Job Description

About CIPE The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) strengthens democracy around the globe through private enterprise and market-oriented reform. CIPE is one of the four core institutes of the National Endowment for Democracy and an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Since 1983, CIPE has worked with business leaders, policymakers, and civil society to build the institutions vital to a democratic society. CIPE's key program areas include enterprise ecosystems, democratic governance, business advocacy, anti-corruption & ethics, trade, and women's economic empowerment. Project Overview CIPE is implementing a project to support women's organizations in two regions of Morocco to lead a bottom-up, women-led process called a Women's Regional Business Agenda (WRBA). The WRBA is a proven methodology that empowers women in the economy by organizing the voice of women in the private sector and leveraging their voices for collective action. Bottom-up consultations with women and stakeholders, including marginalized groups, produce a roadmap of reforms to address legal, regulatory and/or even social barriers. As the WRBA process creates momentum for reforms, it also increases the presence of women in the public sphere, expressing their own priorities and advocating their own needs. Moreover, as organizations lead in the civic space, CIPE helps them develop stronger economic and business services for the women they serve. The result is empowered women's organizations, empowered businesswomen members, and an ever-improving environment where they can access economic resources and opportunities. A regional agenda will also resonate well in Morocco, where there has been a steady push towards regionalization and decentralization of decision making. Scope CIPE is seeking a full-time, Morocco-based Program Associate to provide program and administrative support to CIPE's programs in Morocco. They will work closely with the Morocco Program Manager (PM) in Morocco, as well as CIPE's North Africa Program Director in Washington, D.C.

Responsibilities: · Create and maintain well-ordered program files that meet CIPE requirements and keep the program team organized and on track · Coordinate domestic travel arrangements, events, and local meeting logistics · Coordinate with Washington, D.C staff to track and process all relevant financial documentation, including grant agreements and contracts, payment requests, field office liquidations, travel expense reports, financial reports, etc. · Participate in regular phone and email exchanges, in Arabic, French and English, with grantees, taking concise notes and helping the team ensure agreed follow-up actions are completed · Analyze partners' narrative and financial reports, as well as any project outputs, for quality, consistency, and follow-up · Help the Morocco PM to monitor project activities and budgets for progress and challenges, as well as create additional project management tools as needed · As needed, support the M&E Specialist in data collection. · Aid in producing well written and thorough CIPE updates, reports, proposals, and budgets. · Conduct country and region-specific research on key topics as requested · Contribute to team brainstorming on new projects and initiatives, and on creative approaches to project and team management challenges

Qualifications · Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience in one of the following fields required: International Relations, International Business, Economic Development, Finance, Political Science, or Public Policy · Fluent Arabic and French required, as well as strong English. · Minimum of one to two years of administrative office experience required. Project management experience preferred. · Exposure to civil society and association work useful. · Strong financial acumen and ability to develop and monitor project budgets. · Interest in the private sector's role in democratic governance and economic development. · Strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills. · Good at thinking critically, juggling many tasks, and prioritizing. · Ability to work in a diverse team environment, across time zones. · Ability to manage multiple, detail-oriented tasks simultaneously with limited supervision. · Strong sense of initiative and ability to self-manage and prioritize a constantly changing workload. · Strong computer skills, specifically working with MS-Office, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat.

Benefits The candidate will be contracted by Ait Ourir Business Center as the Affiliate company representing CIPE in Morocco. This contract will be a project contract lasting for the duration of the project unless otherwise decided by CIPE. The candidate will receive social security (CNSS, AMO and IR) and other benefits according to Moroccan Labor law. Applications will be accepted, and interviews conducted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls or emails, please.