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CIEE is always looking for highly motivated staff members with a
strong mission commitment who thrive in a fast paced, multitasking
environment. If you're energetic and internationally focused,
CIEE may be the organization for you.
CIEE is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all qualified
employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion,
color, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin,
handicap or disability, or status as a Vietnam era or special disabled
veteran.
Due to federal regulations associated with some programs a Criminal Background Check is required as a condition of employment for all domestic positions.
Employment opportunities currently available with CIEE:
Adjunct Faculty Positions available in China on U.S. Academic Programs
Employer Vetting Coordinator
Resident Director, Tokyo, Japan
Director of Human Resources and Employee Relations (Position Filled)
Resident Director - Rennes, France (No longer accepting resumes)
Billing Coordinator (Position Filled)
Client Services Coordinator (No longer accepting resumes)
Resident Director - Rabat, Morocco
Senior Accountant
Adjunct Faculty Positions available in Shanghai, China
CIEE is currently seeking qualified faculty to teach at each of the CIEE Study Centers in Shanghai in the Spring 2008, and Fall 2008, and 2008-2009 Academic Year in China.
Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization dedicated to helping people gain understanding, acquire knowledge, and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world. Founded in 1947, CIEE has developed a wide variety of programs and services primarily for students and teachers at secondary through university levels. In 2005, CIEE also became a legally recognized nonprofit in China. For additional information, please visit out website: www.ciee.org.
Requirements
Each course meets for total of 45 hours each term in a period of 14-16 weeks. All faculty will be expected to take part in some program activities and lead 2-4 local excursions as part of each course.
Location: CIEE Study Center at East China Normal University
Initial Start Date: February 1, 2008 or August 1, 2008
Length: Spring 2008 semester and/or 2008 - 2009 Academic Year
Disciplines: Management, Business Administration, International Relations, Political Science, Anthropology, Economics, Modern History, Film, or Sociology
QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADJUNCT FACULTY:
- PhD or ABD status in a related field
- Fluency in English
- Experience teaching university students with a demonstrated track record of teaching excellence
- Interest in teaching students about their surroundings in China and utilizing local cultural and historic resources as part of each course
SALARY/BENEFITS:
CIEE offers a competitive salary, insurance (if necessary), and housing (for visiting overseas faculty teaching on the program for 10 months). Faculty may also be assisted in performing independent research with in China.
All chosen candidates receive compensation of US$4000 per course. Preference will be given to faculty that commit to 10 months. Faculty may have the opportunity to renew their agreements while teaching on the program.
To apply:
Interested Candidates please email a cover letter, resume, and sample syllabus to ChinaFaculty@ciee.org. Please indicate specific preferences related to location and length of time in China. We will contact those candidates we would like to meet with to further discuss this exciting opportunity. No phone calls please.
CIEE is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Employer Vetting Coordinator
Reports to: Assistant Director Support
Location: Portland, Maine
Estimated Start Date: March 10, 2008
This is a seasonal position. It will begin as a part time position for a minimum of 8 hours per week with a flexible schedule initially and then move to a full time capacity during the spring and summer months.
Summary of Position
This position is part of the team that screens employers that employ international students participating in our Work & Travel USA program.
Primary Responsibilities
- Screen employers, review job applications and verify employment details
- Answer questions regarding processes from Work & Travel USA employers and other CIEE departments
- Respond to job application status inquiries from US employers
- Work closely with Client Services when screening employers and verifying job information
- Assist with governmental compliance efforts
- Analyze data and run reports
- Assist with interviewing & hiring seasonal employees
- Assist other departments when needed
- Assist the Employer Vetting Team Manager with any and all tasks as necessary to ensure the smooth running of the Employer Vetting Team
- Answer phone calls and respond to emails
- Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge and Skills
- Internet, Word, Excel, and Outlook skills essential.
- Strong analytical skills required.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment and within tight deadlines
- Previous experience in a call centre preferable
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Ability to take initiative and be flexible
- Energetic, personable and team oriented
Due to federal regulations a background check will be conducted as a condition of employment.
Interested candidates please email a cover letter and resume to cieeresume@ciee.org. Please put "Vetting Coordinator" in the subject line. We will contact those candidates we would like to meet with to further discuss this exciting opportunity. No phone calls please.
