Program Manager, Heritage Commission (Hybrid) - (3741)

Job Description:

The Institute of International Education (IIE) is hiring a Program Manager, Heritage Commission for our Middle East Programs. We invite you to join a team united by a single goal: to transform our interconnected world into a network of more peaceful and equitable societies. IIE’s team members share a belief that when education transcends borders, it opens minds, enabling people to go beyond building connections to solving problems together.

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This role has grant funding for one year.

Job Summary:

This position will work with the Middle East Programs Team. The Program Manager is responsible for management of the Heritage Commission Program for capacity development and training in Saudi Arabia. This role, under the supervision of the Director of Middle East Programs, will be responsible for overseeing the design and implementation of a capacity building program leading to the overall strengthening of the skillset and professional capabilities of this cultural sector workforce. This will entail the design and implementation of a long-term hybrid site managers bootcamp, two 2-week in-person trainings, a 2-week exchange program trip, and developing a heritage index framework. This role oversees the program implementation, including coordinating the work of any potential subject-matter expert consultants, and supervising a core program implementation team in the US. The team will be responsible for executing the programmatic deliverables depending on scope and needs of the program, coordinates with all internal and external stakeholders and partners throughout the program cycle, the procurement and administration of training needs, and submitting comprehensive reports on the program progress.

Additionally, the program Manager is responsible for the implementation of the Alliance for Saudi Women Active in Tech Program (ASWAT). The Program provides up to 10 young Saudi women who are emerging leaders in tech-related fields with training in leadership and entrepreneurial skills, personalized mentorship, networking opportunities, and guidance on creating and implementing an action plan that addresses a challenge in their local communities. This program aims to create a strong network and also to introduce U.S. tech companies to the young emerging leaders in the cohort with the aim of establishing future new trade, commercial, and research ties between the United States and Saudi Arabia.

Essential Functions:

Heritage Commission Program:

• Oversees the entire project on a day-to-day basis. Coordinates and communicates with team members in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the US who contribute to implementation and deliverables. Communicates with partner/sponsor point-of-contact on a day-to-day basis on program status and implementation
• Leads project meetings to keep team members fully informed on partner/sponsor communications, ensuring knowledge sharing between the team members supporting the project. Provide support and training on programs, as needed.
• Coordinates the work of subject-matter expert consultants over a period of 12 months culminating in the design and implementation of high-quality, customized international education and training programs
• Oversees the design and implementation of capacity-building training programs in priority specializations including heritage site management, restoration, and conservation.
• Coordinates a long-term hybrid bootcamp program for future heritage site managers, including up to two weeks of site visits in Saudi Arabia and other international locations.
• Secures a short-term training programs administered by leading international higher education and research organizations in the U.S. and Europe specializing in cultural heritage conservation
• Designs and implements an in-person conservation principles program in Saudi Arabia. Secures facilitators who are experts in cultural heritage conservation.
• Designs and implements a three-week cultural exchange and high-level networking program at leading museums and cultural institutions in the US
• Develops cultural index framework of heritage in Saudi Arabia.
• Responsible for overall project reporting, gathering data from all team members, and developing presentations/reports for the partners.
• Works with portfolio finance and team members to track budget spending including payments to partners, cost of trainings, travel, events, and accommodation.

ASWAT Program:

• Create a recruitment campaign to identify and provide recommendations on the selection of a cohort of qualified Saudi women for the program
• Design an outreach and communication plan to recruit U.S.-based women who are leaders in the STEM industry to serve as mentors
• Oversee the placement of participants at U.S. Companies for a three-week professional mentorship, including their travel, lodging, and logistics
• Supervise the creation of an action plan for each participant to implement a project related to their profession
• Oversee communication with all participants to provide support and address any challenges
• Lead a one-week delegation trip of the U.S. mentors to Saudi Arabia to cultivate peer-to-peer connections.

Job Requirements:

Education and Work Experience:

• Requires a Bachelor's degree and at least eight years of related work experience, or combination education and experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability and availability to travel internationally.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, coupled with a strong proficiency in project management and financial literacy with experience across multiple projects.
• Experience in scholarship or fellowship management and training programs.
• Ability to build and sustain strong and trusting client/partner relationships, in addition to the ability to represent IIE at external events, including representation to key stakeholders.
• Growth orientation and demonstrated ability to learn and promote IIE's mission and core capacities.
• Demonstrated experience working with corporations and foundations including an understanding of their funding priorities and mechanisms, and familiarity with the regulatory environment including managing institutional risk accordingly.
• Ability to influence and lead in a collaborative, multi-stakeholder environment.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Advanced degree strongly preferred.

Salary and Benefits:

Salary Range: $96,304 - $116,431. A candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, job-related knowledge, skills, abilities, internal organizational equity, and geographic region.

IIE offers a robust suite of benefits to team members including medical, dental, and vision plans, paid time off and holidays, student loan and tuition reimbursement programs, professional development reimbursement program, retirement plans and a family medical leave benefits. Please visit our careers page for further details.

The Institute of International Education (“IIE”) has a hybrid work environment that allows team members a combination of in-office work and telework at any of the locations listed above.

Work Conditions & Physical Demands:

Essential functions are performed in a general office setting with low noise. Job demands may require long periods of sitting; telephone work and/or computer work, as well as interactions with other team members and external stakeholders. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

IIE is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.