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Program Officer

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.

Posted on April 25, 2011.