About Us

Sayara Strategies is a development firm specializing in ground-based research and program implementation in areas of the world enmeshed in – or transitioning out of – crisis. Our team of development professionals has a wide array of experience in complex environments, having worked for governmental and non-governmental agencies. Our primary clients include USAID, State Department and International Non-Governmental Organizations.

By employing community-based solutions, our programs focus on civil-society and governance; stabilization and transition; countering violent extremism; capacity building; and research and evaluation methods that account for the challenges of populations in crisis.

Our teams of professionals work out of Sayara Strategies global offices in Beirut, Kabul, Islamabad and Washington, DC.

Objectives

Join Sayara Strategies Washington DC team and support a portfolio of development and communication projects conducted abroad. The majority of our programming is based in Afghanistan, but we are expanding and there are opportunities to work on projects based in Pakistan, Lebanon, and Nigeria. The candidate may also be involved in business development, including proposal writing, budgeting, strategy development, reporting, research, and media monitoring.

Position Location

Washington, DC (with occasional international travel)

Key Responsibilities

The daily responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

· Support Afghanistan-based program teams in developing program strategies, frameworks and implementation plans.

· Write client-ready program reports.

· Edit reports written in the field by non-native English speakers.

· Clean databases and conduct M&E data analysis.

· Organize institutional files.

· Support development of proposals for government and NGO clients

· Work in a dynamic environment with multiple remote teams.

Required Qualifications

· University degree; secondary degree is preferable, but commensurate experience may be substituted.

· Experience writing reports; strong English editing capabilities.

· Excellent written and oral communication skills

· Can live and work in Washington DC

· Willingness to work flexible hours, with potential travel to Afghanistan, and other potentially insecure environments.

Desired Qualifications

· Knowledge of the donor industry and experience writing proposals

· Background in research

· Previous experience in the communications environment

Reporting Lines

The Program Associate reports to the Chief Strategy Officer and relevant program managers.

Duration

Full-time position. The candidate will be offered a preliminary six-month external service consultant contract that will have potential for renewal.

How to apply

Please send a resume and a cover letter to dc@sayarastrategies.com. The subject line of the email should be “Program Associate—Last Name, First Name. (i.e. Program Associate—Smith, Jane.) Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Please note that while we will consider candidates not currently based in Washington, DC, they MUST indicate in their cover letter a willingness to relocate at their own expense.