Educational Advising Program Assistant

Department:                                    EducationUSA Advising Center, Amideast Al-Bireh, Ramallah District

Immediate Supervisor:                   EducationUSA West Bank Senior Educational Adviser

Working Hours:                              Part-time: 24 hours a week, 3 days/week 10am-6pm

 Position Summary

 The Educational Advising Program Assistant will be based at Amideast’s EducationUSA Advising Center in El-Bireh, Ramallah, West Bank, but will travel throughout the West Bank and East Jerusalem in support of EducationUSA outreach activities.  S/he will receive administrative supervision and programmatic guidance from the West Bank Senior Educational Adviser. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist with organizing and supporting EducationUSA programing including outreach visits and logistics for related events including workshops;
• Answer and respond to institutions and individual requests for EducationUSA information;
• Follow-up with EducationUSA advisees, members of the Competitive College Club, and Hope Fund candidates to support and ensure; timely completion and submission of required documents for the U.S. college application process;
• Assist with digital media outreach: update and monitor content calendar for EducationUSA West Bank social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, as well as organizing webinars and zoom sessions;
• Draft and update fact sheets and other information packages in Arabic and English;
• Participate in strategy discussions relating to promotion, outreach, and program activities;
• Compile minutes of meetings and document program activities when needed; 
• Provide office clerical support and administrative assistance as required;
• Track the financial budget and program expenses;
• Prepare payments as needed;
• Maintain and report monthly statistics on center engagements for review and submission; 
• Project a professional appearance, cooperative attitude and maintain high ethical standards;
• Perform other related duties as needed.

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QUALIFICATIONS

Required:            

• Bachelor’s degree in English, communications, marketing, education, or related field;
• TOEIC score of at least 790 and/or Pipplet Score of C1 or above, or equivalent
• At least two years of relevant work experience;
• Excellent written and spoken English and Arabic and strong public speaking skills;
• Ability to draft presentations and social media posts in both languages;
• Excellent communication and organizational skills;
• Excellent social media and technology skills;
• Ability to multi-task in a busy workplace environment;
• Detail-oriented;
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team and be self-directed and motivated;
• Positive attitude, and ability to work well with others;

Practical knowledge and work-related experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, MailChimp and G-Suite applications;

• Practical knowledge and work-related experience using social media platforms, specifically Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter.

Preferred:           

• A graduate of a U.S. higher education institution and/or alumnus/alumna of a U.S. government sponsored exchange or other educational experience in the United States;
• Knowledge of or experience with guiding students in researching and applying to U.S. higher education opportunities
• Experience in social media outreach, e-marketing and videography

Please apply via the Amideast Career Portal and upload a CV, coverletter, and 3 references 

https://jobs.amideast.org/public/jobs/2022-077P3312.htm