Indo-Pacific Security Initiative

About the Role

The Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security’s Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) is seeking a talented, dynamic, and entrepreneurial individual for a fast-paced position as a Young Global Professional (YGP). The YGP will be responsible for tracking, supporting, and executing project tasks within the Initiative’s defense and security work, providing analysis and actionable recommendations for US, allied, and partner military and government audiences. This role supports research, panels, workshops, tabletop exercises, and other project activities. Successful candidates will communicate effectively and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate IPSI’s day-to-day operational, substantive, and administrative functions for ongoing and future projects.
• Monitor regional news cycles, manage network databases, and consolidate relevant information and materials.
• Support the coordination, scheduling, convening, and logistics for both public and private events, including drafting invitations, correspondence with key participants, notetaking, and participant tracking.
• Implement communications and promotion strategy around core events and publications via e-mail, on the webpage, and by social media and multimedia if required.
• Conduct research and source citation, editing, proofreading, and graphical work to support project activities, including technical reports, summaries, and briefings.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Excellent administrative and organizational skills.
• Exceptional research and writing ability.
• Superior attention to detail.
• A positive attitude and adaptability.
• Knowledge of defense and deterrence issues, including in the Indo-Pacific region.
• Awareness and understanding of culture and protocol for those in the Indo-Pacific region.
• Proficiency in MS Office suite is required.
• Experience with other social media, website, and email marketing software is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, think quickly under time pressure, and multi-task to fulfill simultaneous competing demands as part of a team.
• Mandarin skills highly desirable, but not required.

Qualifications

• Must be at least a college junior in good standing, a graduate student, or a recent graduate, preferably majoring in Asian Studies, International Relations, National Security, or another related field.
• Interest in and knowledge of core topics related to Indo-Pacific defense and deterrence, including familiarity with military threats posed by the People’s Republic of China and/or North Korea.
• Experience with relevant wargames, seminars, and workshops are a plus.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills (both verbal and written, in-person and virtual), including the ability to work through challenges and high emotional intelligence.
• Experience interfacing with Indo-Pacific stakeholders preferred.
• Versatile skills in research, writing, and attention to detail applicable to a range of lengths and formats.
• Strong organizational, logistical, time management, and administrative skills.
• Commitment to working full-time (forty hours per week) from the Atlantic Council’s Washington, DC headquarters.
• Requirement to be in the office four days a week.

Compensation: $18.50 per hour.

Applications close Sunday, November 8, 2026, at 11:59 pm ET (4:59 am GMT).

A resume and cover letter are required.