ICITAP Program Assistant - Nepal

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PAE is supporting the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in providing specialized training, advisory and mentoring services to host nations under the Criminal Division’s International Criminal Investigative Training and Assistance Program (ICITAP).

https://www.justice.gov/criminal-icitap ICITAP is a cornerstone of America’s global strategy for combating transnational crime, terrorism, countering trafficking in persons, establishing rule of law and enhancing human rights in developing countries. PAE is the contract service provider to the DOJ ICITAP and Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) programs.

POSITION SUMMARY:

PAE is currently seeking a qualified candidate to serve as remote Program Assistant supporting the programing in Kathmandu, Nepal. This position will provide expert advice to the American advisor regarding the policies, procedures and the steps needed to be taken by ICITAP Nepal to obtain program goals and objectives. Explores alternatives and recommends procedures/approaches that will prevent/resolve problems, improve program effectiveness and/or improve administration.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides relevant technical guidance as well as administrative and financial oversight of ICITAP-Nepal programs. Leads the design and implementation of ICITAP-Nepal programs at the direction of the Law Enforcement Assistance Attaché to ensure an effective program activities and implementation.
• Plans and schedules training activities in a manner that allows the program to complete projects within the established deadlines. Develops contingency plans to handle potential problems, preventing missed deadlines under most circumstances or requests extensions sufficiently in advance of "due date" to mitigate repercussions to alter priorities. Identifies and offers a means to evaluate underlying causes of problems.
• Prepares monthly plans for logistics, housing, transportation, supplies and international support necessary to accommodate training/ workshops annually conducted by contract instructors. Oversees activity progress.
• Identifies the activities of, and monitors Government of Nepal subject matter experts. Analyzes and interprets local, regional, and national trends, responses of law enforcement agencies, criminal justice practices, and economic issues; analyzes the impact of legislation and judicial decisions and provides insights on proposed legislation. Develops a research methodology for gathering relevant information. S/he analyzes operational and administrative problems to implement effective courses of action.
• Assists in the management of complex program activities.
• Establishes and implements internal policies and procedures related to law enforcement programs, training logistics; develops and implements reporting standards, coordinates, and directs reporting activities from Nepali agencies participating in ICITAP programs. Reviews, conducts research, and recommends changes to operations and practices.
• Conducts training institution financial audit functions to ensure that expenditures are legitimate and appropriately documented and that standards for utilization of training funds and provided equipment as set forth in MOUs and Interagency Agreements (IAA) are strictly adhered to.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least six years of experience in program management, planning and implementation in the field of criminal, civil, or administrative function in international development projects.
• Must have good working knowledge of administrative and filing procedures.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively as part of a team, with respect for and sensitivity to multi-cultural approaches.
• Expertise to prepare comprehensive reports, formulate concepts and statistical analysis and data collection in appropriate formats, which have high organizational impact.
• Good working knowledge of and be able to interpret a myriad of Government of Nepal policies. Interpretation of legislation, policies and standard operating procedures (SOP’s) and analysis of the impact on law enforcement training needs is a necessity.
• Fluency and excellent reading/writing/speaking skills in both English and Nepalese is required to cross translate verbal and written communications, English to Nepalese and Nepalese to English.
• Advanced computer skills required. Must be able to produce complex computer tasks in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint. Will be expected to operate multimedia equipment and to troubleshoot minor computer and multimedia malfunctions during training.
• A willingness and ability to travel at project locations.
• Ability to plan and organize a substantial workload that includes complex, diverse tasks, and responsibilities meeting deadlines.
• Experience working in an US Embassy

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience in working as translator/interpreter with US government entities.

PAE is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.