Tag: administrative position

Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom: Secretary General (Switzerland)

“JobSecretary General, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Geneva, Switzerland. Deadline: 13 June 2024.

The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is a membership-based organisation with Sections and Groups in over 40 countries and partners around the world, with an International Secretariat (IS) based in Geneva and a New York office. Since establishment in 1915, they have brought together women from around the world who are united in working for peace by non-violent means and promoting political, economic and social justice for all.

They are seeking to hire a full-time Secretary General (SG) who is aligned with and exemplifies WILPF’s feminist values. The incoming SG will help lead a transformative process of co-creating a more inclusive WILPF movement and an evolving IS structure – the IS currently comprises 47 staff members and long term consultants with a budget of approximately CHF9 million per annum – while holding the IS accountable for the set of its mandated functions as per WILPF’s Constitution, and leading the collective implementation of the International Programme 2022-2025 (IP)

The ideal candidate will be a feminist leader for peace and social change in line with WILPF’s values, an activist with experience in membership-based movements and leading organisations through change, with a feminist understanding of the human rights, conflict/peacebuilding, and/or disarmament sector, and with social capital and legitimacy in this sector.  They will be open-minded, brave and curious, a motivator and a collaborator, able to lead diverse groups of people in collectively achieving goals, and an excellent communicator for varied audiences.

UNESCO: Programme Specialist (France)

“JobProgramme Specialist, Social and Human Sciences Sector, UNESCO, Paris, France. Deadline: 13 June 2024.

Under the overall authority of the Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences Sector (ADG/SHS), strategic guidance from the Director for Research, Ethics and Inclusion and direct supervision of the Chief of Inclusion, Rights, and Intercultural Dialogue Section, the Programme Specialist is responsible for analyzing, implementing and monitoring projects and activities within the inclusion, rights and intercultural dialogue Section, leading work to promote dialogue for social cohesion, resilience, accountability, civic empowerment and conflict transformation; and contributing to work to enhance social and gender inclusion through the empowerment of vulnerable and marginalised communities and the fight against racism and discrimination.

The incumbent, working within the frameworks of UNESCO’s Medium Term Strategy (C/4), the approved Programme and Budget (C/5) and global development plans such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, will guide the technical development of sectional, cross-sectional and divisional projects and activities, financed by core and voluntary funding; provide recommendations on project feasibility and possible collaborations; engage with substantive developments in relevant technical fields; and manage relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to provide expert technical advice.

City U Macau: Head of Office of Global Affairs (China)

“JobHead of Office of Global Affairs, City University of Macau, Macau, China. Deadline: 30 May 2024.

Job description: 

  • Assist the senior management in steering the development of the University in global affairs (mainland and international) systematically according to its vision & mission;
  • Responsible for the University’s global strategies, global education, study abroad and exchange programs, and the University’s institutional development and partnerships;
  • Liaise collaborations and partnerships with international universities and corporations;
  • Responsible for the management of University regulations, guidelines and procedures for establishing global partnerships, exchange programs, academic research collaborations;
  • Responsible for the coordination of the university’s external exchange resources, effectively implement and manage agreements and MOUs, dual/joint programs, student or academic exchanges, alliances and activities with external entities;
  • Managing University’s “Global Consortium of Metropolitan Universities”;
  • Responsible for international visits by university delegations;
  • Responsible for other University affairs as assigned.

IIE: Project Manager, Fulbright Events (USA/Hybrid)

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Project Manager, Fulbright Events, Institute of International Education, Washington, DC, USA (hybrid position). Deadline: 2 August 2024.

The Institute of International Education (IIE) is hiring a Project Manager for our Fulbright Events Programs. This position will work with the Fulbright Events Team. The Fulbright Events team advances the mission of the Fulbright program by creating engagement and connections among Fulbright students, scholars, and professionals. Through our events, Fulbrighters from around the world connect with each other, engage with concepts and ideas, and further their professional development, academic success, and understanding of the United States and other countries.

The Project Manager implements seminars, conferences, orientations, and other events for the Fulbright Program. This position requires collaboration with other internal and external stakeholders. The Project Manager will oversee the work of coordinators, temporary employees, and volunteers on a project-by-project basis. This role will support the financial and operational health of the Fulbright Events, Outreach, Recruitment, and Communications teams.

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East-West Center: Programs Coordinator (USA)

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Programs Coordinator, East-West Center, Washington, DC, USA. Deadline: Open until filled.

