Job: Program Associate – FORECAST Exchange Program for Serbia and Montenegro
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Via JETAA DC:
Program Associate – FORECAST Exchange Program for Serbia and Montenegro
Location: Washington, DC
Duration: January 2009 to May 2010 (with possible extension)
General Description:
The overall goal of this program is to provide academic exchange programs for undergraduate students from Serbia and Montenegro. Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), this program exposes the student leaders to the U.S., its educational system, and society. World Learning manages all of the recruitment, selection, applications, placement, and monitoring of these students. The
Program Associate will assist a Program Officer in all aspects of the placement and monitoring of the students.
Specific Responsibilities:
Assist in placement research and in placement status follow-up
Facilitate the application process by completing the requisite application forms, ensuring timely submission, and monitoring the process
Make logistical arrangements for students (meet and greet, travel, hotel, perdiem, etc.)
Draft correspondence, copy and file documents, send information to WL/Serbia field office
Enter and maintain data in WL database
Ensure proper receipt collection and reconciliation
Maintain comprehensive student files
Enroll students in USAID Health and Accident Insurance (HAC)
Assist with World Learning pre-departure and welcome orientations.
Make timely payments including monthly stipends, tuition and fees, book allowances, and HAC premiums
Assist in group/individual administrative briefings and exit interviews
Collect, record, and send exit information and materials to and from participants
Regularly communicate with students to monitor their progress and act as liaison for questions and problems
Prepare the monthly newsletter
Provide assistance to Program Officers in all aspects of programming.
Required Qualifications:
- Masters degree plus 1 year or a Bachelor’s degree plus 3 years of relevant work experience
- Personable with high energy level
- Office work experience, strong computer skills, detail oriented
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
- International and/or regional expertise
- Knowledge of U.S. university system or international education desired
To Apply:
Send cover letter and resume to: recruitment@ worldlearning. org with “Program Associate, FORECAST/SAM”
on the subject heading. Salary: Up to $32,500 + benefits (non-negotiable) . Closing Date: Open until filled.
World Learning is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce.
The international development division of World Learning has an immediate opening for a Program Associate- Serbia and Montenegro (SAM) FORECAST Exchange Program. World Learning is a 75-year-old global non-profit with operations in 77 countries. Through its award-winning international education programs – The Experiment in International Living, the School for International Training (SIT) and SIT Study
Abroad – World Learning fosters global citizenship by connecting over 3,000 young ambassadors annually across cultural differences and social barriers. Through its International Development program, World
Learning practices what it teaches, undertaking community-driven international development, training and exchange projects in sixteen countries. For more information visit www.worldlearning. org
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