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Senior Program Officer, South/Central Asia


IREX seeks a Senior Program Officer, South/Central Asia for its Education Programs Division to launch and manage a large scale, complex international student exchange program.  This position is located in Washington, DC, reporting to the Project Director. This position is contingent on funding.

Duties & Responsibilities

Providing vision and leadership to the program;
Developing and managing program workplan;
Managing recruitment, selection, and monitoring of program participants and partners;
Managing program budget and ensuring budget discipline;
Developing and managing relationships with partner organizations;
Oversight of monitoring and evaluation, communications and reporting on program activities;
Developing and facilitating program trainings/workshops;
Managing and mentoring program staff and partners.

Qualifications

Candidates need a minimum of 5-8 years progressive program management experience in the following areas:
Developing and managing large-scale international student exchange programs.  Regional experience in South/Central Asia is required.
Experience managing large donor-funded projects required, experience with USG funded projects including Department of State/ECA required.
Demonstrated ability to lead and develop a large staff, manage budgets and plan strategically and creatively to meet specified objectives.
Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation plans and analyzing data.
Relevant language skills for South/Central Asia strongly preferred.
Strong business writing skills.
Proven cross-cultural communication skills.
Experience with the U.S. higher education system.

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