Project Coordinator/Assistant (Europe, Eastern Europe)

Multiple Positions

TIMEFRAME: April – August 2024

About the Position

Strategic Capacity Group (SCG) is seeking to hire Project Coordinators/Assistants based in Europe or Eastern Europe to serve on SCG’s Global Operations Team, a globally available, responsive, and culturally adept team that operates with team members around the world to plan and deliver travel and event logistics to a high standard of excellence. The Project Coordinator/Assistant works with team members to book travel, resolve travel contingencies, and negotiate vendor services, such as event facilities, catering, transportation, lodging, and interpretation.

Required Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

Ideal candidates will have the knowledge and experience with event planning and execution, travel planning and execution for groups or delegations of officials, and/or experience in the hospitality sector planning and executing large or complex events and problem-solving contingencies. Candidates should also possess excellent communications skills and the ability to problem solve logistical challenges, including providing tactful customer service and responsive problem solving support. Specifically, candidates must be:

  • Located in Europe or Eastern Europe (e.g., Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine) and willing to work with team members across multiple time zones to provide responsive and timely logistical services, including during weekends (flex schedule). 
  • Fluent in English. 
  • Experienced in travel and event logistics as a conference planner, event organizer, travel coordinator, or hospitality event planner. Experience should include booking travel, resolving travel contingencies, and negotiating vendor services, such as event facilities, catering, transportation, lodging, and interpretation.
  • Experience with U.S. security assistance programs, the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) program, and/or U.S. Embassy programs and processes, including Leahy vetting and Fly America travel requirements highly preferred.

About Strategic Capacity Group

Strategic Capacity Group (SCG) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to enhancing the ability of the United States and its partners to build strategic security sector capacity both at home and abroad. For more information about SCG, visit www.strategiccapacity.org.

How to Apply

Please send resume to (jobs@strategiccapacity.org). 

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