
Institute of International Education
Job Description:
The Institute of International Education (IIE) is hiring a
Regional Program Officer, Europe/Eurasia for our Fulbright Student &
Scholar Program. We invite you to join a team united by a single goal: to
transform our interconnected world into a network of more peaceful and
equitable societies. IIE’s team members share a belief that when education
transcends borders, it opens minds, enabling people to go beyond building
connections to solving problems together.
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Job Summary:
This position will work with the Fulbright Student and
Scholar Program. The Fulbright Program is the flagship international academic
exchange program sponsored by the United States Government. Fulbright was
founded in 1946 with an ambitious goal—to increase mutual understanding and
support friendly and peaceful relations between the people of the United States
and the people of other countries. Led by the U.S. Government in partnership
with more than 160 countries worldwide, Fulbright offers an expansive suite of
life-changing international academic and cultural exchange opportunities.
The Regional Program Officer, Fulbright Student and Scholar
Programs supports Program Management (PM) project deliverables for specified
countries or programs within the Europe/Eurasia region. This individual will
support the implementation of the contractual services for the Fulbright
Program, including country-specific budgets and program policies, working
closely with their counterparts at the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), Fulbright Commissions and U.S. Embassies
overseas, and internal teams within the larger Fulbright team at IIE to enable
programmatic success.
Essential Functions:
• Communicates with
counterparts at the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S.
Department of State, Fulbright Commissions, and Foreign Posts for assigned
countries or programmatic portfolio and responds to general and specific
questions, inquiries, and correspondence.
• Provides
information to internal IIE units and external regional Fulbright counterparts
so that country and programmatic priorities and policies can be achieved.
• Monitors grant
funds, including supplementary, cost-shares and endowments and recommends
financial allocations for assigned country portfolio.
• Advises
participants on programmatic inquiries, provides emergency monitoring and
sup-port, and works with hosts to resolve issues.
• Maintains
detailed grantee records; analyzes data and develops reports for the Program
Directors and Regional Assistant Directors.
• Reviews
applications and determines grantee eligibility. Hosts selection panels and
facilitates selection process.
• Collects and
reviews documents provided by participants to ensure timely U.S. visa issuance
and onboarding.
Job Requirements:
Qualifications and Experience:
Education and Work Experience:
• Requires a
Bachelor’s degree in order to apply a working knowledge of the theories and
principles in a specialized field or work discipline.
• Requires at least
two years of related work experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Experience in
projects and tasks involving complex details which require well-developed
organizational, time-management and administrative skills.
• Excellent
interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written. Ability to read
and interpret documents such as contracts, policy and procedure manuals and
write complex reports and correspondence.
• Ability to
interact with all levels of team members and external contacts; sensitive to
cultural differences when working with people from other cultures; and ability
to exercise discretion on confidential matters and to demonstrate sound
judgment in consulting with and keeping others informed.
• Ability to easily
adapt to changing organizational needs and a fast-paced work environment; work
independently without close supervision and as part of a team.
• Ability to
compare and evaluate possible courses of action and recommend or decide
appropriate course of action.
• Background
experience in Europe/Eurasia is preferred.
• Knowledge of
higher education systems in the United States and abroad preferred.
• Fluency in
English, written and oral. Abilities in a second language relevant to the
region preferred.
• Background in
budgetary and/or financial management strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with
MS Office applications including Word, Excel and Outlook. More advanced Excel
skills preferred.
Salary and Benefits:
• Salary Range:
$55,043 – $70,386. A candidate’s salary is determined by various factors
including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, job-related knowledge,
skills, abilities, internal organizational equity, and geographic region.
• IIE offers a
robust suite of benefits to team members including medical, dental, and vision
plans, paid time off and holidays, student loan and tuition reimbursement
programs, professional development reimbursement program, retirement plans and
a family medical leave benefits. Please visit our careers page for further
details.
The Institute of International Education (“IIE”) has a
hybrid work environment that allows team members a combination of in-office
work and telework at any of the locations listed above.
Work Conditions & Physical Demands:
Essential functions are performed in a general office
setting with low noise. Job demands may require long periods of sitting;
telephone work and/or computer work, as well as interactions with other team
members and external stakeholders. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
IIE is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,
disability or veteran status.
How to Apply
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