MFAN Associate in Washington, District of Columbia at Plan USA

MFAN Associate

Position Title: MFAN Associate
Employee Type: Part-time, 18 hours per week, 4 days per week
Compensation: $23 per hour
Location: Washington, D.C. area preferred; hybrid/remote with in-person attendance as needed
Reports to: Executive Director

Position Overview

The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) seeks an Associate to provide administrative and operational support for the coalition's day-to-day work. This position will play a key role in helping MFAN stay organized, responsive, and effective by supporting internal coordination, scheduling, events, and communications. This is an ideal role for someone who is highly organized, detail-oriented, and interested in U.S. foreign assistance, global development, and public policy.

Key Responsibilities

Administrative and Operational Support

• Coordinate and schedule internal and external meetings for MFAN staff and members
• Prepare agendas, background materials, meeting notes, and follow-up items for internal and external meetings.
• Maintain calendars, track deadlines, and help manage day-to-day workflow and priorities.
• Maintain and update internal spreadsheets and tracking systems for MFAN activities, contacts, events, and outputs.
• Support logistical planning and coordination for briefings, roundtables, convenings, and other coalition events.
• Help maintain MFAN's website and support updates to digital platforms and communications materials.
• Support outreach and follow-up related to events, announcements, and coalition activities.

Research and Coalition Support

• Conduct background research on policy issues, congressional activity, partner organizations, and prospective funders.
• Help prepare briefing materials and other support documents for meetings with policymakers, funders, and partners.
• Assist with note-taking, follow-up, and coordination related to coalition meetings and external engagements.
• Support intern coordination and other special projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree completed or in progress.
• Strong interest in U.S. foreign assistance, global development, humanitarian policy, and related public policy issues.
• Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
• Strong writing, editing, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace, especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Docs.
• Familiarity with digital and communications tools such as WordPress, Mailchimp, LinkedIn, and X/Twitter is helpful.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, stay organized, and work both independently and collaboratively.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous internship or work experience in a policy, nonprofit, congressional, or communications setting.
• Experience supporting events, scheduling, or organizational operations.

About MFAN

The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) is a bipartisan reform coalition composed of international development and foreign policy practitioners, policy advocates, and experts from the United States and the Global South. MFAN works to strengthen the effectiveness of U.S. development and humanitarian assistance in order to build more resilient societies, promote democratic approaches to development, improve the lives and opportunities of vulnerable populations, and maximize the sustainable impact of U.S. taxpayer dollars.

Plan International USA serves as the fiscal sponsor of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network.