Job Opening at Bard College
Kathleen Hewett-Smith
hewett at BARD.EDU
Thu May 6 20:56:32 UTC 2010
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.
To apply, please send cover letter, resume and names of three references to
recruit at bard.edu Subject line: IILE Program Manager - 10006. Review of
applications will begin immediately. Bard College is an equal opportunity
employer and welcomes applications from individuals who contribute to its
diversity.
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