International Program Manager

Organization: Bard College

Website: Bard

Title: International Program Manager

Location: Annandale-on-Hudson, New York

Compensation: Not Listed

Description:

The International Program Manager reports to the Assistant Director of the Institute for International Liberal Education (IILE). The main focus of the position is on developing, implementing, and supervising recruitment and hosting of undergraduate students at two Bard partner institutions: Smolny College, in St. Petersburg, Russia, and the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. In this capacity, the International Program Manager is expected to set and meet numerical and financial goals for recruitment. S/he will play an integral role in assuring the excellence of the student experience abroad.

The position is based at Bard, with regular travel both within the US and internationally, including regular visits to AUCA and Smolny. Approximately 50% of time will be devoted to program development and management of the Bard-Smolny program and 50% to program development and management of the Bard-AUCA program.

Building on the successful Bard-Smolny Program at Smolny, the International Program Manager will develop strategic marketing plans and strengthen networking for Smolny College recruitment, including alumni networking and liaison with faculty and staff at key sending colleges and universities in North America. Smolny currently sends ca. 25-30 U.S. students to Smolny every semester, plus 30 to its Summer Language Intensive. The IPM will assist the Asst. Director of IILE in supervising and assuring the excellence of the existing Bard-Smolny program at Smolny, including designing recruitment materials, maintaining the website, and updating manuals, etc; create and manage a program for visiting North American students at AUCA, beginning with the Fall Semester 2011. This includes assuring the availability of needed facilities, staff, and arrangements at AUCA. Finally, the IPM will develop and implement a recruitment plan for AUCA, including needed materials (website, print publications), in cooperation with AUCA and with IILE recruitment staff, beginning in Spring 2010 (with the first students attending AUCA in FS 2011).

Depending upon experience, the International Program Manager will also have the opportunity to assist with the creation and administration of other IILE initiatives at Smolny and AUCA, including curriculum development and review, public relations, and fundraising, to administer direct student and faculty exchange programs between and among Bard, Smolny, and AUCA, and to manage the budgets of all programs for which s/he has direct administrative responsibility.

 

Qualifications: None explicitly mentioned.

To Apply:
To apply, please send cover letter, resume and names of three references to hr11032@bard.edu Review of applications will begin immediately. Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals who contribute to its diversity.