- Location: Washington, DC
- Salary Range: Negotiable and dependent on experience
- Sector: Non Profit
- Organization URL: http://www.uscet.org
- Experience: Entry Level / Mid Career
- Date Posted Jan-4-2012
Description
The US-China Education Trust (www.uscet.org), is a Washington, DC-based non-profit organization whose mission is to promote US-China relations through education and exchange for China’s next generation leaders. This position is the lead manager for grants and programs for USCET and plays a central role in the organization’s development, administration, and evaluation of its programming.
USCET’s programming focuses on strengthening American Studies and Media Education in China, as well as education and exchange programs. USCET activities are held in China and the United States, working with Chinese universities that comprise its 57-member American Studies Network and its 37-member Media Education Consortium, as well as Chinese and American institutions, and policymakers in China and the United States. USCET also has a range of scholarship programs for American and Chinese students. With a well-established reputation in China and the US, USCET is entering a new phase of growth and development.
The Program Manager will work under the guidance of the president/founder of USCET and USCET’s executive director. The Program Manager will receive support from the administrative assistant in the USCET Washington, DC office and will work closely with USCET’s part-time Program Associate in China. Primary responsibilities of USCET’s Program Manager are as follows:
Program Management/Implementation
- Manage all USCET grants, programs, fellowships, and exchanges under the direction of the executive director.
- Working closely with USCET’s program associate in China, support implementation of programs in China.
- Implement US-based programs.
- Assist in maintaining communications related to all program activities with USCET’s partners in the US and China.
- Lead USCET program evaluation, working with partners and vendors to conduct evaluations.
- Take lead in managing grant funds and program budgets, direct allocation of expenditures, and ensure compliance with all terms of grants, working with USCET comptroller.
- Undertake timely preparation of grant progress reports, including financial reporting, for USCET donors.
- Work in support of USCET’s president and executive director’s efforts to develop new programs by researching new grant and program opportunities and preparing drafts of new proposals, as appropriate.
- Track relevant news and events in China, particularly related to American Studies and the media.
- Support the implementation of USCET’s outreach strategy through assisting in maintenance of USCET’s website, preparation of USCET news updates, etc.
- Work with USCET’s president to organize and design USCET events.
- Work with Executive Director to support development and management of organizational budget and financial affairs.
- Manage USCET’s recruitment of high-quality interns, developing and administering processes to ensure adequate intern staffing year-round.
Qualifications
Candidates should possess the following capabilities, skills and experience:
- Self-motivated, organized, detail-oriented, able to work independently.
- Excellent writing and critical thinking skills.
- Experience in grants management, particularly understanding of US government grants and grant accountability preferred.
- Project and budget management experience.
- Native fluency in English; working knowledge of Mandarin Chinese required.
- Experience working/studying in China and general knowledge about China preferred.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Quickbooks, and willingness to learn additional software packages as needed.
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) with at least three years relevant professional experience.
- Permanent authorization to work full-time in the US required.
Contact Details
- Contact: Hank Levine
- Email:employment@uscet.net
Application Instructions
Position Available immediately. Submit cover letter, including indication of salary expectation, resume, and a short writing sample to: employment@uscet.net. No phone calls please.
