Vacancy with American Councils: Country Director, Azerbaijan

[Kitt Poole]

Country Director
Baku, Azerbaijan

Position Description
SUMMARY:
The Country Director is responsible for maintaining American Councils
for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS organizational relations,
administration of existing programs, and development of new programs in
Azerbaijan.  The position oversees all internal operations in the Baku
office, and provides oversight of student, undergraduate, graduate,
post-graduate, and teacher and professional development exchange
programs.  Primary responsibilities include: recruitment and testing of
potential program participants; orientation and coordination of
logistics for participants; oversight of administrative and finance
functions; supervision and delivery of alumni programming; and liaison
with government officials.  The position involves rigorous seasonal
travel within Azerbaijan.  The Country Director reports to the Managing
Director for Field Operations and Programs and works with Washington and
field-based program managers.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 
Oversight and Leadership:
*	Provides overall supervision of American Councils programs in
Azerbaijan by communicating with Baku-based staff members and any
sub-recipients concerning performance as well as on academic,
operational, and other policy matters as affected by the region's
political, economic and cultural conditions; makes recommendations on
general program implementation matters and on the influence of local
conditions on administration of programs in Azerbaijan;
*	Represents American Councils and programs in individual
consultations, public appearances, program orientations for American
inbound and Azerbaijani outbound groups, and in meetings with potential
and existing partners; 
*	Maintains American Councils organizational relations in
Azerbaijan with relevant US government offices and institutions (the US
embassy/ consulate, PAS, USAID, and other US government agencies); with
the Azerbaijan 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 media;
*	Participates actively in designing and developing new programs,
seeking new funding sources, and contributing to proposals.

Administration and Finance:
*	Manages all general office administrative matters such as
negotiating contracts; interacting with landlords, maintaining proper
work environment, etc.;
*	Provides DC office with finance reports monthly, and budgets
every six months; monitors all outgoing and incoming funds; 
*	Hires for approved positions, prepares contracts and maintains
files for host-country national staff, trains and oversees staff,
conducts performance reviews, monitors proper submission of timesheets.

Program Administration:
*	Oversees and assists in organizing, implementing and reporting
on activities, including recruitment and alumni activities delivered by
host country offices;
*	Monitors all recruitment activities to assure timely and proper
conduct of competitions;
*	Conducts recruitment, including advertising, lectures,
interviews with finalist candidates, testing, correspondence, and
meetings with parents, applicants and finalists, and those not selected;
*	Oversees tracking of all applicant and participant files;
*	Coordinates alumni activity planning and delivery of appropriate
activities for alumni of all programs, oversees alumni assistants and
alumni fellows, coordinates updates to alumni information, submits
regular reports on alumni activity;
*	Meets with ministry and US government officials regularly to
provide appropriate information and overview of the competition process
and alumni activities; keeps them informed of changes regarding the
competition;
*	Coordinates and supervises all logistics for events:  meeting
flights, transporting to hotels, organizing support staff, registering
participants, providing support to dignitaries and guests.

QUALIFICATIONS:
*	Program administration experience;
*	Experience in budget management;
*	Supervisory experience; experience supervising host-country
national staff preferred;
*	Fluent in regional languages and/ or Russian;
*	Experience traveling extensively under difficult conditions;
*	Overseas work/living experience, preferably in Azerbaijan;
demonstrated interest in Azerbaijan and the region;
*	Cross-cultural skills;
*	Strong written and oral communication skills;
*	Bachelor's degree (graduate degree preferred) -- related to
region in: economics, international education or development, history,
or related area.

TO APPLY:
Select this link and follow the prompts:
https://home.eease.adp.com/recruit/?id=653681

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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