Vacancy in Moscow with American Councils

[Kitt Poole]

Program Officer
 Eurasia FLEX Alumni Program
Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX)
Moscow, Russia


Position Description

SUMMARY:
The Moscow-based Program Officer is a full-time staff member, working as
part of the four-person Moscow-based team, which serves over 20,000 FLEX
alumni across Eurasia. The Program Officer's duties involve both
internal and external communication with the goals of strengthening the
FLEX brand identity among alumni, as well as the broad public. It
involves ongoing direct contact with FLEX alumni, as well as cooperative
work with American Councils staff in offices in Moscow, Washington,
D.C., and the 10 Eurasian countries in which the FLEX program is
administered, as well as with partner organizations and U.S. Embassies.

Promotion activity is focused on strengthening the image of the FLEX
program and American Councils. This promotion will be achieved by
regular communication with program sponsors, in addition to managing the
FLEX alumni profiles on social networking sites, Facebook and Vkontakte,
and expanding the FLEX alumni presence through the use of other media
tools such as YouTube, Twitter, and other websites.    

The Program Officer reports to the Eurasia FLEX Alumni Manager.   

RESPONSIBILITIES: 
*	Collecting both narrative and statistical information about
alumni activity from 20 alumni coordinators across Eurasia on a monthly
basis, preparing quarterly reports for funders;
*	Providing alumni activity and success highlights to ECA funders
on a weekly basis, using materials extracted from reports, including
text, photos and video footage;
*	Promoting FLEX Alumni opportunities, including re-entry
seminars, grants programs, scholarships, trainings, etc, using a wide
variety of media tools, including email listservs, newsletters, social
networking sites, and other websites;
*	Developing and updating training resources for staff and alumni,
including the creation and implementation of online training events;
*	Coaching, motivation, and project guidance for FLEX Alumni
Coordinators, through the use of weekly listserves to ACs, AC of the
month awards and other tools;
*	Participating in grant promotion and review processes by reading
and evaluating FLEX Alumni And Global Youth Service Day grant proposals;
*	Organizing and promoting the annual FLEX Alumni GYSD Matching
Grants program;
*	Writing summaries of grant projects and other outstanding alumni
special projects;  
*	Participating in the design of the annual Eurasia Alumni
Coordinator Training Conference (held in Moscow in September) and
serving as a conference trainer;
*	Assisting the Alumni Program Manager in developing and realizing
new programming ideas;
*	Cultivating a network of professional contacts that can be
tapped for alumni activities;
*	Handling routine administrative matters, including filings,
phone calls, emails, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

*	BA or equivalent required; advanced degree preferred
*	Minimum three years work experience, including program
administration; international living experience preferred
*	Native English language and excellent writing and editing skills
*	Written and oral Russian language skills
*	Excellent interpersonal skills
*	Experience working with young adults 
*	Demonstrated organizational ability, attention to detail and
problem-solving skills
*	Advanced MS Office skills, knowledge of MS Access, website
updating and monitoring, knowledge of CMS, i.e. WordPress 

TO APPLY:
Select this link and follow the prompts:
https://home.eease.adp.com/recruit/?id=572426. When prompted during the
application process, please upload a writing sample, along with your
cover letter and resume document.

Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer.

American Councils improves education at home and abroad through the
support of international research, the design of innovative programs,
and the exchange of students, scholars, and professionals around the
world.  American Councils employs a full-time professional staff of over
370, located in the U.S. and in 40 cities in 24 countries of Eastern
Europe, Eurasia, Asia and the Middle East.

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