Assistant Launch Coordinator

2 weeks ago


Decatur, United States World Learning Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Reports to: Program Director
Term of Employment: 2-4 weeks
Base of Designation/Remote Eligible: Remote during the preparation phase, and on-site during the launch.
Conditional on Enrollment

Job Summary

School for International Training seeks an Assistant Launch Coordinator to play a vital role in the development and implementation of the IHP Food Systems Program by serving in a field-based administrative position for its approxomately 10 day long program launch. Please visit our program website at IHP Food Systems Program website to learn more about the program.

IHP Food Systems launches in Georgia and is focused on preparing college students for a semester-long study abroad program analyzing global urban issues. The Assistant Launch Coordinator is a professional, part-time position that requires excellent interpersonal skills, a high level of organization, flexibility, compassion, and the ability to develop positive working relationships with college-aged students.


The Assistant Launch Coordinator is responsible for:

  • Administrative and logistical support to the Launch Coordinator and Program Director,
    including assistance with reservations/bookings, purchasing supplies, student support,
    organizing educational materials, and coordinating group transportation.

Key Responsibilities

  1. Assisting in program preparation and implementation.
    • Assist in the preparation and dissemination of program materials to students and staff.
    • When required, attend, and fully engage in the delivery of workshops, lectures, and site
      visits, including:
      • logistical support - van driving or organizing group transportation, tidying up
        educational spaces, setting up classrooms, supply runs, etc.
  2. Administrative and Logistical Support
    • Coordinate with Launch Coordinator on vender relationships, logistics, and meals for all
      segments of the US launch.
    • Provide program pertinent information to Program Team for travel and logistics
      management.
  3. Assisting in day-to-day Program Management
    • Work collaboratively on a Program Team including Program Director, Program Manager,
      Visiting Faculty, and Launch Coordinator to help ensure delivery of a high-quality
      educational program for students.
    • Support college-age students in their educational endeavors during the launch.
    • Help ensure the IHP team and students are informed about daily plans, understand the
      schedule, and are prepared and on time for activities, lectures, etc.
  4. Other duties as assigned.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with two years of related work experience.
  • Understanding of experiential education and youth empowerment pedagogies.
  • Experience with international programs, event management, or youth programming.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in the English language.
  • Computer proficient and comfortable with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
  • etc.), cloud-based document management, and online project management tools.
  • Team-oriented and collaborative work style with ability to independently handle tasks and
    deadlines.
  • Has a DEI Mindset: Fosters diverse, equitable and inclusive practices and challenges practices
    which may be exclusionary.
  • Experience working with remote teams desired.


Term:
The position will begin in August 2024. Compensation based on term of employment and
commensurate with experience and academic qualifications

Instructions to Applicants:
Please submit a resume, cover letter, and information of three references by April 5, 2024, to ensure consideration. The posting will stay open until the position is filled.

Vaccination is strongly recommended for all employees in our U.S. offices except for those receiving medical or religious exemptions. If boosters are subsequently recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) then employees and faculty will be recommended to receive the booster within thirty (30) days of their eligibility.



Benefits

World Learning provides a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, FSA/HRA, Life/AD&D, Short Term/Long Term Disability, EAP, Parking and Transit, 403 (b) retirement plan for full-time and eligibile part-time employees.


The World Learning Inc. Family

For more than 90 years, World Learning Inc. is a thriving global organization made up of The Experiment in International Living, the nation's most experienced provider of international education through exchanges for high school students; School for International Training, offering accredited undergraduate study abroad programs through SIT Study Abroad and internationally focused master's degrees through SIT Graduate Institute; and World Learning, a global development and exchange nonprofit organization.


World Learning | worldlearning.org

World Learning has worked to create a more sustainable, peaceful, and just world. World Learning's education, development, and exchange programs help people find their voices, connect with their communities, strengthen the institutions that form the backbone of a democratic society, and build relationships across cultures. With World Learning's support, these emerging leaders tackle critical global issues like poverty, conflict, and inequality.


The Experiment in International Living | experiment.org

The Experiment in International Living is the nation's most experienced provider of international education through exchanges for high school students. For more than 90 years, The Experiment has empowered young people to step off the beaten path, experience the world as a classroom, immerse themselves fully in another culture, and build the knowledge and skills needed to confront critical global issues.


SIT | sit.edu

School for International Training (SIT) was founded in the early 1960s as a training center for the first Peace Corps volunteers. For nearly 60 years, SIT has prepared students to be effective changemakers and global citizens through experiential education focused on the world's most critical global issues. SIT Study Abroad offers accredited summer and semester undergraduate programs in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as comparative programs on multiple continents. SIT Graduate Institute offers global and hybrid certificates, master's, and doctoral degrees.


An organizational commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access.

We are a globally diverse community of staff, faculty, board members, alumni, students, and participants who believe that inclusive and equitable practices are at the heart of a peaceful and just world. Each of us strives to honor diverse voices and lived experiences, examine our own biases and privileges, actively work to address inequities in our structures, and foster a community of open dialogue. We are committed to acting with accountability, transparency, reciprocity, authenticity, and empathy.


World Learning is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action/veterans/ADA employer, committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce.



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