Program Officer for Migration and Forced Labor Initiatives

3 weeks ago


Washington, Washington, D.C., United States Solidarity Center Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Program Officer to join our team at the Solidarity Center. This is a mid-senior level contract employment position, responsible for providing support and counsel to field offices and programs. The successful candidate will have extensive knowledge of international relations, trade union, and socio-economic and political developments in the U.S. and abroad.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide programmatic financial support to the migration team
  • Write and edit proposals, reports, letters, and other correspondence
  • Conduct issue research for use by Center headquarters and field offices
  • Coordinate activities with the Center's other program and functional offices
  • Develop coalition-building contacts with U.S. labor, government, and non-governmental organizations in the Washington area
  • Provide guidance to field offices on AFL-CIO and Center policies and priorities related to migration and forced labor
  • Assist and advise regional departments on program development and proposal writing
  • Develop and implement global and cross-regional programs in assigned areas of programming
  • Recruit outside program consultants and other technical staff in assigned area of programming
  • Provide technical assistance and support to conduct program evaluations of field projects
  • Support field trips by Center personnel in assigned area of programming
  • Share information on issues in assigned area of programming as requested by Washington-based U.S. government offices and Congress
  • Travel on a TDY basis to conduct and/or oversee program development and/or implementation in assigned areas of programming
Requirements
  • Extensive knowledge of international relations and trade union and socio-economic and political developments in the U.S. and abroad
  • Experience working with migrant workers/refugees and migration policy issues
  • Working knowledge of labor policy/worker rights
  • Working knowledge of global migration issues, including issues related to refugees, climate migrants, and economic migrants
  • Ability to work independently and without supervision
  • Ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously
  • Ability to work and interact easily with a wide variety of people
  • Ability to coordinate and navigate different positions and politics, within the global labor movement and across different stakeholders
  • Bachelor's degree in political science, international relations, labor relations, or related fields and/or ten years equivalent work experience
  • Good communications and writing skills
  • Computer literacy for word processing and simple spreadsheets
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience related to forced labor in supply chains
  • Working knowledge of indicators of forced labor
  • Experience addressing forced labor in supply chain issues, including research and report writing experience
  • Demonstrated understanding of and experience with national-level migration policy advocacy and development
  • Experience in developing and implementing complex migration, refugee, and workers' rights policy initiatives and campaigns
  • Demonstrated experience advancing advocacy demands within and among diverse coalitions; experience advancing the rights of workers within the migration/refugee movements
  • Fluency in a foreign language
What We Offer

We offer a generous compensation package, including a gross annual salary starting at approximately $81,755 USD (or $95,662 for a P3 Level), fully paid health insurance, a retirement plan and pension, life insurance, and ample paid time off for holidays, vacation, and medical leave. Pre-tax deduction programs are also available for commuting, dependent care, and health care expenses. In addition, we offer opportunities and funds for professional development.

The Solidarity Center cultivates the values of diversity, equality, and inclusion among its staff and partners. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected under applicable law. Candidates from traditionally underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.



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