FLEX Abroad Local Coordinator

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FLEX Abroad Local Coordinator

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American Councils for International Education administers several programs for secondary school students funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State, including the FLEX Abroad program, which provides scholarships to outstanding secondary school students. The FLEX Abroad program provides life-changing opportunities for competitively selected American teenagers to live and study for one academic year in another country, including in Poland. The Warsaw-based FLEX Abroad Program Coordinator is responsible for implementation of the FLEX Abroad program in Poland. The position reports to the Country Director in Poland, and works in conjunction with Washington-based program managers and colleagues in Europe and Eurasia. The position is an open-term, full-time position beginning in Fall 2024.RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Host school selection;
• Student arrival and departure travel logistics;
• Local visa suport;
• Regular host family and student meetings;
• Arrival, mid-year and end-of-program orientations;
• Participant engagement in community service;
• Cultural excursions and activities for students and host families;
• On-program support, which includes logistical, administrative, emotional support to participants and host families, facilitation of medical and dental services, monitoring of overall participant adjustment process, progress in school, language acquisition, community service, and the resolution of host family and other on-program issues;
• Other duties as assigned

2. Administrative and financial duties:

• Assist in creating and tracking yearly budgets for the current FLEX Abroad program year, help develop the budget for the following year for Poland, and provide financial reporting and analysis of program expenditures when requested;
• Support the development and revision of FLEX Abroad procedures and materials;
• Other duties as assigned.

3. Actively works on finding new funding and development opportunities for American Councils; assists with the development, planning and organization of any other program implemented by American Councils, in line with all the above assumed administrative and financial duties.QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (e.g.: education, pedagogy, psychology, etc.);
• Native Polish, Fluent in English;
• Strong administrative and organization skills; experience with creating and publishing content on different social media platforms
• Experience in budget and project management and excellent attention to detail;
• Flexibility to occasionally work on weekends and evenings;
• Outstanding time management, organization and planning skills;
• Experience with high school students a plus;
• Experience in the U.S. a plus.

Please send your CV and cover letter by e-mail with the subject “FLEX Abroad Local Coordinator” to by 20th of August 2024.Pliki do pobrania

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Location

Warszawa, mazowieckie

Job date

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 07:09:45 GMT

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