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Project Officer

Tetra Tech International Development Services  headquartered in Arlington, VA is accepting applications from qualified candidates for a Project Officer. Under the direction of the Regional/Senior Technical Director, the Project Officer provides support and monitoring to global project offices. Additionally, the Project Officer serves in a supporting role to the Project Manager and may serve as lead on low-risk projects.

 

This position will be based in the Tetra Tech IDS San Francisco office.

 

Responsibilities:

* Ensure compliance with contracts, annual work plans and M&E plans

* Serve as POC for field offices' day-to-day activities, including procurement, organizing team   tours, project-related travel and coordination of logistics

* Monitor budget and expenditures to ensure adherence to adopted budget and burn rates

* Maintains project files

* Manages contracting of short-term consultants

* Edits and formats project reports and other documents

* Assists in identifying future business opportunities and client targets for project activity

* Travel to field offices approximately 20-30% of the time

 

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in social sciences, law, business administration, international relations or related field

* 1-3 years relevant experience

* Demonstrated capacity to complete project support, monitoring and administrative tasks in a timely manner

* Able to prioritize multiple assignments

* Ability to think critically and solve problems independently

* Relevant foreign language skills preferred, e.g. Spanish, Arabic, French, Russian

* US citizenship or a valid US work permit

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