Private Sector Engagement Specialist(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 Private Sector Engagement Specialist is responsible for building, managing, and strengthening partnerships with private sector entities to support organizational programs, initiatives, and strategic objectives. The role focuses on identifying collaboration opportunities, mobilizing resources, and creating sustainable partnerships that deliver mutual value and measurable impact.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Private Sector Engagement Specialist will support the project in:

Another Responsibilities:

• Track student completion of activities and requirements and ensure that the student monitoring database is up to date.

• Communicate with students when needed.

• Draft program documents including announcements, advertisements, success stories, and report components.

• Participate in review and screening of student scholarship applications

• Organize and follow up on training logistics and procurement of books and program materials.

• Maintain attendance records for trainers and use to compile trainer payment requests on a monthly basis.

• Collect student attendance from trainers to track attendance and participation.

• Prepare flairs, complete reports on student activities and certificates and other documents for special events.

• Maintain program files and documentation in an organized manner

• Coordinate logistics with universities as needed.
• Attend Employment fairs and events

• Keep record of and follow up on cost share documentation requests

• Arrange for meetings

• Perform other tasks as requested.

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

• Organization and problem-solving skills.

• Strong writing skills

• Excellent attention to detail

• Passion for youth development

Flexible and able to work in a dynamic and diverse environment.

Preferred:

• A minimum of 2 years of work experience

• Demonstrated experience with program administration or project management

• Time management skills.

• Minimum TOEIC score of 750 or equivalent

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

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.