Central America – Project Manager

Short term hiring (2 months 2 weeks)

About the job:

Global Financial Integrity (GFI) is a Washington, DC-based think tank specializing in research, advocacy and advisory services related to illicit financial flows. GFI is a global leader in advocating for transparency in the international financial system as a way to facilitate global economic development and reduce illicit financial flows, money laundering, tax evasion, and corruption.

GFI seeks a talented, motivated individual for the position of Central America – Project Manager.

Qualifications for the position include:

• BA or BS degree in social sciences, international relations, public policy, or a related field. A Master’s degree (M.A.) is an asset but not required.
• At least 3 years of professional experience in program or project management, preferably with a non-profit or international organization, or in AML/CFT-related projects.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge and experience working on money laundering and terrorism financing issues, with familiarity with international standards and terminology, including FATF Recommendations and GAFILAT frameworks.
• Experience supporting qualitative and quantitative research, including open-source research and analysis.
• Strong writing, communication, and organizational skills.
• Proactive and collaborative mindset, with strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Strong attention to detail, with demonstrated ability to set goals, manage time effectively, and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Professional or intermediate proficiency in both Spanish and English is preferred, as most of the work will be conducted in Spanish.
• This is a remote position, with preference given to candidates based in El Salvador.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to live and work in their country of residence and must not require visa sponsorship from GFI.

Responsibilities include:

• Manage and support the project in coordination with the Senior Director;
• Assist the Senior Director in ensuring that all project activities comply with donor requirements, deliverables, and deadlines;
• Monitor and track the performance of local partners and provide feedback and guidance as needed;
• Support and oversee the project’s communications strategy;
• Draft high-quality reports, documents, summaries, plans, and other deliverables to meet donor requirements and advance project objectives;
• Support and oversee general project management activities, including tracking project budgets, activities, and outputs, in coordination with the Senior Director;
• Provide general guidance to team members on project procedures, tasks, and assignments;
• Assist with drafting and editing publications and reviewing translations;
• Assist the Senior Director in preparing project and donor reports;
• Conduct workshops, training sessions, and speaking engagements;
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Director.

Salary/benefits:

This is a contractor position paying USD$2,000 USD – $2,800 paid via wire transfer per month. Total amount will be based on experience and education.

As an independent contractor, the position is not eligible for any employee benefits. The selected candidate must follow all local laws, including but not limited to paying social and health insurance as required by their country regulations.

Contractor will work from home and must have a stable internet connection capable of doing video calls.

How to Apply

To apply, please provide:

• Cover letter in English
• Resume in English
• Three professional references including reference name, firm name, reference email and working relationship to reference (ex. supervisor).
• All finalists will undergo a foreign language proficiency test.

Email these documents to gficareers@gfintegrity.org and please include “Central America – Project Manager” in the subject line. To be considered for the position, you must include all documents in one PDF file. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis; applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early. No phone calls please.

There are currently no available openings. Keep an eye on this page for upcoming opportunities with Global Financial Integrity.

No phone calls please

In 2026, Global Financial Integrity, Academics Stand Against Poverty and Yale’s Global Justice Program will be awarding the 13th annual Amartya Sen Prizes to the best original essays examining one particular component of illicit financial flows, the resulting harms, and possible avenues of reform.  Essays should be about 7,000 to 9,000 words long. We expect to award prizes totaling USD 8,000 to two or three winners, for example a first prize of USD 5,000 and a second prize of USD 3,000. Winning essays must be available for presentation at the next Yale Global Justice Program conference and for publication in the journal Academics Stand Against Poverty. Past winners are not eligible.

Illicit financial flows are explicitly recognized as an obstacle to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and singled out as target #4 of SDG 16. They are defined as cross-border movements of funds that are illegally earned, transferred, or used – such as funds earned through illegal trafficking in persons, drugs or weapons; funds illegally transferred through mispriced exchanges (e.g., among affiliates of a multinational firm seeking to shift profits to reduce taxes); goods misinvoiced or funds moved in order to evade taxes; and funds used for corruption of or by public or corporate officials.  

Components of illicit financial flows can be delimited by sector or geographically. Delimitation by sector might focus your essay on some specific activity, business or industry – such as art, real estate, health care, technology, entertainment, shipping, weapons, agriculture, sports, gaming, education, politics, tourism, natural resource extraction, banking and financial services – or on an even narrower subsector such as the diamond trade, hunting, insurance, or prostitution. Delimitation by geography might further narrow the essay’s focus to some region, country, or province.

Your essay should describe the problematic activity and evaluate the adverse effects that make it problematic. You should estimate, in quantitative terms if possible, the magnitude of the relevant outflows as well as the damage they do to affected institutions and populations. This might include harm from abuse, exploitation and impoverishment of individuals, harm through subdued economic activity and reduced prosperity, and/or harm through diminished tax revenues that depress public spending.

Your essay should also explain the persistence of the harmful activity in terms of relevant incentives and enabling conditions and, based on your explanation, propose plausible ways to curtail the problem. Such reform efforts might be proposed at diverse levels, including supranational rules and regimes, national rules, corporate policies, professional ethics, individual initiatives, or any combination thereof. The task is to identify who has the responsibility, the capacity and (potentially) the knowledge and motivation to change behavior toward effective curtailment. Special credit will be given to papers that provide a detailed description of how change may come about in a particular geographical or sectoral context.

We welcome authors from diverse academic disciplines and from outside the academy. Please send your entry by email attachment on or before 31 August 2026 to Tom Cardamone at SenPrize@gfintegrity.org. While your message should identify you, your essay should be stripped of self-identifying references, formatted for blind review.

While your message should identify you, your essay should be stripped of self-identifying references, formatted for blind review.