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Latin American Program Director

The Fund for American Studies | Posted on September 30, 2007

To spearhead efforts to build TFAS academic programs in Central and South America. The position requires a working relationship with various constituencies, including international contacts, university administrators, university faculty, students, donors, policymakers, and members of the business community.

Job Objectives

• Develop and operate high quality comprehensive educational programs for university students in Central/South America and the Caribbean, as well as supplemental events that relate to these institutes
• Ensure that programs meet class size, budgetary, and educational goals.
• Ensure a high-level of student satisfaction with the educational programs.

Principal Responsibilities

Student Recruitment:
• Work with international programs staff, specifically the international programs assistant, in meeting recruitment goals through the existing international programs contact database, as well as expanding the database as appropriate.

Admissions:
• Review all applications and make admissions and scholarship decisions on a rolling admissions basis.

Program Administration:
• Serve as liaison with Institute faculty, guest lecturers, and host university administration.
• Plan the Institute schedule in cooperation with local university partners and Institute faculty.
• Staff Institute events.
• Secure guest speakers.
• Plan and implement selected site briefings and Institute-wide events.

Outreach:
• Fundraising: work with development staff in helping to identify and cultivate donors for the programs.
• Public Relations: work to improve visibility of the Institute with key constituencies, including the media, donors, academics and students.

Qualifications

• College degree and four or more years of professional experience, or Master’s degree and two or more years of professional experience.
• Commitment to ideas of limited government/free market economy.
• Background in economics/politics of Latin America
• Demonstrated success in program management or event planning.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in an efficient, well-organized manner.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

About the Organization

The Fund for American Studies is a nonprofit organization that sponsors educational institutes in the United States and abroad for university students with outstanding leadership potential. For more information, please visit our websites at: www.tfasinternational.org, www.tfas.org, www.dcinternships.org.

How to Apply

Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to Ms. Michelle Jeffress at michelle@tfas.org with RESUME-PROGRAM DIRECTOR in the subject line.