The Heinrich Böll Stiftung North America is welcoming applications for the position of Program Director for its Transatlantic Dialogue Program on Democracy and Social Policy. The program concentrates on domestic policy and governance issues relevant for Germany/Europe and the United States. The program has a special focus on migration/integration policies, internal and external challenges to our democracies, social cohesion, and challenges and opportunities of the digital age.
Responsibilities:
The Program Director will help design and implement the program activities. Specifically, the Program Director will:
- organize, coordinate and implement the program, which is a component of the foundation’s regional EU/North America program
- organize events, conferences, workshops and visitor programs
- assume principal responsibility for the program’s website publications, including regular updates, preparation of reports, and other information
- manage funds in close cooperation with the Financial Manager, including budget planning, expense monitoring and project evaluation
- establish and maintain liaisons with relevant hbs offices, US and European institutions, and international organizations
- undertake literature review, policy research, and writing assignments
Requirements:
- Demonstrated knowledge of and working experience with German and/or European and US policies
- Oral and written fluency in English and German
- Proven excellent research, writing and editing skills
- Strong organizational and analytical skills with attention to detail
- Creative, self-directed and responsible work attitude
- Experience in the management of publicly funded projects
- Working in (international) teams
- Gender awareness
- A genuine interest in the values and mission of the Heinrich Boell Foundation
- Experience with MS Office 2007 and social media
- Applicants must have a U.S. work permit
-The job location is Washington, DC. International travel is required.
-B.A. required, M.A. preferred
This is a full-time position (40 hours/week, core work hours 9am-5pm).
Application:
Please send your application to the attention of Bastian Hermisson either by e-mail to info@us.boell.org (preferred) or by regular mail to:
Bastian Hermisson
Heinrich Boell Foundation
1432 K Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
The deadline for applications is February 22, 2015.
About the Heinrich Böll Stiftung
The Heinrich Böll Stiftung is a non-profit political foundation affiliated with the German Green Party. We are a green think tank, an international policy network, and are active in ecology, democracy and human rights worldwide. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, we have 30 offices worldwide. Our main tenets are ecology and sustainability, democracy and human rights, self determination and justice. We place particular emphasis on gender democracy, meaning social emancipation and equal rights for women and men. We are also committed to equal rights for cultural and ethnic minorities and to the societal and political participation of immigrants. Finally, we promote nonviolence and proactive peace policies. Our Washington, DC office was created in 1998 to support our international efforts. We promote exchanges in our program areas through informational programs, study tours and visitor programs; special events, meetings, workshops and conferences; public seminars and training programs; and monitoring of the work of international organizations.