Jul 9

Job: Assistant Director, East Asia & Pacific Unit of the Institute of International Education (D.C.)

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Job posting by Lauren Sethney (Niigata-shi CIR, 2000-2003).  Lauren serves as the Program Director at the Japan-America Society in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Via Idealist.org 

The Institute of International Education seeks an Assistant Director for the East Asia & Pacific Unit.

The Assistant Director (AD) provides leadership and supervision for a team of regional program staff who administer core Fulbright U.S. and Visiting Scholar and related programs for designated world areas. AD roles include carrying out a program portfolio with daily operational responsibilities, managing regional program staff and workflows including co-supervising positions when needed, maintaining a positive team approach, coaching and monitoring performance and collaborating with other managers to assure high quality administration of programs.

Major Responsibilities:
•Manage and oversee core U.S. and Visiting Scholar programs for East Asia and the Pacific, including U.S. awards catalog preparation and application goal setting, recruitment, peer review, candidate processing, affiliation, grant management, program budget analysis and reporting, in a manner that promotes teamwork, collaboration and flexibility within and across staff units
•Administer a program caseload in coordination with regional program staff and according to current policies, procedures and technology tools; maintain compliance with applicable regulations
•Communicate effectively with Director of Scholar Programs on program and staff status and issues; collaborate to coordinate and share experience between programs
•Exercise leadership and supervision of staff, make day-to-day decisions on operations and coordinate responsibilities within world areas, conduct performance evaluations, support professional development of staff, conduct hiring process for approved positions, resolve management and personnel issues

Qualifications:
•Masters’ degree;
•Seven years or more of substantial program management experience;
•Demonstrated effectiveness in supervising and training staff;
•Knowledge and understanding of higher education systems in the U.S. and abroad;
•Ability to work effectively with management teams and to build effective teams;
•Excellent interpersonal, decision-making, implementation and follow through skills; ability to adapt to changing organizational needs and a fast-paced work environment;
•Background in international higher education exchange; living experience and studies relevant to East Asia and the Pacific, particularly China, preferred.

How to Apply:
Please email resume, cover letter and salary history to cies-hr@iie.org
Include the position name and unit in the subject of your email.  No phone calls, please.

For a complete job description, please visit http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/388072-152.