Program Officer, Fulbright
- Employer
- AMIDEAST, INC
- Location
- Washington D.C.
- Salary
- Competitive salary + benefits
- Closing date
- Nov 25, 2019
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- Industry
- Education, Colleges and Universities
- Function
- Program Manager
- Hours
- Full Time
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
Program Officer, Fulbright
At AMIDEAST we pride ourselves in being a leading American non-profit organization engaged in international education, training and development activities in the Middle East and North Africa. We also pride ourselves in providing 40+ days of paid leave and a great 401k with 6% matching.
The program officer is a key member of the 20-person unit charged with managing the Fulbright Foreign Student Program in the Middle East and North Africa. The incumbent will have primary responsibility for student supervision caseload, a placement caseload of nominees, and supervision of an assistant and interns. The incumbent also will assume responsibilities that pertain to and require the involvement of the Fulbright unit as a whole. Therefore, the program officer must be organized, diplomatic and team-focused.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage the placement and supervision of Fulbright students from the Middle East & North Africa in degree programs at U.S. universities;
- Communicate with students, State Department, field offices, Fulbright Commissions, U.S. Academic institutions and other agencies concerning program-related matters;
- Travel domestically and to the region to assist with selection and pre-departure/post nominations orientations;
- Supervise Program Assistant and interns, assign work load as leader of student placement/supervision team;
- Promote the Fulbright Program to U.S. academic institutions through campus visits, presentations and other outreach efforts;
- Represent Fulbright and AMIDEAST at U.S. professional conferences;
- Forecast student costs, develop individual grant budgets, approve grant payments and track student disbursements;
- Negotiate admissions and financial aid opportunities on behalf of students;
- Contribute to department’s social media and web pages;
- Contribute to program documents and manuals revisions;
- Report quarterly student costs to Fulbright Commission on student costs;
- Draft statistical and narrative reports;
- Contribute to refining program operations and procedures.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- BA required, Master’s degree preferred
- Minimum of 3-4 years of experience in a student services environment
- Previous supervisory experience
- Experience with J-1 exchange visitor programs desired
- Experience with U.S. graduate admissions desired
- Familiarity utilizing Excel spreadsheets to maintain and organize a large amount of detailed information (ex: budgetary and student related information)
Please provide a cover letter, resume and salary requirements to http://jobs.amideast.org
AMIDEAST is an Equal Opportunity Employer-Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disability/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation
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