Anunțuri de Angajare

Duties

Serves as Political Assistant, obtaining, compiling and analyzing political information from published and unpublished sources.  Prepares factual and analytical reports and cables on the whole spectrum of Moldovan political developments.  Develops and maintains extensive and diverse contacts at a relatively high level in the Moldovan Government and private sector.  Serves as Romanian and Russian language interpreter for the Front Office, Political/Economic Section, and visiting officials, dealing with a broad range of complex technical and conceptually difficult issues.

Qualifications and Evaluations

EXPERIENCE:  At least three years of experience in reporting on political matters, university teaching, or social science activities, such as research and analysis, journalism, public policy formulation and analysis or other work requiring gathering information from a variety of sources and compiling and analyzing results for a diverse audience for a government, non-governmental, or international organization is required.

JOB KNOWLEDGE:  Has a thorough knowledge of Moldova’s political, economic, and social structure, institutions, political parties, historical development, and key political figures.

Education Requirements:

University degree in Political Science, International Relations, Law, Public Policy, or Public Administration is required.

LANGUAGE:   Level IV (Fluent) Speaking/Reading/Writing English is required. Level IV (Fluent) Speaking/Reading/Writing Romanian is required. Level IV (Fluent) Speaking/Reading/Writing Russian is required. (This may be tested.)

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Ability to work within teams.  Ability to extract, summarize and express succinctly a wide range of materials.  Ability to plan, organize, and execute complex research projects and to prepare precise and accurate factual and analytical reports. (This may be tested.)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO):  The U.S. Mission provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation.

Closing date for receipt of applications is November 13, 2023 at 23:59 Chisinau time.  Please note that the only way to apply for this position is to use our Electronic Recruitment Application https://md.usembassy.gov/embassy/jobs/.