Job Description

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 Assistant Country Director for Programs (ACD) at the Amideast/Egypt Field Office oversees the portfolio of programs that are offered through its offices in Cairo and in Alexandria and through its network of partner institutions located throughout the country. This portfolio features programs, courses and services in the following areas: English language training, test preparation, standardized testing, workforce development, scholarships and exchanges, educational advising, and entrepreneurship. As a member of the Senior Management Team, s/he assists with the overall management of the office and with the development and execution of its annual plans and budget in close collaboration with all relevant internal and external stakeholders. The ACD works closely with the Country Director (CD) and other senior staff on ensuring that Amideast program departments adhere to efficient project management practices and that programs and services are well planned and executed in line with the organization's quality standards. The ACD will be responsible for developing program implementation strategies to ensure that offerings are innovative, results-oriented, and financially viable, as well as in line with Amideast best practices. This position is based in Cairo but requires regular travel throughout Egypt. RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supports the CD with driving the strategic vision for the field office and with implementing the Amideast/ Egypt country strategy. This entails ensuring that field office strategic objectives are integrated in all aspects of program implementation so that targeted program results are achieved;
• Supervises and guides the following departments in the field office while maintaining strong working relationships with department managers to ensure effective project management;
• Testing
• English Language Training
• Scholarships and Exchange
• Educational Advising
• Professional Training

• Oversees the implementation of all Amideast contracts and grants to ensure high quality technical implementation, efficient budget management, and adherence to all donor reporting requirements;
• Participates in the management of external relations with all Amideast current and potential partners, donors, and stakeholders, such as the U.S. Embassy in Egypt, Government of Egypt entities and officials, local and international foundations, corporations, , and educational institutions.
• Collaborates with the Country Director and Amideast Regional Director for Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) to ensure that an M&E system is actively implemented for all technical programs and services;
• Analyzes M&E data for all programs to ensure appropriate program design and implementation modifications are made;
• Oversees the network of Amideast/Egypt's off-site service providers and authorized standardized test distributors across Egypt in coordination with the sales department;
• Participates in the design of proposals and new programs in close collaboration with the business development, marketing, and sales departments. This includes providing input on program design, writing technical proposals, assessing appropriate staffing requirements and adherence to Amideast guidelines on program implementation;
• Prepares and presents annual program budget to the CD in collaboration with program managers;
• Organizes monthly financial review meetings to track the overall office's financial performance;
• Collaborates closely with the Director of the branch office in Alexandria to ensure alignment of operations, processes and program design across both offices;
• Focuses on developing and maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction regarding all programs and services that Amideast/Egypt provides;
• Represents Amideast through active membership and participation in professional business and education associations, conferences, meetings and workshops;
• Keeps current on changes within the education and training sectors in Egypt by monitoring publications and relevant media sources;
• Oversees the flow of operations between the program departments, customer service, finance and sales and marketing ensuring the efficient and collaborative implementation of services, projects and programs.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS: REQUIRED

• A graduate degree in business, education, TESL/TEFL, international development, or other relevant field;
• A minimum of 10 years of professional work experience, preferably in an international education-related position;
• In-depth experience with, and knowledge of, the U.S. basic, secondary, and tertiary education system
• Demonstrated experience with business development, including technical proposal writing and associated budgeting
• A minimum of 5 years of instructional experience
• Demonstrated experience with staff recruitment, training, and mentorship
• Experience in managing development assistance projects and/or service-for a-fee programs in education and training using project management tools;
• Ability to manage large, multiple and diverse teams for effective program and project implementation;
• Strong leadership experience with an ability to make effective decisions quickly based on existent information and data;
• Experience developing and overseeing annual and program budgets with a focus on optimal utilization of resources to meet project and program objectives;
• Demonstrated experience with technical report writing
• Strong financial management experience
• Strong stakeholder and client management skills;
• Excellent computer literacy in MS Office;
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills;
• Excellent written and spoken English language skills with a minimum TOEIC score of 960 or equivalent;
• Exceptional strategic thinking and business oriented philosophy
• Experience leading and managing change skills
• Ability to lead and manage a team
• Communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Strong Analytical thinking, problem solving and decision making ability
• Effective planning and organizing skills
• Excellent computer skills (windows, Microsoft Office, accounting package software)

PREFERRED

• Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) or Project Management for Development (PMD Pro); and
• Demonstrated marketing experience with traditional and social media channels
• A working proficiency in spoken and written Arabic.

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 (temporarily due to COVID-19).
• Computer (laptop or desktop)
• Printer/Photocopier/Scanner/Fax
• Telephone

Up to 5% business travel may be needed to support Egypt office 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. Job Type: Full-time