Senior Associate, Democracy and Governance Practice

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) business unit is conducting an internal and external recruit for a Senior Associate for the Democracy and Governance (D&G) practice team. The D&G Practice serves as a resource to support project and new business teams with the technical knowledge and tools they need to effectively implement and design programs. The D&G Practice Management Team (DGPMT) plays an important role expanding our in-house technical depth through training and conferences, supporting new business providing technical guidance and input, and raising Chemonics’ profile in the industry.  Chemonics’ Democracy and Governance portfolio includes implementation in rule of law, local governance, service delivery, anti-corruption, and citizen security, with forthcoming opportunities in these and other areas. Chemonics’ D&G practice works in partnership with other practices, project staff, business development and proposal teams, and the evidence and outreach department to incorporate good governance modalities across technical sectors. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

This role requires on-site work in our Washington, DC office location as part of our hybrid, flexible work structure.

Position Overview:

The senior associate supports implementation of the technical practice work plan. The senior associate applies technical knowledge to tasks in support of competitive proposals, impactful projects, and Chemonics’ technical reputation. The senior associate supports systems and processes that facilitate technical knowledge sharing and learning among the global workforce. The senior associate researches, catalogs, compiles, and/or communicates innovative or evidence-based approaches in the technical area in support of our projects, proposals, and/or positioning for the forward market. The senior associate maintains positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and conducts and coordinates administrative activities in support of the technical practice. 

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Business Development

• Supports proposal development by performing line roles including, corporate capability writer, past performance writer, or technical researcher, among others
• Attends strategy sessions early in capture to understand the competitive landscape, client preferences, potential partners and personnel, and offers innovative or evidence-based approaches for consideration by proposal leaders
• Provides administrative support in furtherance of relationships and engagement with clients, consultants, and counterparts to advance successful new business opportunities
• Responsible for data entry and record-keeping to enable the Practice to track, analyze, and share development trends and sector and sub-sector performance

Technical Approaches

• At the request of Practice leadership, conducts research, organizes information, liaises, or otherwise administratively supports the provision of demand-driven technical support to projects in the technical portfolio to ensure quality implementation of innovative, integrated, and/or evidence-based approaches
• Supports connections among Chemonics’ projects implementing similar approaches to learn from one another
• Researches cutting-edge tools, frameworks, or approaches available within the industry for potential project piloting and adoption
• Maintains records for a cadre of staff and consultants globally with expertise in varying sub-specialties within the technical area
• Supports documentation of project innovation and learning to repurpose for proposal, other project, and external use

Industry Outreach and Client Engagement

• Provides administrative support in the furtherance of collaborative working relationships with USAID technical staff, strategic partners, and stakeholders, and continually promotes outstanding client service and technical leadership
• Provides ongoing administrative management to Chemonics’ Indefinite Quantity Contracts, as assigned
• Supports efforts to highlight the work of our global practitioners in international fora; provides administrative support to cohorts o