Senior Associate- Latin America Practice [ESK-034]

Senior Associate- Latin America Practice [ESK-034]

Job Category: Commercial Diplomacy
Requisition Number: SENIO001020
Posted: January 6, 2025
Employment Type: Full-Time, Hybrid
LocationWashington DC
1900 K St NW
5th Floor
Washington, DC 20006, USA
The Senior Associate supports the Latin America practice by conducting research and developing materials needed for business development, client deliverables, internal briefings, travel, and other activities.
Senior associates will cultivate and enhance their pre-existing geopolitical, regional, and sectoral/industry experience.
We expect senior associates to take on greater responsibilities over time, with the support of senior colleagues, including in the areas of client service, business development, and thought leadership.




Following ASG best practices, a senior associate owns the development of written products (e.g., country reports, stakeholder maps, risk analyses) and helps drive product innovation.
They will also support senior colleagues with client communications (written and verbal), according to ability and the team's needs.
Senior associates also support colleagues with administrative matters as necessary.
The ideal candidate is highly organized, a skilled writer and analyst, and has a minimum of three to seven years of work experience with a regional focus on the Americas (experience in Brazil, Mexico, and/or Andean countries is a plus).
Professional proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese is required.
A solid understanding of business fundamentals and macroeconomics is preferred, given our work at the intersection of public policy, business, and diplomacy.
ResponsibilitiesClient Service and Thought Leadership: Supports the practice lead and other senior staff in developing client deliverables, white papers, and other products as needed.




This may include:Actively participates as part of ASG client teams and is expected to have greater direct interactions with clients – with a focus on Spanish-speaking Latin America.Typically leads the development of country reports, briefing memos, client presentations, and stakeholder maps.Conducts research and supports investigations with local input (including in Spanish and/or Portuguese).Master ASG best practices in research and product delivery, including the use of internal proprietary and diverse sources of public information; with an ability to evaluate competing versions of events or asymmetrical understanding of crucial factors.Cultivates greater geopolitical, regional, functional, or sector/industry expertise applicable to the team's client engagements.Plays a significant role in the team's knowledge management,



including helping to identify and archive resources and examples of superior ASG deliverables.Assists in directing ASG interns and other colleagues to collaborate on producing agreed-upon products.
Helps to train interns and full-time staff during onboarding, and conducts follow-up when necessary.Business Development: Supports the practice leader and other senior staff with business development, as needed, and works as part of the team to identify and cultivate potential clients.
This may include:Assists with the coordination of business opportunities within the regional/functional practices.Works as part of the team to utilize Salesforce as part of the practice's overall BD efforts; not expected to lead but encouraged to increase business development focus and help identify business opportunities.Works with the BD team in implementing Salesforce usage across the firm, further refining and optimizing the way we use Salesforce.Seeks to develop a personal network of relationships to cultivate potential clients and creatively build new business, and to foster broad ASG networks through interaction with associations, think tanks, and policy shops.Administrative Support: Supports the associate and other colleagues with administrative matters as necessary.
This may include:Scheduling meetings, both internal and external.Prepares and edits correspondence, communications, presentations, and other documents.Transcribes and distributes meeting notes.Coordinates with team members as well as members of other ASG practices as needed to support workflow.Performs other duties assigned at the discretion of management.Core CompetenciesCustomer Service: Focuses on impeccable client service and value creation.
Works to become a trusted partner to colleagues, continuously focused on developing substantive expertise to meet client interests and needs.Oral/Written Communications: Can effectively produce first drafts of proposals, internal memos, and/or written client products with clear direction.
Communicates well with other members of the ASG team.Personal Characteristics: Entrepreneurial and focused on value creation.
Energetic, forward-thinking, "can-do" and creative individual with the highest ethical standards and an appropriate professional presentation.Teamwork:



Interacts effectively with colleagues at all levels and across the firm.
Manages ASG team members to work together to produce agreed-upon deliverables.Firm Contribution: Contributes to the development, administration, and culture of the firm.
Takes a leadership role in institution building.QualificationsMinimum of three to seven years of relevant prior work experience.BA/BS in political science, international relations, public policy or business administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience, with a master's degree in a related field a plus.Strong knowledge of the region (via prior living experience, and/or academic or professional experience analyzing business, political, or economic issues and trade context), with sectoral knowledge (e.g., health, energy, finance, technology)



a plus.Highly proficient in PowerPoint and other MS Office tools.Professional proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese.About UsASG, a foundational partner of DGA Group, is a leading provider of global strategic advisory and commercial diplomacy services.
We offer perspectives honed at the highest levels of government and business, and insights informed by an unparalleled worldwide network of regional experts and sectoral specialists based in more than 40 countries.
We help our clients make well-informed decisions, secure opportunities, and overcome challenges with the benefit of sound judgment and a singular breadth and depth of expertise.
As a founding member of DGA Group, ASG provides our clients with access to an integrated range of advisory services spanning commercial, reputational, financial, regulatory, and governance dimensions.




Equal Opportunity EmployerDGA Group is committed to equal opportunity in recruitment and employment practices and opposes all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination.
No job applicant or employee receives unfavorable treatment on the grounds of color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, religion or belief, or any other status protected by law.
To ApplyPlease upload a cover letter and writing sample along with a resume.
Include all documents in one PDF attachment – cover letter, writing sample, and resume.

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