Program Officer

3 weeks ago

Ottawa, Canada ParlAmericas Full time

**Location**: Ottawa, Canada or Remote

**Language Profile**: English (fluent); Spanish and/or French and/or Portuguese = strong asset

**Estimated Start Date**: September 3, 2024

**Application Deadline**: Applications will be assessed on an ongoing basis as they are received

**ABOUT PARLAMERICAS**

ParlAmericas is the inter-parliamentary institution that promotes parliamentary diplomacy in the Inter
- American system. Convening the national legislatures from North, Central and South America and the

Caribbean, ParlAmericas works to strengthen democratic governance in the hemisphere by enhancing

the ability of legislators to fulfill their roles and responsibilities through exchanges of good practices, the

production of tailored resources, and by promoting cooperative political dialogue between parliaments

and with civil society organizations at a regional and national level.

***

ParlAmericas is seeking a versatile professional with prior experience in international development,

diplomacy, or parliamentary work to support ParlAmericas in delivering programming and tools in

specialization in gender equality and/or experience in gender-based analysis. Additional valuable policy

backgrounds include migration, security, economic development, and/or health in the Americas and the

Caribbean.

As a small and dynamic organization, ParlAmericas is committed to balancing skills within our team. The

management, with strong attention to detail for monitoring and evaluation, budget management, and

experience that could add value to our team.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Support the drafting of publications and technical briefings tailored for parliamentarians in the

to collect, analyze, and synthesize information into clear, concise, engaging, and practical
content that responds to requests from parliamentarians.
- Draft other written products, including speeches, declarations, press releases, political

statements, activity summaries, and website and social media content, with attention to clarity,
political neutrality, and consistent use of the organization’s voice.
- Review, edit, and validate outsourced translations; translate short texts in-house when required.
- Support logístical arrangements (e.g., invitations, registrations, procurements, communications,

database updates) and content (agendas, methodologies, summaries) for virtual and in-person
activities.
- Conduct gender equality research and analysis to inform the development of activities in

collaboration with implementing teams, including in areas that are not traditionally associated
with women’s rights.
- Format or design documents (e.g., reports, toolkits, fact sheets, questionnaires, forms, and

templates).
- Support the drafting and administering of activity evaluations and the collection of participant

data from activities.
- Support the management of M&E systems, ensuring verification, proper formatting, and entry

of data into spreadsheets and databases.
- In coordination with senior staff, support the preparation of annual and semi-annual donor

narrative and financial narrative reports, as well as other donor reporting deliverables.
- Support team members and take on other tasks and duties as required for the delivery of

ParlAmericas programming.
- Travel as required to support the implementation of project activities.

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience in support of international development projects,

parliaments, and/or diplomatic missions. Work experience in Latin America or the Caribbean is

an asset.
- Excellent ability to communicate orally and in writing in English. Working knowledge of one or

more of ParlAmericas’ other working languages (Spanish, French, or Portuguese) is an asset.
- Proven abilities to draft various types of writing, adapting styles for different audiences and

mediums. Experience writing speeches and other documents for politicians is an asset.
- Dedication to gender equality and the ability to translate its concepts into working methods.
- Political acuity and understanding of electoral politics, cultural dynamics, and gender relations in

Latin America and/or the Caribbean.
- Strong interpersonal, tact, and diplomacy skills and a proven ability to develop productive

working relationships with staff, peers, and external stakeholders in an intercultural work

environment.

and adapt to shifting priorities.
- Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, thoroughness, self-organization, and time

management skills.
- Strong digital literacy. A good eye for design and familiarity with design programs for report

layout and infographics (e.g., Publisher, InDesign, Canva) and/or video and audio editing are

considered an asset.

**WORKING CONDITIONS**

The ParlAmericas International Secretariat is a small, dynamic, multicultural, multilingual team of

professionals. A remote work arrangement is possible for this position, but the ability for occasional

onsite work at the P

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