Program Associate

Legacy International seeks a detailed oriented person to join our team full-time as a Program Associate for TechGirls. TechGirls is a U.S. Department of State initiative and exchange program designed to inspire young women from around the world to pursue higher education and careers in technology through hands-on skills development. It is administered by Legacy International in partnership with Virginia Tech University’s Center for Enhancement of Engineering Diversity.

TechGirls 2025 will support 111 young women from 37 participating countries/territories and 13 U.S. peers in a dynamic three-week U.S.-based experience with a seven-month mentoring program (including pre-and post-exchange) and includes the following regions and countries:

• Sub-Saharan Africa (AF) – Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Zambia
• East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) – Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Mongolia, Taiwan, and Vietnam
• Europe and Eurasia (EUR) – Albania, Cyprus, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Türkiye
• Middle East and North Africa (NEA) – Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, and Tunisia
• South and Central Asia (SCA) – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
• Western Hemisphere (WHA) – Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Suriname
• United States of America

Our Company. Our Mission. Our Culture.

Legacy International equips emerging leaders to transform their values and vision into sustainable success. Our programs and services help people of all ages form collaborative teams around shared values, develop entrepreneurial mindsets and business models, promote social responsibility and lead to peaceful sustainable communities. Since 1979, projects and initiatives have involved professionals, community leaders, and youths from 120 countries. Legacy is funded by multiple federal and private grants, fee-for-service income, gifts and donations. Significant support comes from the U.S. Department of State. We are headquartered in Bedford, Virginia with additional employees working in the Washington, DC metro area and across the United States.

Position Overview

Legacy International seeks a Program Associate with strong organizational skills who is passionate about empowering young women in STEM through cultural exchange. This role supports all aspects of TechGirls implementation, including social media storytelling, managing youth applications and communications, data management, supporting logistics, and travel planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the coordination of social media storytelling on Facebook, Instagram, X , Linkedin and the TechGirls website. Assist with monthly storytelling calendars and drafting regular impact stories for our website.
• Evaluate and manage youth applications.
• Coordinate student communications - setting up systems for collection of forms and bio data.
• Organize & format participant data for program customization.
• Collect data and report monitoring and evaluation results. (Legacy to provide training.)
• Serve as an “Alternate Responsible Officer” entering data for DS-2019s (to apply for visas) through the SEVIS under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State. (Training provided.)
• Support the logistics team - gathering air travel details, creating rooming lists, noting special dietary needs, organizing program supplies and purchases…
• Oversee US youth selection process, on-boarding, project monitoring ,and travel plans for 13-15 US girls from across the USA.
• Assist with DOS report writing pre- and post-program.

NOTE: During U.S. program delivery, the Program Associate travels with the group, serving as a mentor, trip leader, and process monitor.

Qualifications

• Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university. (May possess equivalent post-secondary coursework, training, and experience.)
• Professional experience in international exchange, or with youth programs in general.
• Proven ability to establish work priorities, respond to unanticipated needs, and work well under pressure.
• Ability to work as part of a collaborative team.
• Ability to manage fiscal responsibilities related to the program.
• Possess strength and endurance required to manage a travel program.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Prior experience with social media and/or storytelling in a professional capacity is preferred.
• Demonstrated enthusiasm and strong social skills when interacting with others.
• Possess passion for tech and gender empowerment.
• U.S. residency.
• Prior youth and international travel is a plus.

Workload & Benefits:

• Start Date & Workload: This full-time position begins late February - early March, 2025. Start date to be discussed at time of interview and confirmed at time of a hire offer.
• Work Location: Candidates can work remotely from anywhere in the continental U.S. (Most staff live on the east coast for ease of meeting times.) Legacy International has offices in Bedford, Virginia and Washington, DC. Candidates from those locales can work entirely from Legacy’s office or have the option of a hybrid schedule.
• Regional U.S. travel over a three-week period with the participants is required when exchange participants are in the U.S. in July. This requires residing in the same hotels or dorms the participants are living in. (Private accommodations.)
• During program delivery, time commitment expands to include evenings and weekends.

Salary: $42,000 (starting rate; gross/pretax). Negotiable, based on experience.

Benefits (Details provided upon request or at time of offer):

• Legacy’s Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) benefits begin 3 months after start of employment. This HRA provides tax-free monetary reimbursements for qualified medical expenses, up to $3600 per year, subject to the employee meeting all criteria for reimbursement.
• Flexible Paid Leave Policy. For a full time (100%) employee, this comes to 224 hours (28 eight-hour days) per year, including vacation, holidays and sick days.
• Extended Leave for Family or Medical Purposes - Full-time employees become eligible for up to twelve (12) weeks of this special leave after twelve (12) months of employment; subject to specific limitations and eligibility. Four of these twelve weeks are in the form of additional paid leave to be used in combination with one’s regular paid leave benefits and/or unpaid leave.)
• Annual professional development support and stipend.
• Remote or hybrid work environment options and flexible work schedules, including temporary international remote work options (subject to specific team parameters)

Essential Functions (Physical and MESH)

1. Ability to effectively communicate with staff and participants, and to provide necessary instruction and training.
2. Cognitive and communication abilities to manage large, complex event management.
3. Auditory, visual and ambulatory ability to identify and appropriately respond to environmental and other hazards that may affect the group.
4. Cognitive ability and experience to help delegates maximize personal, professional and experiential learning.
5. Ability and stamina to maintain a 12 to 14-hour days with a group ranging in size from 10-50 participants during program delivery.
6. Ability to self-regulate one’s emotions and has skills to manage an emotional or heightened situation.
7. Cognitive ability to plan and conduct activity to achieve participant development objectives.
8. Ability to observe and assess participant behavior, enforce appropriate safety guidelines and emergency procedures, and provide guidance and discipline as needed.
9. Ability to operate essential office equipment needed to carry out responsibilities (i.e. phone, computer, copy machine).

To Apply: Please visit WilloTalent at: https://app.eu1.willotalent.com/invite/W2nEFx/

In Willo, you will upload your resume and answer four (4) questions from a quiet place of your choice. It is user friendly and you have several chances to do retakes.

Questions? Contact Nix Bradly, HR Manager at staff@legacyintl.org (Please note “TechGirls Program Associate” in the subject line.)

Deadline: We encourage interested applicants to apply by February 14th. We are interviewing on a rolling basis and hope to fill the position by the end of February.

Legacy International is an Equal Opportunity Employer and seeks qualified applicants to represent diverse geographical, ethnic, religious, and economic backgrounds. Our goal is to select the most qualified staff. The competitive standards are set by each group of applicants. Our policy is to ensure that no employee or applicant for employment is denied equal opportunity because of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other non-merit-based factor.

• Legacy’s Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) benefits begin 3 months after start of employment. This HRA provides tax-free monetary reimbursements for qualified medical expenses, up to $3600 per year, subject to the employee meeting all criteria for reimbursement.
• Flexible Paid Leave Policy. For a full time (100%) employee, this comes to 224 hours (28 eight-hour days) per year, including vacation, holidays and sick days.
• Extended Leave for Family or Medical Purposes - Full-time employees become eligible for up to twelve (12) weeks of this special leave after twelve (12) months of employment; subject to specific limitations and eligibility. Four of these twelve weeks are in the form of additional paid leave to be used in combination with one’s regular paid leave benefits and/or unpaid leave.)
• Annual professional development support and stipend.
• Remote or hybrid work environment options and flexible work schedules, including temporary international remote work options (subject to specific team parameters)