Resident Director, CIEE Study Center, Tokyo, Japan
Reports To: Program Director, Asia Pacific
Location: CIEE Study Center in Tokyo, Japan
Summary of Position:
The Resident Director (RD) is responsible for the quality and success of three programs (fall, spring, summer) offered in one Study Center which services 150-250 students a year. The position is responsible for all aspects of in-country operations as well as for long-range planning, ongoing program evaluation, development, and marketing. The RD is responsible for ensuring the highest levels of program quality and customer satisfaction, maintaining, together with other members of CIEE’s senior management, CIEE’s commitment to providing and preserving a safe and supportive environment for students and employees in which individual ideas and uniqueness are recognized, valued, and given the opportunity to grow.
Primary Responsibilities
This position reports to the Program Director, Asia Pacific who is located in the Portland, Maine office. The Resident Director has two direct reports on site and works with one employee located at the CIEE Japan (CIEEJ) office for housing coordination and management.
Academic
- Design and implement the co-curricular program, evaluate all aspects of the academic program, propose needed changes, design and implement appropriate orientation activities programs.
- Participate in the determination of program requirements and the selection criteria for participants.
- Advise participants concerning their academic course selections. Monitor participants’ academic performance. Write a brief evaluation of each participant’s academic performance at the conclusion of the program.
- Facilitate registration into the host institution. Monitor changes in enrollment.
- Ensure high quality levels by monitoring the appropriate degree of difficulty of the academic program, appropriate assessment of student work, and standards of grading. Hold regular meetings with program faculty and representatives of the host institution to review program quality and student achievement.
- Prepare student grade reports and send promptly to Portland at the conclusion of the program.
- Serve as the first point of contact for any student requests for special exceptions,
- Maintain the program library.
Student Services
- Hold regular and well-publicized office hours and arrange for teachers and other staff to do so, as well.
- Communicate promptly to the Portland office and to the sending school any student academic difficulties, health problems, discipline issues, attendance problems, or unauthorized absence from the program site.
- Facilitate students’ communication with their parents and appropriate authorities at their home and/or sending schools.
- Confer with individual students, as necessary, and hold occasional group meetings.
- Plan and implement all aspects of student services in coordination with local support staff and contracted service providers in managing the following aspects of the program:
- Visas and other legal procedures that apply to students
- Meet and greet and general orientation
- Cross-cultural information and training
- Housing
- Homestays and private dormitories via collaboration with the CIEEJ office in Tokyo
- Cultural and social activities
- Facilities (library, computer access, etc.)
- Personal counseling and student adjustment; student morale and culture shock
- Medical and psychological problems
- Legal matters
- Conflict resolution
- Discipline
- The individual in this position must be able to simultaneously balance confidential information and information that can be/needs to be shared in order to effectively solve variety of different issues. The individual must show superior judgment when dealing with confidential information.
Health and Safety
- On an ongoing basis obtain current and reliable information concerning health and safety risks of the local environment, including program-sponsored accommodations, events, excursions, and other activities.
- Write an annual safety audit covering relevant health and safety information needed by participants, their parents, and sending schools.
- Provide orientation to participants upon arrival and as needed during the session. Includes: information on safety, health, legal, environmental, political, cultural, and religious conditions in the host country, and appropriate emergency response measures.
- Provide appropriate advice and warning to participants during the program in order to help them minimize risk and enhance their individual safety.
- Secure appropriate medical and professional services and help participants obtain the services they may need.
- In cases of serious health problems, injury, or other significant health and safety circumstances, maintain good communication among all program sponsors and others who need to know.
- Develop and maintain emergency preparedness processes and a crisis response plan.
- Communicate to participants applicable codes of conduct and the consequences of non-compliance. Take appropriate action when aware that participants are in violation.
Program Evaluation
- Participate in the design of appropriate evaluation mechanisms.
- Manage student evaluation processes after the orientation and at the conclusion of the program, including both evaluation of the program as a whole and of individual courses.
- Facilitate the visits of ACB evaluation teams, providing information, coordinating their schedules, establishing appropriate local contacts, setting up group and/or individual meetings with students.
