Amideast

About the organization

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.

Duties

• Work directly with advisers to ensure that advising services are implemented in accordance with Department of State requirements
• Conduct research for proposals, presentations, and other materials
• Write and edit proposals, reports, and business plans for clients, universities, businesses, and ministries, and others
• Design and write presentations for all testing and advising products and services
• Create and edit content for TOEIC USA, Testing, and U.S. Study Web pages
• Create e-marketing/social media promotional campaigns for specific country audiences
• Develop slide decks and presentations to promote testing sales and to provide instructions for students and parents
• Research competitor tests and products, locate new tests, conduct background research on potential clients and markets, and provide explanation of current product features
• Support planning and marketing for events such as the college fairs and outside exhibition opportunities
• Oversee/maintain updates of testing- and advising-related Facebook pages and other social media outlets
• Oversee authentication and accreditation programs
• Maintain, expand, and update department SharePoint sites and review all material and direct staff to appropriate content for their needs
• Assist with long-term business development plans for advising and testing
• Respond to requests and to leads for U.S. testing sales
• Research and recommend products and services for field office sales leads

Qualifications

Required
• Bachelor’s degree in English, Business, or a related field
• Minimum five years’ professional work experience
• Excellent writing and editing skills
• Experience in writing and editing proposals, reports, web and social media content, and/or newsletters
• Knowledge of U.S. higher education and standardized testing administration
• Experience creating PowerPoint slide decks
• Precise attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to work under pressure
• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office
• Outstanding research skills

Preferred
• Master’s degree
• Knowledge of or experience in international education and standardized testing
• Experience in marketing and knowledge of sales
• Knowledge of the Middle East and North Africa
• Experience in an international context
• Proficiency in Arabic and/or French

Application instructions

Contact email: [email protected]

Please submit a cover letter and resume

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