Position Opening: International Program Manager

[Kathleen Hewett-Smith]

International Program Manager, Bard College

Bard College is accepting applications for the position of International Program 
Manager. 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.
•	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.
•	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. 

To apply, please send a statement of interest, C.V., and list of three 
references to recruit at bard.edu.

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