- Write a Resident Director report at the conclusion of each session.
Program Management
- Communicate regularly with the Portland office concerning all aspects of program operations.
- Manage all aspects of the program in accordance with CIEE policies and relevant agreements.
- Manage the relationship with the host institution.
- Participate in the formulation of the program budget.
- Establish and maintain local banking arrangements and procedures for transfer of funds to the program.
- Manage program finances and submit monthly expense reports to the Portland office.
- Assist Portland staff in assuring the legal basis for the program and for any staff including the Resident Director.
- Hire, supervise, and pay any necessary staff and/or subcontractors.
- Recruit, supervise, and pay host families.
- Execute and complete planning for substantial program changes for the following year every January
Marketing
- Participate in the writing of program materials (advertising materials, catalogue copy, bulletins, handbooks, arrival information, orientation information, pre-departure reading lists, course syllabi,
- curriculum vitae of teachers, information concerning the country, the locale, and the host institution)
- Represent the program on sending school campuses, at fairs, conferences, and other events according to a schedule put together by the Portland office.
- From time to time, assist in the development and implementation of an International Faculty Development Seminar, other CIEE programs, a session at the CIEE Annual Conference, or at other professional meetings.
- Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge and Skills
- Education—Must have post-graduate education in a discipline relevant to the mission of the program. MA, MPPM, MBA, and MPA degrees welcome. A Ph.D. is preferred, but not required.
- Experience—Previous management experience required. Preferable to have prior experience managing large study abroad program in Japan.
- Language/Culture—Must be highly proficient in Japanese and have in-depth knowledge of Japanese culture, history, business practices, and academic environment.
- Academic—Must have an in-depth knowledge of U.S. academic institutions and their culture. Must have the ability to function well in a complex institutional framework, have a high tolerance for ambiguity, flexibility, and the ability to respond quickly and appropriately to changing circumstances, especially with regard to academic/curricular issues and institutional policies/procedures.
- Seasoned leadership skills—Must have the proven ability to lead a team through the complexities and challenges of a broad range of operational, disciplinary, and academic issues.
- Customer service—Must have extremely strong servicing skills and the ability to resolve issues fairly, expediently, and cost-effectively.
- Interpersonal skills—Must be able to engender the trust and confidence of students and parents, and be able to deal effectively with a wide variety of often sensitive issues, ensuring that all involved parties are satisfied with the resolution.
- Crisis management—Must be able to respond expediently to crises and resolve urgent issues (e.g. medical, psychological, housing) using superior judgment, often within a limited amount of time and involving multiple parties.
- Superior written and verbal communication skills—Must be able to communicate effectively with students, parents, faculty, members of the ACB, and employees. Must be able to work through and resolve a wide range of issues (some difficult/sensitive) and explain business and academic issues. Must be an exemplary ambassador of CIEE and its mission and programs at all times.
- Integrity—Must be a role model for professionalism and commitment to company values and stated goals. Must exhibit such professionalism both internally (for all employees) and externally (for students, parents, faculty, and industry partners).
General Information
- The Resident Director is expected to be on call for emergency circumstances twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. S/he will also be expected to travel on occasion, as required.
- This is a full-time position. It is expected that the RD will not regularly engage in outside activities for compensation except for occasional appointments as a consultant, speaking engagements, or editorial work.
- Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- One round-trip airfare ticket from U.S. (if necessary)
- Monthly subway pass
- Medical/Dental/Vision, Disability and Life Insurances
- 403b Retirement Plan
Interested candidates please email a cover letter and resume to cieeresume@ciee.org. Please put “Resident Director - Japan” in the subject line. We will contact those candidates we would like to meet with to further discuss this exciting opportunity. No phone calls please.
Resident Director, CIEE Study Center, Rabat, Morocco
Reports To: Program Director, Africa, Middle East & Northern, Central, and Eastern Europe
Location: Rabat, Morocco
Estimated Start Date: July 1, 2008
Summary of Position:
The CIEE Rabat Resident Director is responsible for the quality and success of the program offered at the CIEE Study Center in Rabat, Morocco. The position is responsible for all aspects of in-country operations as well as for long-range planning, ongoing program evaluation, development, and marketing. The Resident Director is responsible for ensuring the highest levels of program quality and customer satisfaction. This individual must be willing to live full-time in Rabat 12 months per year in order to oversee the fall, spring, and summer program sessions.
