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Project Management Specialist, Food, Security and Agriculture at RTI Research Triangle Institute

Posted in Other 30+ days ago.

Location: Washington, Washington DC





Job Description:








Position Summary

RTI International is an independent, nonprofit research institute providing research, development, and technical services to government and commercial clients worldwide. The Food Security and Agriculture (FS&Ag) Division within the International Development Group is seeking a Project Management Specialist to support our work in Food Security & Agriculture.The successful candidate will provide mid-level project management and operational support and technical assistance in all aspects of Home Office project implementation. The successful candidate will support several projects in the division, focusing primarily on agricultural projects in West Africa but may be assigned to support other projects and business development efforts as needed.

Roles & Responsibilities:


  • Provide day-to-day operational support to projects and project management teams that ensure compliance with RTI and client requirements.

  • Develop and maintain project management schedules, project work plans, and other general project management resources.

  • Lead budget formulation, monitoring and reporting support, including tracking key financial metrics like budgets, obligations, and forecasts

  • Lead cost performance monitoring and reporting, including expenditures, invoices, advances, and accruals

  • Ensure accurate and compliant record keeping and administration performance, including tasks such as conducting/managing file desk reviews and spot checks

  • Provide general project management reporting to project management teams.

  • Liaise and coordinate support services from business partners as appropriate.

  • Monitor and lead correction process to ensure project documentation, deliverables and data are maintained consistently in accordance with policies and standards.

  • Lead user of the relevant project SharePoint sites, provide training and assistance to project teams, ensure compliance with pre-defined document filing standards, manage the access rights matrix and troubleshoot any access issues.

  • Support business and proposal development needs of the assigned program as directed by the Portfolio Manager

  • Provide technical assistance support to projects as defined by the Project Manager.

  • Provide input, review and/or submit client communications as required.

  • Support conference planning, logistics and reports, as appropriate

  • Liaise with technical specialists in coordination of technical development and support to projects.

  • Support business and proposal development needs of the assigned program as directed by the Portfolio Manager.

  • Perform other program and project support duties as assigned.








Minimum Required Education & Experience:


  • Bachelor's degree in agriculture, international relations, economics, political science, business, or related field and 3 years of related work experience; or Master's degree in agriculture, international relations, economics, political science, business, or related field and 1 year of related work experience.

  • Interest in agriculture, food security, nutrition, digital technologies or similar areas in an international context.

  • Advanced knowledge in project management in international development, experience with USAID-funded activities is required.

  • Must be willing to travel to conflict zones in addition to other domestic and international travel as assigned.

Preferred Experience and Qualifications:


  • 2-3 years managing USAID contracts and cooperative agreements.

  • Advanced proficiency in administrative and operational support skills and abilities, experience working with budgets exceeding $10 million annually.

  • Knowledge and experience with food security, agriculture, economic growth, value chains, West Africa, data analysis, and/or similar technical area preferred.

  • Proficiency in additional languages, preferably French.

#LI-IF

The anticipated pay range for this role is between $60,000-80,000.

RTI considers multiple factors when making an offer including, for example: established salary range, internal budget, business needs, and education and years of work experience possessed by the applicant. Further, salary is merely one element to our offer.

At RTI, we demonstrate our commitment to rewarding individual and team achievement through a total rewards package. This package includes (among other things) a competitive base salary, a generous paid time off policy, merit based annual increases, bonus opportunities and a robust recognition program. Other benefits include a competitive range of insurance plans (including health, dental, life, and short-term and long-term disability), access to a retirement savings program such as a 401(k) plan, paid parental leave for mothers and fathers, financial assistance with adoption expenses or infertility treatments, financial reimbursement for education and developmental opportunities, an employee assistance program, and numerous other offerings to support a healthy work-life balance.





















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