Job Summary:

The Staff Assistant will work onsite with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DoS) to provide a wide range of administrative support to advance U.S. foreign policy goals pertaining to human rights and democracy around the world.

 Responsibilities:

• Serves as a staff assistant to the Assistant Secretary, the Deputy Assistant Secretaries, and Senior Advisors, coordinating and assisting in the accomplishment of administrative and operational issues, processes, and business needs.
• Maintains an understanding of the major issues, current and long-term, which are being pursued by the bureau.
• Maintains liaison with the Office of the Secretary, Executive Secretariat (S/ES), the Operations Center, Department Principals, the offices of other Assistant Secretaries, and offices of Principals in other agencies, as necessary.
• Maintains liaison with DRL offices to ensure that deadlines are met for the work tasked by S/ES, the Assistant Secretary, Deputy Assistant Secretaries, or the Senior Advisors.
• Coordinates with the other DRL Staff Assistant(s) and support staff in bureau offices to track and monitor correspondence within the Bureau.
• Ensures the quality and timeliness of written products drafted within the Bureau by providing guidance, enforcing deadlines, and reviewing for format, style, coherence, accuracy, content, and clearances.
• Makes necessary corrections or returns documents to originator for changes.
• Advises Bureau personnel of overdue action items, upcoming deadlines, priority of issues, format and DoS/DRL procedures for processing documentation.
• Responds to inquiries from both within and outside DRL concerning the status, location, subject matter, and deadlines of documents and taskers.
• Determines the feasibility of meeting deadlines on specific documents and notifies originator if an extension is required.
• Takes action to avoid, minimize, or eliminate these problems in the short and long-term.
• Exercises independent judgment in performing and executing duties.
• Make recommendations to promote efficiency and productivity and fulfill mission requirements.
• Schedules meetings and ensuring appropriate calendar accuracy. General word-processing and other office support functions.
• Monitors business processes to improve DRL administrative operations to better meet Bureau goals and objectives.
• Provides advice and assistance in the control and administration of DRL operations and the establishment and application of administrative criteria to achieve mission objectives.
• Maintains roster and schedule of duty officers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in public policy or related degree; Master’s degree preferred
• Work experience and/or coursework in foreign policy related to human rights and democracy around the world is a plus
• Demonstrated organization and administrative skills
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and productivity tools

EEO Compliance:

Ryde Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Ryde Technologies will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.