Primary Responsibilities
Program Management
- Manage all aspects of the program in accordance with CIEE policies and relevant agreements.
- Manage the relationship with the host institution.
- Participate in the formulation of the program budget.
- Establish and maintain local banking arrangements and procedures for transfer of funds to the program.
- Manage program finances and submit monthly expense reports to the Portland office.
- Assist Portland staff in assuring the legal basis for the program and for any staff including the Resident Director.
- Hire, supervise, and pay any necessary staff and/or subcontractors.
- Recruit, supervise, and pay host families.
Academic
- Work together with the CIEE Rabat Academic Director to implement the program curriculum, evaluate all aspects of the academic program, propose needed changes, design and implement appropriate orientation activities and other co-curricular programs.
- Participate in the determination of program requirements and the selection criteria for participants.
- Coordinate course registration activities with the CIEE Academic Director and monitor changes in enrollment.
- Ensure high quality levels by monitoring the quality of instruction, academic integrity, appropriate degree of difficulty of the academic program, appropriate assessment of student work, and standards of grading
- Prepare student grade reports and send promptly to Portland at the conclusion of the program.
- Serve as the first point of contact for any student requests for special exceptions, complaints, appeals, etc.
- Maintain the program library.
Student Services
- Hold regular and well-publicized office hours and arrange for teachers and other staff to do so, as well.
- Confer with individual students, as necessary, and hold occasional group meetings.
- Plan and implement all aspects of student services:
- Visas and other legal procedures that apply to students
- Meet and greet and general orientation
- Cross-cultural information and training
- Housing
- Cultural and social activities
- Facilities (library, computer access, etc.)
- Personal counseling and student adjustment; student morale and culture shock
- Medical and psychological problems
- Legal matters
- Conflict resolution
- Discipline
Health and Safety
- On an ongoing basis obtain current and reliable information concerning health and safety risks of the local environment, including program-sponsored accommodations, events, excursions, and other activities.
- Write an annual safety audit covering relevant health and safety information needed by participants, their parents, and sending schools.
- Provide orientation to participants upon arrival and as needed during the session. Includes: information on safety, health, legal, environmental, political, cultural, and religious conditions in the host country, and appropriate emergency response measures.
- Provide appropriate advice and warning to participants during the program in order to help them minimize risk and enhance their individual safety.
- Secure appropriate medical and professional services and help participants obtain the services they may need.
- In cases of serious health problems, injury, or other significant health and safety circumstances, maintain good communication among all program sponsors and others who need to know.
- Develop and maintain emergency preparedness processes and a crisis response plan.
- Communicate to participants applicable codes of conduct and the consequences of non-compliance. Take appropriate action when aware that participants are in violation.
Program Evaluation
- Participate in the design of appropriate evaluation mechanisms.
- Manage student evaluation processes after the orientation and at the conclusion of the program, including both evaluations of the program as a whole and of individual courses.
- Facilitate the visits of ACB evaluation teams, providing information, coordinating their schedules, establishing appropriate local contacts, setting up group and/or individual meetings with students.
- Read and provide comments on the ACB Team Report after the evaluation. Participate in the formulation of an action plan based on the Team Report.
- Write a Resident Director report at the conclusion of each session.
Marketing
- Participate in the writing of program materials (advertising materials, catalogue copy, bulletins, handbooks, arrival information, orientation information, pre-departure reading lists, course syllabi, curriculum vitae of teachers, information concerning the country, the locale, and the host institution)
- Represent the program on sending school campuses, at fairs, conferences, and other events according to a schedule put together by the Portland office.
Other
- From time to time, assist in the development and implementation of an International Faculty Development Seminar, other CIEE programs, a session at the CIEE Annual Conference, or at other professional meetings.
- Accountability
- Facilitating students’ communication with their parents and appropriate authorities at their home and/or sending schools.
- Communicating promptly to the Portland office and to the sending school any student academic difficulties, health problems, discipline issues, attendance problems, or unauthorized absence from the program site.
