Assistant Program Officer, Malaysia

Location: Malaysia
Program area: Inclusive Economic Growth
Deadline: March 17, 2023

This position is open to Malaysian nationals only.

The Asia Foundation is a nonprofit international development organization committed to improving lives and expanding opportunities across Asia and the Pacific. Informed by decades of experience and deep local expertise, our work across the region is focused on good governance, women’s empowerment and gender equality, inclusive economic growth, environment and climate action, and regional and international relations.

Our office in Malaysia seeks an experienced Malaysian national with high attention to detail, strong project management skills, and good communication skills. The assistant program officer position is full-time and based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Foundation’s Malaysia office serves as Project Management Hub for the Future Skills Alliance, a broad coalition of partners from both the public and private sectors, working together to deliver future skills at scale to the region’s most marginalized communities. This position would provide support to the FSA program lead in managing oversight and implementation of these skilling projects. 

Qualifications: This position requires a minimum of 5 years of experience in program management, finance and administration management, and communications.