{"id":35720,"date":"2014-07-23T22:36:13","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T02:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=35720"},"modified":"2014-07-23T22:36:13","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T02:36:13","slug":"jobs-alfa-fellowship-alumni-association-afaa-assistant-cultural-vistas-ny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/23\/jobs-alfa-fellowship-alumni-association-afaa-assistant-cultural-vistas-ny\/","title":{"rendered":"Jobs: Alfa Fellowship Alumni Association (AFAA) Assistant &#8211; Cultural Vistas (NY)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #252525\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Via JET alum Carleen Ben. \u00a0<em>Posted by\u00a0<a style=\"color: #4574a3\" href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/jaymetsutsuse\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Jayme Tsutsuse<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/em><em><strong>(<a style=\"color: #4574a3\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/Kyoto-JET-Alumni-3755092\/about\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kyoto<\/span><\/a>-fu, 2013-Present)<\/strong>, organizer of\u00a0<strong><a style=\"color: #4574a3\" href=\"http:\/\/crossculturalkansai.wordpress.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Cross-Cultural Kansai<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0<a style=\"color: #4574a3\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Click here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to join the\u00a0<a style=\"color: #4574a3\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and receive job listings even sooner by email.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"color: #252525\" \/>\n<p style=\"color: #252525\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><i>Position<\/i><\/strong><em>:\u00a0Alfa Fellowship Alumni Association (AFAA) Assistant<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><b>Posted by<\/b>:\u00a0Cultural Vistas<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><i>Locatio<\/i><em>n<\/em><\/strong><em>:\u00a0New York, NY<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><em>Type<\/em><\/strong><em>: Part-time\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Overview:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #666666\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Assist the Alfa Fellowship Alumni Association (AFAA) executive board and Alfa Fellowship Program staff in planning, implementing and promoting AFAA activities.<!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #666666\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Essential Duties and Responsibilities<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #666666\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Communicate with alumni, current Fellows and Cultural Vistas partners<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Assist in the organization of AFAA events<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Front end upkeep of the afpalumni.org website<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Maintain updated AFAA members list<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Manage budget of AFAA events, following established CV accounting protocol<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Assist in marketing and mass mailings<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Other tasks as assigned<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #666666\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Skills and Demonstrated Abilities Required<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #666666\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Demonstrated capacity for managing projects and events<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Working knowledge of basic budget and accounting procedures<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously and meet deadlines<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Self-starter able to work independently and as a member of a team<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Possess commitment to professionalism and communicability<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Interest in and commitment to the mission of Cultural Vistas<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Knowledge of international affairs, particularly those relating to Russia<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Strong ability to communicate effectively with staff, program benefactors, program participants and alumni, as well as U.S. and foreign government personnel and nonprofit community contacts<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Russian language skills preferred, though not required<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #666666\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Computer Equipment and Software Experience Required<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #666666\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Must be proficient in Microsoft Suite products, particularly Excel. Prior CRM experience a plus. Website maintenance knowledge preferred.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #666666\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Education and Experience Required<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #666666\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Education: Bachelor\u2019s degree required; International Relations, Business, Education, or other related degree preferred.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Years of Experience: Minimum of 1 -2 years of administrative, customer service, client relations management or program management experience required. Prior international and\/or educational experience strongly preferred.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #666666\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Physical Demands of Position<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #666666\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Domestic and international travel may be required, around 5%.\u00a0 Work on weekends, holidays, and evenings may be required.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #666666\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">To learn more, please visit the below link:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #6611cc\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fculturalvistas.org%2Fabout-us%2Fcareers%2Fafaa-assistant&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNH6khai0Sg7vJ2Q2E9KSsFrefTm1A\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">http:\/\/culturalvistas.org\/about-us\/careers\/afaa-assistant<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Via JET alum Carleen Ben. \u00a0Posted by\u00a0Jayme Tsutsuse\u00a0(Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of\u00a0Cross-Cultural Kansai. \u00a0Click here\u00a0to join the\u00a0JETwit Jobs Google Group\u00a0and receive job listings even sooner by email. 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