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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Established in 1951, Amideast is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to creating hope, opportunity, and mutual understanding among people in the Middle East, North Africa, and United States through life-changing opportunities for education and cultural exchanges. Working with local, regional, and international partners, we provide programs and services that improve educational opportunity and quality, expand access to U.S. study, empower youth and women, strengthen local institutions, and develop language and professional skills for success in the global economy. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Amideast operates offices in 11 countries in the MENA region. For more information, visit us at www.amideast.org.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Amideast Education Abroad Program Coordinator helps ensure the overall quality of the programs and student life experience in the Amideast Education Abroad Program (AEAP) in Jordan. The Program Coordinator works primarily on student affairs for the Education Abroad Program which includes overseeing academics, a number of extra-curricular aspects of the program, providing essential logistical arrangements for the program, assisting with student health care, and serving as a key member of the emergency response team.
The Program Coordinator works on organizing and implementing the academic and extra-curricular aspects of the program, this also include cultural events, program logistics, transportation, maintaining the program library, updating files and databases, communicating directly with students about logistical issues, and assisting the Education Abroad team. The Program Coordinator is a key member of the AEAP in Jordan and assists with maintaining student well-being, serving as a cultural resource for adaptation into Jordanian society, and being available for general student inquiries. The Program Coordinator should be flexible to work both on an off-site, as required, sometimes during overnight excursions and emergency response. The Program Coordinator reports directly to the Education Abroad Program Manager.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Program Coordination
Academics
Student Support
Health and Safety
Extra-Curricular Activities:
Administrative
Understanding
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, and the incumbent will perform other reasonable business-related duties as assigned by the Performs other tasks requested by the Country Director, PM, or Amideast HQ team. Amideast reserves the right to change duties and responsibilities as needed
QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
The following represents the minimum set of qualifications for this position:
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The incumbent in this position will work in a professional office environment and will utilize the following equipment when working from the corporate office or remote home office (either on a full time, temporary, or hybrid basis).
Up to 10% business travel may be needed to support the department as needed.
The physical demands and work environment that have been described is representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position description is an overview of the major functions and requirements of this position. This document is not intended to be an exhaustive list encompassing every duty and requirement of the position; the Employee’s Manager may assign other duties as related or as otherwise deemed appropriate and necessary within the general scope, without the need for additional compensation.
Amideast is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Positions that involve interaction with children will be required to read, acknowledge, and comply with and attend special training in accordance with the Child Protection and Safeguarding policy. All Amideast representatives must comply with the Code of Conduct and all applicable organizational policies which include but are not limited to, Anti-Human Trafficking and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.
Amideast provides covered training opportunities for its staff within its current portfolio of offered services and that it invests in the advancement of its staff’s capabilities and skills to better perform at their roles.
Please note only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Interviews will be conducted on rolling basis and the vacancy will be closed when filled.
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