Project Assistant – GCIF Team

Duties and Responsibilities

• Works closely with the INL El Salvador Regional Criminal Intelligence and Collaboration (GCIF) team.
• Maintains open, timely, and effective communication with INL GCIF leadership, resulting in a relationship that proactively addresses potential problems with flexible, workable solutions.
• Receives tasks, assignments, and guidance from the INL GCIF team.
• Oversees all aspects of GCIF administrative functions.
• Oversees the handling and archiving of complex, sensitive law enforcement intelligence.
• Supports and coordinates all activities with the INL Transnational Organized Crime (TCO) Advisor and TCO Program Officer.
• Drafts GCIF’s daily, weekly, and monthly reports in both English and Spanish.
• Collects, formats, and publishes statistical reports.
• Oversees and coordinates the local Leahy vetting program; interacts with Leahy Unit in the Embassy and with host country nationals performing local database checks.
• Validates procurement requests for GCIF.
• Provides translation services of documents and conversations.
• Coordinates the Self-Certification program authorized by the GCIF board. This requires coordination with each participating country’s host government.
• Creates an agenda and prepares a checklist to successfully complete all project tasks.
• Plans and implements team trainings, events, meetings, and conferences. Obtains required resources, prepares guest lists and agendas (liaising with the travel team as necessary), submitting access requests, and setting up transportation for the participants assisting the events, as well as accompanying or driving, if necessary, delegations visiting El Salvador for these events.

Minimum Qualifications

• U.S., Local or third country citizen.
• Bachelor’s degree (or ten years of relevant experience in lieu of a bachelor's degree).
• The candidate must be able to pass an ATSG background investigation to begin employment and must obtain and maintain a Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT) clearance (if a U.S. Citizen) or a RSO certification (if a Local National or Third Country National) to gain Embassy access and be eligible for continued employment.
• Five (5) years administrative experience in a professional setting.
• Effectively communicates in English and Spanish.
• Knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite to include Word, Excel, and Power Point, ability to learn new software.
• Strong professional writing skills in both Spanish and English.
• FSI level 4/4 Spanish.
• FSI level 3/3 English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, international relations, law, or related field.
• Previous government, law enforcement or project management experience preferred.
• Translation experience; both verbal and written.
• Managerial experience.

About ATSG

Application Requirements

• All applications must be submitted in .pdf, .doc, or .docx format.
• Applications and resumes for this position are only accepted via electronic submission through ATSG Corporation’s Consolidated Applicant Tracking System (CATS).
• Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand-delivered applications and resumes will not be accepted.
• The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from their electronic application and/or resume.