| Location: Illinois: Chicago Job Description: - Helps coordinate the expansion of the Weiss Fund internationally, including to researchers in developing countries.
- Contributes to program development, program administration, data analysis, communication about the program, and development economics research.
- Coordinates the proposal application, selection and award process.
- Supports creation of a program to attract talented students from developing countries into development economics research.
- Designs procedures for communication with grantees post-award, frequently asked questions, reporting standards, and annual reporting to the donor.
- Helps standardize and improve the proposal review and post-award process.
- Reviews proposal budgets.
- Helps create best practice guides for proposal preparation, project management and reporting.
- Helps draft project research summaries and policy briefs.
- Supports efforts to evaluate the impact of the Weiss Fund on improving the lives of those in need and on the trajectories of grantees.
- Supports efforts to identify promising research projects to scale-up.
- Supports organization of communication and dissemination events of Weiss Fund research.
- Supports matchmaking opportunities between researchers and policy implementers.
- Analyzes program budgets and recommends or makes budgetary recommendations.
- Uses moderate/solid understanding and experience to administer the delivery of services to program participants and/or beneficiaries.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Preferred Qualifications Education: - Bachelorâ™s degree in economics, public policy, or a related field.
- Masterâ™s degree in economics, public policy, or a related field.
Experience: - A minimum of 3 years of professionally related experience.
- A minimum of 2 years of work experience managing a program.
- Work experience in a research environment.
- Work experience in development economics or a closely related field.
Technical Knowledge/Skills: - Experience with a statistical analysis package such as R, Python, and/or Stata.
Preferred Competencies - Strong experience and interest in development economics.
- Self-starter who thrives working both independently, with minimal supervision, and as a part of small teams, juggling multiple projects concurrently.
- Understanding of and enthusiasm for the activities of the Weiss Fund.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear and compelling written materials geared towards technical and non-technical audiences.
- Mature, self-directed individual with the ability to balance multiple tasks and prioritize effectively in order to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced working environment.
- Excellent organizational skills and high attention to detail.
- Professional standard English language skills (speaking and writing).
- Exceptional time management and organizational skills including the ability to meet external and internal deadlines.
Working Conditions - This position will perform tasks mostly indoors in an office setting.
- Work independently for periods of eight (8) hours or more.
Required Documents - Resume/CV (required)
- Cover Letter (required)
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