Disability Program Assistant(Egypt)

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

Established in ‎1951, Amideast is an American nonprofit organization dedicated
to creating hope, opportunity, and mutual understanding among people in the
Middle East, North Africa, and United States through life-changing
opportunities for education and cultural exchanges. Working with local,
regional, and international partners, we provide programs and services that
improve educational opportunity and quality, expand access to U.S. study,
empower youth and women, strengthen local institutions, and develop language
and professional skills for success in the global economy. Headquartered in
Washington, D.C., Amideast operates offices in ‎11 countries in the MENA
region. For more information, visit us at www.Amideast.org.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Assistant will support the disability team in their work to establish ‎15
disability service centers at ‎15 public universities across Egypt. This entry-
level position is a great opportunity to work on a program with a positive
impact, to learn about the social model of disability inclusion, to gain
experience in development work and exposure to project management, and to
develop workplace skills with a friendly and passionate team. The Assistant
will perform administrative and logistical support to the disability team with
some programmatic work. Activities may include data entry, drafting and
processing documents, arranging trainings and workshops, connecting with
vendors to support in procurement of necessary tools/catering for the
trainings, verifying delivery of procured items, making phone calls,
coordinating appointments and meetings, and timely and accurate filing of key
project documentation. The Assistant will attend and support program trainings
workshop, and events. The Assistant will report to the Senior Administrative
Specialist, and will work closely with the whole disability program team. The
job requires some travel to other governorates

RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Draft program documents including formal university letters, success stories, and report components
* Maintain program files and documentation in an organized manner
* Make travel arrangements for disability officers and disability center staff for program activities
* Support in making training/event arrangements, attending training/events as needed
* Coordinate logistics for university visits and trainings, required documents, coffee breaks, etc.
* Contact vendors to support in procurement of necessary tools/catering for program activities trainings
* Follow up with trainers to collect required documentation
* Visit universities and training locations with program officers to support program implementation. Regular travel will be required
* Take meeting notes, distribute to the team, and file them
* Perform other tasks as requested

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:
REQUIRED
• Bachelor's Degree in any relevant discipline such as education or business
* Proficient in using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook
* Excellent English and Arabic proficiency
* Team Player
* Organization and problem-solving skills
* Excellent attention to detail
* Passion for development work
* Egyptian citizenship

PREFERRED
* Passion for disability inclusion
* ‎2 years of work experience
* Demonstrated experience with program administration or project management
* Strong writing skills
* Time management skills
* Interpersonal Skills
* TOEIC score of ‎600 or equivalent

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The incumbent in this position will work in a professional office environment
and will utilize the following equipment when working from the corporate
office or remote home office (temporarily due to COVID-‎19).
* Computer (laptop or desktop)
* Printer/Photocopier/Scanner/Fax
* Telephone
* Other (Specify if any)

The U.S. -Egypt Higher Education Initiative Public University Scholarships
program provides underserved students from across Egypt with high quality
undergraduate education in Egypt, and the skills and knowledge to participate
actively and responsibly in their communities and contribute to the economic
development of the country. The program is sponsored by USAID, in partnership
with the Government of Egypt, as part of the U.S. -Egypt Higher Education
Initiative.

The U.S. -Egypt Higher Education Initiative is an investment in Egypt's future
that provides educational opportunities for high-achieving Egyptians to learn
skills that will better meet the needs of the 21st century economy. This U.S.
Government Initiative encourages partnerships between Egyptian and American
universities for knowledge transfer, research, and joint degree programs that
reflect the needs of the modern economy in critical disciplines such as
agribusiness, engineering, and entrepreneurship. It provides scholarships for
talented young Egyptians--women and men from underserved communities in rural
and urban areas--to Egyptian and American universities in fields that will
help them reach their aspirations and contribute to Egypt's economic
prosperity.

The physical demands and work environment that have been described is
representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential
functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position description is an overview of the major functions and
requirements of this position. This document is not intended to be an
exhaustive list encompassing every duty and requirement of the position; the
Employee's Manager may assign other duties as related or as otherwise deemed
appropriate and necessary within the general scope, without the need for
additional compensation.

Amideast is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and
harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex,
national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic
protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Positions that involve interaction with children will be required to read,
acknowledge, and comply with and attend special training in accordance with
the Child Protection and Safeguarding policy. All Amideast representatives
must comply with the Code of Conduct and all applicable organizational
policies which include but are not limited to, Anti-Human Trafficking and
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.