BASIC FUNCTION OF THE POSITION
The MEPI Administrator is responsible for the development and monitoring of activities funded by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) directly and through State Department and USG offices. The Administrator conducts outreach activities in the community to identify candidate organizations and leaders for the full range of MEPI programming, from local small grants to region-wide programs. The Administrator maintains an active, daily set of relationships with nongovernmental, academic, and other groups interested in reform. The Administrator also uses these contacts to build an effective alumni network which supports MEPI activities and helps to build local capacity and interoperability among the various alumni present in Kuwait (USG programs, higher education, and professional training in the US).
Duties include:
- Assists Embassy Project Officer in obtaining Local Grant applicant agreement on Statements of Work (SOWs); assists Regional Office in obtaining Local Grant applicant agreement on budgets; assists with edits and translation as necessary; monitors activities approved under individual grants.
- Tracks activities undertaken by various NGOs, GOK entities and civil society organizations active in Kuwait and reports the most important developments to the Embassy and, when necessary, the Department on a timely basis.
- Provides advice and recommendations to the local community of civil society organizations, grant candidate organizations and leaders, nongovernmental, academic, and other groups interested in civil society; implementers of MEPI directly awarded programs; working level officials of the host government, senior embassy management; the appropriate MEPI regional office; MEPI grants officers; USG visitors; and Department officials.
- Attends relevant events, especially those funded by MEPI, and writes substantive and analytical reports on such events.
- Supports the Embassy project officer for all MEPI small grants and is directly responsible to the grants officer at the appropriate MEPI regional office or in NEA/PI.
- The Administrator builds an effective alumni network which supports MEPI activities and helps to build local capacity and interoperability among the various alumni present in Kuwait (USG programs, higher education, and professional training in the US). Coordinates with MEPI Alumni Coordinator based at AMIDEAST.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
1. Possession of Bachelor’s degree in Humanities, Politics, International relations, or equivalent.
2. Three to five years of progressively responsible professional experience in program management, media relations, post graduate research and analysis, or governmental relations. Alumni of USG exchange program
3. Level IV (fluent) in English and Arabic. Ability to type in both languages.
CLOSING DATE: September 17, 2012
Interested applicants for this position must submit the following or the application will not be considered.
1. 1. Application for US Federal Employment (DS-174) which is available on the Embassy’s site:
2. http://kuwait.usembassy.gov and/or
1. 2. A current résumé or curriculum vitae that provides the same information as the
2. DS-174 (specifically section 1-24 of the DS-174)
4. 3. Copy of the high school certificate/university degree (per the requirement of the position).
5. 4. Copy of the Civil ID or passport copy including the residence permit page.
6. 5. Candidates who claim US Veterans preference must provide a copy of the form DD-214.
SUBMIT APPLICATION BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE TO:
Human Resources Office
American Embassy Kuwait
Bayan, Block 13, Al-Aqsa Mosque Street
OR Email the application to: HROKuwait@state.gov
The MEPI Administrator is responsible for the development and monitoring of activities funded by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) directly and through State Department and USG offices. The Administrator conducts outreach activities in the community to identify candidate organizations and leaders for the full range of MEPI programming, from local small grants to region-wide programs. The Administrator maintains an active, daily set of relationships with nongovernmental, academic, and other groups interested in reform. The Administrator also uses these contacts to build an effective alumni network which supports MEPI activities and helps to build local capacity and interoperability among the various alumni present in Kuwait (USG programs, higher education, and professional training in the US).
Duties include:
- Assists Embassy Project Officer in obtaining Local Grant applicant agreement on Statements of Work (SOWs); assists Regional Office in obtaining Local Grant applicant agreement on budgets; assists with edits and translation as necessary; monitors activities approved under individual grants.
- Tracks activities undertaken by various NGOs, GOK entities and civil society organizations active in Kuwait and reports the most important developments to the Embassy and, when necessary, the Department on a timely basis.
- Provides advice and recommendations to the local community of civil society organizations, grant candidate organizations and leaders, nongovernmental, academic, and other groups interested in civil society; implementers of MEPI directly awarded programs; working level officials of the host government, senior embassy management; the appropriate MEPI regional office; MEPI grants officers; USG visitors; and Department officials.
- Attends relevant events, especially those funded by MEPI, and writes substantive and analytical reports on such events.
- Supports the Embassy project officer for all MEPI small grants and is directly responsible to the grants officer at the appropriate MEPI regional office or in NEA/PI.
- The Administrator builds an effective alumni network which supports MEPI activities and helps to build local capacity and interoperability among the various alumni present in Kuwait (USG programs, higher education, and professional training in the US). Coordinates with MEPI Alumni Coordinator based at AMIDEAST.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
1. Possession of Bachelor’s degree in Humanities, Politics, International relations, or equivalent.
2. Three to five years of progressively responsible professional experience in program management, media relations, post graduate research and analysis, or governmental relations. Alumni of USG exchange program
3. Level IV (fluent) in English and Arabic. Ability to type in both languages.
CLOSING DATE: September 17, 2012
Interested applicants for this position must submit the following or the application will not be considered.
1. 1. Application for US Federal Employment (DS-174) which is available on the Embassy’s site:
2. http://kuwait.usembassy.gov and/or
1. 2. A current résumé or curriculum vitae that provides the same information as the
2. DS-174 (specifically section 1-24 of the DS-174)
4. 3. Copy of the high school certificate/university degree (per the requirement of the position).
5. 4. Copy of the Civil ID or passport copy including the residence permit page.
6. 5. Candidates who claim US Veterans preference must provide a copy of the form DD-214.
SUBMIT APPLICATION BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE TO:
Human Resources Office
American Embassy Kuwait
Bayan, Block 13, Al-Aqsa Mosque Street
OR Email the application to: HROKuwait@state.gov
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