Program Assistant, Global Energy Center

Atlantic Council Headquarters - Washington, DC 20005

Salary Range: $56,000.00 - $58,000.00 Salary/year

Position Type:
Full-Time

The Atlantic Council seeks a talented, dynamic and entrepreneurial individual for a full-time Program Assistant position to serve in its Global Energy Center. Reporting to the Center’s Director of Research and Programs, the Program Assistant’s main responsibility will be to coordinate and contribute to the execution of the Center’s research projects, events and programming agenda, including research, writing, administrative and logistical assistance.

The Program Assistant will provide staffing and administrative support to the Director of Research and Programs, supporting efforts to build programming that is impactful and relevant to the Global Energy Center’s stakeholders. Lastly, the Program Assistant will help execute research projects and convenings in coordination with Center leadership.

The successful candidate will have an entrepreneurial spirit, superb communication skills, and enjoy the complexity of helping to build a rapidly growing program. The candidate should have a background in energy and environmental studies, political science, international relations, economics, history, area studies, or a related field. Special consideration will be given to candidates with demonstrable interest and/or experience in energy markets, economics, and geopolitics will also be given special consideration.

The successful candidate for this position will also have excellent administrative and communication skills, superior writing ability, extraordinary attention to detail, intellectual agility, and the ability to engage diplomatically with colleagues in the organization as well as external stakeholders. The candidate should also have a proven aptitude to take initiative, make sound judgments, assume responsibility and work independently in a fast‑paced Center with tight deadlines and competing priorities.

This position is based in our Washington, DC, headquarters, requiring a minimum of 4 days per week in office. The Atlantic Council offers a competitive compensation package commensurate with experience, education, and organizational equity, with offers from $56,000 to $58,000. Applications submitted by January 6, 2026, will be prioritized for consideration.

• Provide staff support for the Center’s Director of Research and Programs, including but not limited to scheduling, travel arrangements, and preparing research and briefings as needed.
• Conduct research as needed to support Center projects and activities, including briefings on current events, key stakeholders, and emerging issues, and contributing to concept notes and research projects.
• Coordinate the organization and execution of Global Energy Center events and programming, liaising as needed with the Engagement team and other relevant programs at the Atlantic Council.
• Draft, proofread, edit, and as needed publish internal and external materials and correspondence including speaker invitations, event materials, briefing memos, gift agreements, proposals, and other documents necessary for the implementation of assigned projects and program activities.
• Organize travel arrangements as needed and help to prepare briefing material for guests coming to Washington and for Global Energy Center trips abroad.

• This position will bear specific responsibilities related to the execution of research projects across the GEC in close cooperation with Center leadership. These responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
  • Working with Center leadership to conceptualize, develop, and launch new bodies of work, projects, and initiatives;
  • Maintaining up-to-date logs of deliverables, stakeholder maps, and deadlines relevant to assigned projects and bodies of work;
  • Drafting, proofreading, editing, and publishing internal and external materials, correspondence, analysis, and project proposals in close coordination with Center Leadership;
• In support of program research projects and initiatives, conduct in-depth research on the implications of market, economic,…