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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Washington, DC
Washington, District of Columbia

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Job Description

Fundraising and Donor Relations Outreach
80 percent of time

Directs and plans all external outreach activities to ensure all fundraising goals are met to support a U. S. Pavilion at Expo 2017. The incumbent uses established and newly developed contacts with the business, media, diaspora organizations, universities, and a wide variety of economics, environment, security organizations to obtain financial commitments from top decision makers. Most of these contacts are leaders of their organizations and are prominent in the U. S. business and foreign policy communities.

Communications Management
20 percent of time

The incumbent manages the strategy for domestic and international communications regarding the U. S. Pavilion at Expo 2017. The incumbent offers advice regularly to office, Bureau a leadership and occasionally to the Deputy Secretary and Undersecretary for Public Afairs on best methods to communicate to the broader community. The incumbent conducts complex research on Expo related issues and prepares reports, letters and other documents with recommendations for delegations, events, policies and activities in support of Expo 2017. The incumbent drafts speeches, articles, letters and other documents for Department, and Bureau principals that address Expo 2017 themes.

Manages other task authorized by Government Task Manager that fall within the scope of this task order.

Required Skills

The contractor shall have the following skills:
Education

Undergraduate degree in a related professional or academic field such as marketing, management, business administration, public policy, international relations, economics, communications, public affairs, political science, or English. Master s degree in relevant field strongly encouraged.

Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this position requires U. S. Citizenship status.

Must possess an active SECRET Clearance.

Required Experience
  • Five years of progressively responsible experience in fundraising and/or business development. Two years of experience in national or international media, public relations, or marketing. Experience in an international work environment and familiarity with American society, culture and political system.

Post Entry Training:

  • Industry-specific training; presentation training; training in computer software as required.
  • Language Proficiency: List both English and host country language(s) proficiency requirements by level (II, III) and specialization (sp/read):
  • FSI 3/3 in English required, FSI 2/2 in Russian or Kazakh preferred.
  • The ability to gain competent knowledge of applicable State Department administrative procedures, regulations and requirements is desirable. Must be capable of quickly achieving a thorough understanding of State Department procedures, programs and reporting requirement. Sound knowledge of Expo practices and official policies is helpful. Knowledge of Eurasian social, political, economic and cultural structures and institutions, key personalities in culture, media and government institutions, and the relationships among actors in the political-economic and cultural world is desirable.

Skills and Abilities: Knowledge Required by the Position Expert knowledge in fundraising

  • Mastery of practices, techniques and methods used in the analysis, development, collection, and relationship maintenance of donor organizations.
  • Knowledge of and skill in the management of fundraising activities, including the design and evaluation of opportunities and the development of public and private sector partnerships. Ability to perceive and express complex relationships among diverse actors in the business and foreign policy communities in order to effectively coordinate donations and donor benefits.
  • Demonstrated ability to quickly gain the respect, support and trust of various constituencies, including board members, high net worth individuals, organizational stakeholders, and strategic partners.
  • Demonstrated ability to meet fundraising goals and secure five figure gifts
  • Proven success in the design and implementation of comprehensive fundraising plans.
  • Knowledge of current U. S. business and fundraising environment and ability to discern potential donors and their motivations as pertaining to energy extraction, innovation, conservation, Kazakhstan and Expo 2017.
  • A well-established network of contacts in the above communities is highly desirable.

Expert Communication Skills

  • Mastery of communication principles, methods, practices and techniques, and analytical methods.
  • Knowledge and skill to explain significant issues to generally responsive groups or individuals interested in participation in Expo 2017.
  • Mastery level skill in interpersonal relationships including the ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relationships with the business community, 501c3 partners, media, Department and Bureau leadership, diaspora organizations, contacts in universities, think tanks and the general policy community in order to exchange information and communicate and disseminate information on participation opportunities.
  • Expert skill in oral and written communications to prepare reports, letters speeches and other documents with recommendations for public-private interactions.
  • Ability to prepare and present analyses, make recommendations, provide advice and guidance to officials at all levels, solicit information and defend and negotiate positions.
  • Knowledge and skill sufficient for conducting events and other meetings with the business community, non-profit organizations, and academic institutions.

Knowledge of Foreign Policy & Kazakhstan

  • Knowledge of Central Asian region, with particular focus on political and economic structures, business development opportunities, society and culture.
  • An expertise in Kazakhstan is highly desirable.