The East-West Center’s Washington DC team is currently seeking a Programs Coordinator who can shape and execute program objectives, develop content, and coordinate a wide range of activities for programs and projects undertaken by our team. As a Programs Coordinator, you will be responsible for planning and executing program tasks that include managing the client relationship, managing resources, and coordinating with internal/external stakeholders to ensure a successful completion of our various programs.

U Nebraska: Director, Global Experiences Office (USA)

“JobDirector, Global Experiences Office, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NB, USA. Deadline: 8 May 2024.

The Director, Global Experiences Office (GEO) reports directly to the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Global Affairs and is responsible for the administrative and programmatic oversight of all global experiential learning opportunities sponsored by the University, including study abroad opportunities. In line with the University’s ‘Forward Together’ campus global strategy, and as a member of the Global Affairs leadership team, the Director will lead institutional efforts to expand global experiences for UNL students and will oversee a team of 7-8 education abroad professionals.

The Director will be required to build strategic relationships with faculty and staff within UNL units for collaboration on global experiential learning programming (including study abroad), to align goals, create efficiencies, and build strong programs. The Director will be required to establish and maintain positive relationships, fostering trust, respect, and confidence between education abroad and internal and external constituents. The Director will be expected to cultivate and expand faculty engagement in global experiential learning by providing a supportive academic and administrative environment.

U Cardiff: International Officer (UK)

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International Officer, Communications and Marketing, University of  Cardiff, Wales, UK. Deadline: 7 May 2024.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a highly motivated, strategically focused International Recruitment team. As a key member of the international team, you will develop and implement strategies for international student recruitment from selected countries within a designated geographical region, with responsibility for achievement of shared recruitment targets in these countries. You will formulate, co-ordinate and undertake student recruitment activities in your markets through effective country management. Activities will include a range of business development initiatives within the countries of responsibility, including market campaigns, commercial relationship management and profile-raising activities; and contributing to the maintenance of strategic partnerships.

You will play a lead role in advising colleagues in academic schools and colleges on the development of recruitment activities both within the countries that you manage and more broadly across our international activity. The role holder will initially manage international recruitment from UK and Europe. This post will involve regular travel overseas and within the UK (approximately 12 weeks per year). The International Office has a blended approach to working, currently working on campus on Wednesdays and Thursdays and remotely (from home) for the rest of the week. The option to work on campus full time is available if staff members choose to do this.

Anna Lindh Foundation: Mediterranean Youth in Action Expert (Egypt)

“JobInstitutional and Research External Expert, Mediterranean Youth in Action Program, Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation, Alexandria, Egypt. Deadline: 24 April 2024.

Anna Lindh Foundation (ALF) is seeking an experienced and knowledgeable Institutional and Research External Expert for its Mediterranean Youth in Action (MYA) Programme. The MYA Institutional and Research External Expert will work closely with the ALF Executive Director and the MYA Programme Leader and advise them on new formulas to foster civil society cooperation and engage civil society entities, in line with the MYA’s objectives as well as analysing the Euro-Mediterranean and National policy frameworks related to youth, gender and intercultural dialogue and provide guidance to embed them into the MYA and ALF actions.

The MYA Institutional and Research External Expert will also liaise national and regional institutions and map events/initiatives opportunities at the Euro-Mediterranean scale to set a MYA agenda consistently with the evidence-based research activities and its institutional objectives among other responsibilities as requested by the ALF Executive Director and the MYA Programme Leader.

Applicants must be nationals of one of the 42 (UfM) countries: Albania, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritania, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Syria, The Netherlands, Tunisia and Türkiye.

Miami U: Assistant Director, Education Abroad (USA)

“JobAssistant Director of Education Abroad, Global Initiatives Department, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA . Deadline: 25 April 2024.

The Assistant Director of Education Abroad is responsible for administration of a number of broad aspects of education abroad programming at Miami University including data management, compliance with multiple levels of university policies and other regulations, and faculty led program coordination. Miami University recognizes that technology enables us to find new ways of providing first class service and workplace flexibility. This position is approved for remote work on a hybrid basis following a successful period of on-boarding. Remote work is a working arrangement that can be modified or revoked by Miami University at any time for any reason. Global Initiatives at Miami University has diversity as a core value and the Assistant Director will be a member of a team that is building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for students, staff, and faculty through programming which exposes constituents to a broad range of ways of engaging with the world and the diversity it presents.