Deadline: Rolling

Job Location: Atlantic Council Headquarters – Washington, DC
Employment Type: Full-Time
Seniority Level: Entry-Level
Job Category: Staff

Overview

The Atlantic Council is seeking two talented, dynamic and entrepreneurial individuals for full-time Program Assistant positions in its Global China Hub. The Program Assistants will support a diverse range of efforts across the Global China Hub’s three major pillars, addressing: 1) China’s growing influence on countries, global institutions, and democratic values; 2) the global ramifications of political and economic change in Xi Jinping’s China; and 3) China’s drive to dominate emerging technologies and consequences for individual rights and privacy.

Reporting to the Hub’s Deputy Director and working closely with other program staff, the Program Assistants will be responsible for substantive, logistical, and administrative support for the Hub’s operations and ambitious programming agenda. This will include a focus on providing logistical support for events and convenings, coordinating with stakeholders across the Council, and helping manage some of the Hub’s external-facing communications (including social media and website management).

The successful candidates will have an entrepreneurial spirit, superb communication skills, and enjoy the complexity of working on a team that engages robustly with programs across the Council. The ideal candidates have a background in China or East Asian studies. The position requires excellent administrative and communication skills, superior writing ability, extraordinary attention to detail—especially written detail—and a proven aptitude to make sound judgments, assume responsibility and work independently in a fluid program with tight deadlines and competing priorities.

The successful candidates for these positions will be committed to the Atlantic Council’s core mission to renew the Atlantic community for global challenges and the Hub’s commitment to research and devise allied solutions to the global challenges posed by China’s rise, leveraging and amplifying the Atlantic Council’s work on China across its 15 other programs and centers. These positions will be located in Washington, DC. The Atlantic Council seeks applicants with diverse backgrounds and offers a competitive compensation package commensurate with experience, education, and organizational equity, with offers starting at $45,000.

Job Responsibilities

• Support the Hub’s programming by coordinating events, drafting agendas and engaging with stakeholders.
• Draft, edit and proofread Hub communications, including event and meeting invitations, thank you notes, and follow-up correspondence.
• Conduct research as needed to support the Hub’s projects and activities, including by preparing talking points or memos on current events, key stakeholders, and emerging issues.
• Assist with cross-Council outreach, arrange meeting logistics, and produce relevant readouts and summaries of meetings both for internal record keeping and external knowledge sharing.
• Assist the team with special projects, as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher, in China or East Asian studies, international relations, public policy, economics, technology studies, or other related fields.
• Superb organizational skills, attention to detail, and demonstrated ability to multi-task in a fluid environment.
• Self-starter and results-oriented individual who can meet tight deadlines and adapt to changing work priorities.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including an ability to work well in a team and to communicate effectively with others ranging from interns to government and business leaders in the United States and abroad.
• Experience in organizing and staging events is highly desired.
• Superior English language writing skills and analytical ability. Mandarin language proficiency desired.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel; photo-editing, web-editing, and social media skills are highly desired.

How to Apply

For more information and how to apply, visit the Atlantic Council website.