STEM Center Associate Manager (Egypt)

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Location: Egypt - Cairo

Address: Cairo,

Job Type: Full-Time

Posting Date: 04/15/2024

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Established in 1951, Amideast is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to creating hope, opportunity, and mutual understanding among people in the Middle East, North Africa, and United States through life-changing opportunities for education and cultural exchanges. Working with local, regional, and international partners, we provide programs and services that improve educational opportunity and quality, expand access to U.S. study, empower youth and women, strengthen local institutions, and develop language and professional skills for success in the global economy. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Amideast operates offices in 11 countries in the MENA region. For more information, visit us at www.amideast.org.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The STEM Center Associate Manager is responsible for driving the establishment of the STEM Center and ensuring the contribution of the STEM Center to the STEM eco-system in Egypt through partnerships, community engagement, collaboration with non profits, government and corporate entities and ensuring the smooth implementation of the various department programs and day to day STEM and professional skills training activities. The Associate Manager develops and monitors program timelines and other related templates to ensure timely delivery of all activities based on the proposal and agreement with the donor. H/She coordinates all logistical activity and reports to the ACD on development. S/He develops all required reports and works closely with and may supervise the program assistants and interns on selected programs. The Associate Manager also monitors and follows-up on the maintenance and update of all department files. S/he establishes and increases relationships with partners, donors, and different Amideast departments and offices to increase awareness on STEM and the available programs at Amideast. The Associate Manager may also support several different projects across departments based on business need.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop, maintain and report on program timelines and other prescribed documents
• Prepare and submit accurate and timely technical, statistical, and financial reports to partners, donors, and to Amideast HQ
• Oversee STEM and PST daily operations and advise on issues when needed
• Oversee STEM and PST programs’ implementation
• Ensure the implementation of the STEM strategy
• Assists line manager in developing the annual program calendar and monthly work plan
• Assist line manager in establishing annual budget forecast
• Cascade STEM goals to staff and ensure their understanding and follow up on the progress of goals achieved
• Represent line manager in inter departmental and client’s meetings if needed
• Provide information and updates to line manager on staff performance, department performance, expenses and issues
• Advise on new ideas to develop business
• Lead new initiatives aiming at developing department business
• Serve as main point of contact with PSD programs’ clients, both commercial and grants regarding the programs’ implementation
• Develop and follow up on new projects timelines
• Supervise the development and design of innovative STEM training programs
• Develop monthly STEM guest speaker calendars
• Develop and launch the annual/ national STEM competition
• Develop an M&E toolkit for STEM
• Follow up on kick off and planning meetings for new projects
• Supervise and provide leadership to program assistants
• Liaise with other departments: Finance, Sales, Marketing, Admin, and Customer Service
• Prepare RFPs for grants and corporate procurement and follows up with Admin throughout the procurement process
• Follow up on delayed receivables and payables with the finance department
• Participate in meetings with other departments in order to solve problems and facilitate workflow
• Review instructors’ timesheets and prepare cash advance requests before submitting to line manager to approve
• Set and follow ups on work plan for the PSD Dept. Program Assistant
• Report periodically on STEM and PST project enrollment to senior management
• Coordinate instructors and trainers hiring process
• Follow up on customer satisfaction surveys results, and report to line manager
• Interface with clients when appropriate or as assigned by line manager
• Supervise and mentor program assistants and specialists
• Orient, mentor, and provide appraisal for new staff in probation
• Keep records of Professional Development department statistics per round, quarter and year

QUALFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree and five years of related project management experience
• Native speaker level fluency in spoken and written English
• Fluent in Arabic
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrative creativity and initiative
• Ability to organize and maintain large amount of detailed information
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize responsibilities
• Ability to work independently and accept responsibility
• Excellent computer literacy in MS Office

PREFERRED

• Previous study in North America
• Graduate degree in Education, business, or another relevant field
• Experience administering Egyptian and/or U.S. education and exchange activities
• Managerial experience
• Excellent written Arabic
• Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)
• TOEIC score of 850 or equivalent

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The incumbent in this position will work in a professional office environment and will utilize the following equipment when working from the corporate office or remote home office.
• Computer (laptop or desktop)
• Printer/Photocopier/Scanner/Fax
• Telephone
• Other (Specify if any)

Up to 5% business travel may be needed to support program requirements as needed.

The physical demands and work environment that have been described is representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position description is an overview of the major functions and requirements of this position. This document is not intended to be an exhaustive list encompassing every duty and requirement of the position; the Employee’s Manager may assign other duties as related or as otherwise deemed appropriate and necessary within the general scope, without the need for additional compensation.

Amideast is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Positions that involve interaction with children will be required to read, acknowledge, and comply with and attend special training in accordance with the Child Protection and Safeguarding policy. All Amideast representatives must comply with the Code of Conduct and all applicable organizational policies which include but are not limited to, Anti-Human Trafficking and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.