Program Officer

The Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect is a non-governmental organization working to encourage the international community to uphold the norm of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) populations from mass atrocity crimes. To advance its mission, the Global Centre conducts in-depth analysis on crisis situations around the world, advocates for the implementation of R2P, assists in building and supporting networks for the prevention of mass atrocities and hosts events and courses on atrocity prevention and a variety of cross-cutting issue areas.

The **Program Officer** is a full-time, in-person position based in New York, USA, supporting the organization’s New York and Geneva offices in the coordination and implementation of global activities, as well as related administrative responsibilities.

***Duties:***

- Assist in planning Global Centre events and in-person programming, including drafting concept notes and invitations, monitoring RSVPs, arranging travel for participants and speakers, coordinating with event venues and vendors, maintaining detailed records of event spending and other logistical responsibilities.
- Work with the senior leadership on preparing grant applications and reports to donors. Maintain a calendar for implementing the Global Centre’s annual program of work and reporting. As necessary, liaise with funders and their representatives.
- Responsible for supporting the office’s stakeholder engagement efforts by facilitating meetings, communications and maintaining networks. This includes:
- Coordinating and scheduling meetings between the Global Centre’s Executive Director and a range of external partners and stakeholders. Creating preparatory materials for senior leadership ahead of meetings with external stakeholders.
- Coordinating communications and activities across networks for which the Global Centre serves as Secretariat, including the Global Network of R2P Focal Points and the Internation