- Vigilant monitoring of program quality
- Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge and Skills
- Education— Must have post-graduate education in a discipline relevant to the mission of the program. M.A. degree required.
- Experience— 3-5 years professional work experience, preferably in an international education-related position.
- Language/Culture— Must be fluent in the languages of the host country and have an in-depth knowledge of the host country culture, history, business practices, and academic environment.
- In-depth knowledge of the key issues and developments in the study abroad field.
- Academic— Must have an in-depth knowledge of U.S. academic institutions and their culture. Must have the ability to function well in a complex institutional framework, have a high tolerance for ambiguity, flexibility, and the ability to respond quickly and appropriately to changing circumstances.
- Strong leadership skills— Must have proven ability to lead university student groups through a broad range of cultural and academic issues. As the program expand must be able to develop and lead a team of professional staff.
- Customer service— Must have extremely strong servicing skills and the ability to resolve issues fairly, expediently, and cost-effectively.
- Interpersonal skills— Must be able to engender the trust and confidence of students and parents, and be able to deal effectively with a wide variety of often sensitive issues, ensuring that all involved parties are satisfied with the resolution.
- Communication skills— Must be able to effectively communicate with students, parents, faculty, members of the ACB, and employees. Must be able to work through and resolve a wide range of issues (some difficult/sensitive) and explain business and academic issues.
- Integrity— Must be a role model for professionalism and commitment to company values and stated goals. Must exhibit such professionalism both internally (for all employees) and externally (for students, parents, faculty, and industry partners).
- Confidentiality- An individual in this position must be able to simultaneously balance confidential information and information that can be/needs to be shared in order to effectively solve variety of different issues. The individual must show superior judgment when dealing with confidential information.
General Information
- A Resident Director is expected to be on call for emergency circumstances twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. S/he will also be expected to travel on occasion, as required.
- The Resident Director is a full-time position. It is expected that the RD will not regularly engage in outside activities for compensation except for occasional appointments as a consultant, speaking engagements, or editorial work.
Due to federal regulations a background check will be conducted as a condition of employment.
Interested Candidates please email a cover letter and resume to cieeresume@ciee.org. Please put “Resident Director - Rabat” in the subject line. We will contact those candidates we would like to meet with to further discuss this exciting opportunity. No phone calls please.
Senior Accountant, Finance Department
Reports to: Chief Financial Officer
Location: Portland, Maine
Start Date: Immediate
Summary of Position:
The Senior Accountant will primarily be responsible for managing the treasury functions of organization, the government backed grants of the organization as well as perform special projects relative to internal audit functions.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Treasury Accounting
- Manage day to day banking relationship relative to cash management, investments and foreign currencies
- Complete monthly Board of Directors report on cash balances
- Complete Quarterly Report Card for senior management team
- Complete foreign currency need projections
- Manage cash balances and investigate investment strategy options
- Investigate foreign currency hedging options for the organization
- Manage and process US dollar and foreign currency wire requests on a weekly basis
- Work with international study centers on managing and reporting cash balance
- Grant Accounting
- Complete quarterly financial reports to send to government entities
- Request government funds in fulfillment of the grant programs
- Create and manage budgets for grants
- Oversee all aspects of A-133 audit
- Address and complete other government audits as necessary
- Work with Grant program operations department to ensure proper reporting and compliance with program requirement
- Other
- Perform internal audit projects as assigned
Knowledge and Skills Requirements:
- Accounting—Minimum 2 year degree in accounting and 5 years of treasury and/or grant experience
- Organization and planning—Must have the ability to plan for and manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously. Attention to detail accuracy of data, ability to multi-task and prioritize deadlines.
- Communication—Must have a strong grasp of the English language, both written and verbal.
- Interpersonal—Must have extremely strong interpersonal skills, be a team player and self starter who is able to exercise sound judgment to handle a variety issues.
- Technology— Must have advanced experience working with Word and Excel. Knowledge of Great Plains Accounting software and/or database software a plus.
Due to federal regulations a background check will be conducted as a condition of employment.
Interested candidates please email a cover letter and resume to cieeresume@ciee.org. Please put “Staff Accountant” in the subject line. We will contact those candidates we would like to meet with to further discuss this exciting opportunity. No phone calls please.
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