United States of America: Program Coordinator, Youth Exchange

World Learning seeks a Program Coordinator to play a role on the Youth Exchange Programs Team in the acquisition and design of programs for high school or university age students and adult mentors while serving in an office-based administrative position. These three to four-week exchanges are based in the United States, or select countries in North, Central and South America, and focus on civic education, community service, and youth leadership development. The Program Coordinator is a professional, full-time office-based position that requires excellent interpersonal skills, as well as design, monitoring and evaluation and social media skills.

Responsibilities

Program Design and Management

• Work across the Youth Exchange portfolio by supporting numerous exchanges in curriculum and program design simultaneously;

  • Support the design and development of leadership, dialogue, cross-cultural communication, and other thematic curriculum in response to partner, leader, and participant feedback;
  • Serve on working groups focusing on targeted program areas (i.e. Adult Mentor programming, Thematic Content, 18+, etc.) as interested or assigned;

• Assist in the preparation and dissemination of program materials as assigned;

• Serve on participant selection committees to support Admissions processes as assigned;

• Manage monitoring and evaluation data collection and analysis using surveys and analytics;

• Attend and fully engage in the delivery of Staff Training, including:

  • Contributing to workshop design (prior to ST),

  • Session facilitation and content delivery (during ST),

  • Administration of Staff Training – van driving, sweeping, setting up classrooms, supply runs, etc. as assigned

• Maintain a thorough understanding of all policies and procedures as laid out in the Youth Exchange Team Handbook and additional policy documents (updated annually);

• Review, edit, and create content for the Youth Exchange Team Handbook as assigned;

• Serve as on-call and risk management support year-round when assigned – this includes occasional nighttime and weekend shifts;

Administrative and Logistical Support

• Support in the creation of reports for funders and program partners;
• Coordinator with Budget and Contracts Coordinator on vender relationships, logistics, and meals for all segments of the US exchanges;
• Provide program pertinent information to Operations Team for travel and logistics management;
• Use social networking and online project management tools to monitor projects and to increase overall program visibility to funder and external audiences;
• Support in the creation and maintenance of content for Interactives page, website and blogs;

Grants Management

• Ensure that Department of State guidelines are followed, and deliverables are met;
• Support the design and development of grant proposals, in response to new funding opportunities;
• Support the standardization and development of Youth Exchange programs;

People Management and Supervision

• Work collaboratively on a team including Manager, Senior Program Officer, Program Officer, Operations and Admissions staff, Interns, and Leaders;
• Supervise, train and monitor program Interns; and
• Handle other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with two years of related work experience or master’s degree plus one year of related work experience;
• Understanding of experiential education and youth empowerment pedagogies, with demonstrated examples of incorporating these pedagogies in professional work;
• Experience with international programs, event management, or youth programming;
• Experience with virtual programming and digital communication, and monitoring and evaluation of projects;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in the English language, with understanding of social media as a professional tool to enhance visibility;
• Computer proficient, i.e. comfortable with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint et al), cloud-based document management and online project management tools;
• Knowledge of USG procurement policies and grant management;
• Knowledge of and experience with proposal development, project design, grant management, and budgeting;
• Team-oriented and collaborative work style, while skilled in managing independent tasks and deadlines;
• Creative problem-solver and adaptable, with strong attention to detail;
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, coordinate activities in multiple locations (U.S. and overseas), and to prioritize competing tasks;
• Has a DEI Mindset: Fosters diverse, equitable and inclusive practices and challenges practices which may be exclusionary;
• Ability to manage ambiguity in the work environment including effectively coping with change; able to shift comfortably; decide and act without having the total picture; comfortably handle risk and uncertainty; and
• Experience working with remote teams desired.

The World Learning Inc. Family

World Learning | worldlearning.org

World Learning works globally to enhance the capacity and commitment of individuals, institutions, and communities to create a more peaceful and just world through education, sustainable development, and exchange. Our programs advance leadership in more than 150 countries.

The Experiment in International Living | experiment.org

The Experiment in International Living is the most experienced provider of summer abroad programs for high school students. For more than 85 years, our immersive programs have allowed participants to explore the world in an authentic and impactful way, while developing enduring friendships through hands on cultural experiences and homestays. Students come away from The Experiment with invaluable cultural, interpersonal, leadership, language, and college-prep skills that help them thrive in diverse environments and careers.

SIT | sit.edu

School for International Training (SIT), founded more than 50 years ago as a training center for early Peace Corps volunteers, provides accredited undergraduate study abroad programs on all seven continents and global and low-residency master’s degrees focused on the world’s most pressing issues. Undergraduates on SIT Study Abroad programs engage deeply with a critical global issue—climate and the environment; development and inequality; global health; media, the arts, and social change; peace and human rights; or migration and identity—within specific cultural and geographical contexts. SIT Graduate Institute students get hands-on professional training in the fields of climate change and global sustainability, conflict transformation and peace and justice leadership, international education, sustainable development, and TESOL. All SIT programs are based on the experiential learning model and a commitment to social justice.

World Learning is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action/veterans/ADA employer, committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce.

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