we strive for a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world&mdash;where individuals reach their full potential, governments serve their people and communities thrive.
But around the globe, persistent poverty, repression, and injustice prevent too many people form achieving their full potential.&nbsp; To address these problems, we focus on people, not on vaccines, roads, or wells. We support individuals and institutions to create change in their own communities&mdash;and to create person to person bridges between nations.
IREX works with partners in more than 100 countries in four areas essential to progress: cultivating leaders, empowering youth, strengthening institutions, and increasing access to quality education and information.
IREX seeks a qualified Program Associate to provide administrative support to Learn to Discern (L2D) in Serbia. Through IREX&rsquo;s L2D training approach, this program builds resilience to misinformation and propaganda among Serbian consumers of news and information through an engaging, hands-on training methodology proven to build critical information engagement skills and improve individuals&rsquo; ability to identify manipulation, distinguish disinformation from facts, and engage with and responsibly share content across various forms of media. Starting in 2019, L2D-Serbia has established a countrywide network of &ldquo;Citizen Trainers&rdquo; who spread their skills and awareness with their friends, families, and communities. In 2021, the program developed an accredited training program for secondary school teachers. L2D-Serbia also hosts an online media literacy course, Promi&scaron;jleno &amp; Provereno, to reach audiences both online and through hybrid online-offline formats.&nbsp; In 2023, L2D-Serbia will continue to expand its accredited coursework with teachers and its efforts to bring L2D resources into the classroom, in addition to continued engagement with Citizen Trainers, online course promotion, and a new initiative engaging public libraries.
We are doers. Our decades of on-the-ground experience help us create greater impact, practical recommendations, and lasting partnerships.
Are you the next member of our team?
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<h3>Your Background &amp; Skills</h3>
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<li>Experience with and interest in media/journalism, media literacy, education, training, and/or youth programs (or related fields)</li>
<li>A bachelor&rsquo;s degree related to international development, education, media, public affairs, psychology, or a related field is preferred.</li>
<li>Knowledge of and/or experience with program and event management is strongly preferred</li>
<li>Experience in training and facilitation (especially with youth, students, and/or teachers), preferred</li>
<li>Experience with online courses and/or training (especially in design), preferred</li>
<li>Experience with monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities (e.g., indicator development and tracking, contributions to knowledge management and learning reports, etc.), preferred </li>
<li>Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills, including ability to prioritize and multi-task</li>
<li>Excellent writing, editing, and oral presentation skills</li>
<li>Demonstrated computer skills</li>
<li>Excellent cross-cultural and interpersonal communication skills</li>
<li>Ability to communicate professionally and provide written reporting in both English and Serbian</li>
<li>Fluency (written and/or spoken) in one or more of the Republic of Serbia&rsquo;s official minority languages, is a plus.</li>
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<h3>Your Daily Tasks</h3>
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<li>Provide administrative and logistical support to Learn to Discern - Serbia</li>
<li>Track a wide range of information and data, maintaining accuracy and completeness</li>
<li>Coordinate events, including regular communication with participants and vendors and organizing materials, venue, catering, participant travel, etc.</li>
<li>Contribute to and maintain social media accounts</li>
<li>Contribute to design of project training materials and curricula, awareness campaign materials</li>
<li>Support program participants, including outreach, monitoring, and mentoring&nbsp;</li>
<li>Contribute to project monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities, including tracking indicators and results to inform project implementation</li>
<li>Contribute to communications (internal and external) and reporting (e.g., donor reports, event reports)</li>
<li>Support consultant management, vendor engagement, and procurement/subaward processes, including drafting scopes of work, collecting deliverables, processing payments, maintaining files, and other related tasks.</li>
<li>Process and maintain financial records</li>
<li>Other duties as assigned.</li>
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The Program Associate will be based in Belgrade and will support the Learn to Discern Program Manager in program administration. This position requires regular work in person at IREX&rsquo;s office in Belgrade; however, a partial remote work schedule will be considered in line with IREX&rsquo;s health and safety guidelines and local public health restrictions.
Only citizens or residents of Serbia will be considered. 
Please send your Cover Letter and CV in English (Serbian applications will not be considered)&nbsp;electronically.
We conduct background checks on all successful candidates.
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE
EOE &ndash; Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.
All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. AA/EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled

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