Program Officer, Fulbright

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Location: Headquarters - Washington, DC, USA

Address: Washington, DC

Job Type: Full-Time

Posting Date: 10/15/2024

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
A key member of the 18-person unit charged with managing the Fulbright Program in the Middle East and North Africa, the Program Officer will have primary responsibility for a student supervision caseload, a placement caseload of nominees, supervision of an assistant and interns, and will support a Program Manager in the administration of alumni grants. The incumbent also will assume responsibilities that pertain to and require the involvement of the Fulbright unit as a whole. Therefore, the Program Officer must be organized, diplomatic and team-focused.

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Manage the placement and supervision of Fulbright students from the Middle East & North Africa in degree programs at U.S. universities; 
• Communicate with students, State Department, field offices, Fulbright Commissions, U.S. Academic institutions, and other agencies concerning program-related matters;
• Supervise Program Assistant and interns, assign workload as leader of student placement/supervision team;
• Forecast student costs, develop individual grant budgets, approve grant payments, and track student disbursements;
• Report quarterly student costs to Fulbright Commission on student costs;
• Negotiate admissions and financial aid opportunities on behalf of students;
• Promote the Fulbright Program to U.S. academic institutions through campus visits, presentations, and other outreach efforts; 
• Represent Fulbright and Amideast at U.S. professional conferences;
• As public health guidelines and related program policies permit, travel domestically and to the region to assist with selection and pre-departure/post nominations orientations;
• Contribute to department’s social media and web pages;
• Contribute to revisions of program documents and manuals; 
• Draft statistical and narrative reports;
• Contribute to refining program operations and procedures. 

QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred
• Minimum of 3-4 years’ experience in a student services environment
• Previous supervisory experience 
• Experience with exchange visitor (J-1) programs
• Experience with U.S. graduate admissions
• Ability to maintain and organize a large amount of detailed information (ex: budgetary and student related information)
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize responsibilities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills 
• Ability to work independently 
• Proficiency with MS Office, particularly with Excel

Preferred
• Master’s degree preferred

SALARY INFORMATION

$61,000 per year maximum (payable bi-weekly)

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

Up to 5% business travel may be needed to support business and program operations 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 in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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.