Reports to: Associate Director, TLG program
Purpose: The Program Coordinator, TLG, is responsible for coordinating all Tomorrow's Leaders Graduate Program (TLG) program activities, liaising as necessary with other TL programs, the Office of Graduate Student Services and Fellowships, the different graduate programs involved in the TLG program, as well as the faculty members from relevant graduate programs who are concerned with graduate student supervision.
The job holder will work closely with the associate director on the creation of leadership and civic education programs in alignment with the program's strategic goals and strategies. The holder of this position will be the focal point for the support provided to TLG students, the different co-curricular and extracurricular activities offered exclusively to TLG students, as well as AUC's more general resources and opportunities provided to TLG students. He or She will be responsible for all program technical activities. Together with the associate director, the coordinator will serve as a focal point for producing donor program reports and liaising monitoring and evaluation systems with the monitoring and valuation manager.
Responsibilities:
- In coordination with the associate director, develop and implement an annual work plan to enhance students leadership skills and civic mindedness in alignment with the TLG strategic framework
- Work with the TLG team to ensure a high-performance, customer service-oriented work environment that supports students learning and achieves the program's mission, objectives, and values
- Act as a focal point for TLG students, providing them with the necessary academic and non-academic guidance, advice and support for all components of the TLG program on an ongoing basis
- Supervise the TLG students arrivals, residence and travel logistics, including coordinating with AUC office of business support
- Manage TLG students orientations, as well as students integration within the AUC graduate orientation for new students
- Develop and maintain details of all resources available to TLG students and useful for their successful completion of the graduate programs
- Guide, advise, and follow up on TLG students involvement in required curricular, co-curricular and extracurricular activities on a monthly basis
- Monitor, review and evaluate the progress of scholars through evaluation forms, focus group discussions and other tools in coordination with the monitoring and valuation expert
- Coordinate the yearly TLG conferences with partner universities, including all necessary activities for the active participation of AUC TLG students
- Manage the organization of the TLG conference at AUC
- Develop all necessary program-related documents and manuals
- Produce program-related reports, as per guidance and close collaboration with the associate director
- Provide the necessary information and support for all program-related plans, e.g., risk mitigation and safety plan, monitoring and evaluation plan, sustainability plan, and others
- Coordinate the development and implementation of the TLG communication plan, maintain the website's functionality, and ensure that information is kept up to date, in coordination with the TL senior communications officer and office of the dean of graduate studies
- Oversee the production of different communication tools to highlight the program's components and students achievements and success stories
- Manage information systems, including keeping on file a copy of all records, documents, technical reports, and other evidence relating to the project for audit purposes
- Manage and supervise the day-to-day performance of the program assistant coordinator
- Perform other program-related duties as assigned
Requirements:
Minimum Education Requirements:
- A university degree
- A master's degree is an asset
Experience:
- A minimum of eight years of experience, five of them in a relevant field, preferably in leadership education or development
- Minimum of five years working directly with university or graduate students
Skills:
- Managing time effectively and meeting deadlines
- Managing complex tasks and operations
- Identifying operational priorities
- High ability to manage data and information
- Being tactful, diplomatic and maintaining the highest level of confidentiality
- Advanced business writing skills, including writing reports and grants proposals
- Excellent English and Arabic language skills
- Excellent decision-making, problem solving and analytical skills
- Professional communication and customer service skills
- Having a well-developed sense of initiative
- Proficient user of day to day IT and online applications and systems
This position is open until November 24, 2024
Placement is based on the candidate's experience and skills. Only candidates who make it to the short list will be contacted.
The American University in Cairo is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
We thank all individuals who have expressed interest in working at The American University in Cairo.
