Job Opening

[Billie Young]

JFDP Regional Coordinator / Country Director
South-Eastern Europe

Position Description

SUMMARY:
The American Councils has just been selected to administer the Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP) in the Balkans.  The Regional Coordinator / Country Director is responsible for establishing an office in Belgrade and an infrastructure in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia, as well as coordinating JFDP throughout the region. The incumbent will establish American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS organizational relations, oversee internal operations, and provide overall supervision of future American Councils programs.  In this capacity, the Country Director position reports to the Washington-based VP for Field Operations and works closely with the Washington-based JFDP Program Manager.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 
· Establishes American Councils office in Belgrade and coordinates 
  infrastructure throughout region.  This includes hiring staff, purchasing 
  equipment and furniture, renting office space, etc.
· Maintains American Councils organizational relations in the host country 
  with relevant US government offices and institutions (the US embassy, 
  PAS, USAID, and other US government agencies); with national 
  government and private institutions (government ministries, agencies and 
  offices; national corporations; American Councils' institutional partners); with
  the in-country offices of American organizations and foundations; and, with 
  the international and domestic press;
· Administers JFDP throughout Balkans.  Responsibilities include but are not
  limited to promotion of program; recruitment, selection, and interviewing of
  candidates; pre-departure orientations; English-language program; staff 
  training as necessary; and alumni activities.
· Oversees American Councils internal operations in region; coordinates the 
  activities of program staff; and advises staff on American Councils policies 
  and employment matters regarding local national employees; 
· Communicates regularly with, and makes recommendations to the 
  Washington-based VP for Field Operations and JFDP Program Manager on 
  general program matters, on perceptions of American Councils programs 
  and on the influence of local conditions on the organization's programs in 
  the host country;
· Assists in coordinating the work of American Councils offices in the Balkans
 and works to further external relations; and
· Manages all general office administrative matters such as negotiating 
  contracts; interacting with landlords, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS:
· Fluency in Serbo-Croatian or local language;
· Bachelor's degree (graduate degree preferred) -- related to region in:  
  economics, international education or development, history, Balkans
  languages, or a related area;
· Professional-level program management experience;
· Overseas work/living experience, preferably in the applicable region; 
  demonstrated interest in the applicable region;
· Supervisory experience; experience supervising local national staff 
  preferred;
· Cross-cultural skills; and 
· Strong written and oral communication skills (English, Serbo-Croatian 
  and/or local language)

TO APPLY:
Send letter/resume and salary requirements to JFDP Regional Coordinator/Country Director Search, American Councils, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 700, Washington, DC  20036.  Fax: 202-872-9178 or 202-833-7523; www.actr.org; email: resumes at actr.org. 
Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer.

The American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS is a private, non-profit educational association and exchange organization devoted to improving education, professional training and research within and regarding the former Soviet Union (FSU).  The American Councils administers academic exchange and training programs in virtually all fields; provides educational advising and academic testing services throughout the FSU; and organizes conferences and seminars in the US and abroad for its membership, exchange participants, alumni, and professional groups.   The American Councils manages a budget funded from multiple sources of approximately $50M, employs a staff of more than 400, and operates offices in 12 countries of the former Soviet Union.

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