Full-Time Job Opportunity at the Sigur Center

Program Coordinator

Sigur Center for Asian Studies 

 Full-Time Job

Washington, D.C.

Position Overview/Responsibilities: 

The Program Coordinator plays an integral role in the programming of the Sigur Center for Asian Studies. The incumbent oversees the Center’s 60+ annual events in addition to playing a critical role in the Center’s communications and outreach effort.

• Develops, organizes, and implements the Center’s numerous special events in conjunction with the Director and Associate Director. This includes identifying speakers and topics, drafting invitation letters, scheduling the event, audience development, and publicity across numerous platforms. The incumbent is also responsible for attending all events and serving as the point of contact with GWU or vendors to ensure set-up, delivery of food, etc.
• Manages the Center’s website and publications and coordinates with other Center staff on communications tools and strategies.
• Assists the Program Associate in coordinating the Center’s Visiting Scholars (10-15 annually) program.
• Processes payments and honoraria, reimbursements, and reconciles procurement card charges in a timely manner.
• Assigns duties to and supervises front desk student assistants.
• Assists Director and Associate Director with writing, editing, and formatting a variety of annual reports for various stakeholders.
• Performs other work related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.

Requirements:

Qualified candidates will hold a high school diploma/GED plus 3 years of relevant professional experience, or, a Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant area of study. Degree must be conferred by the start date of the position. Degree requirements may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Preferred Qualifications 

• A Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field (i.e. Asian Studies, International Affairs, Communications, etc.).
• Experience living, working, or studying in Asia is strongly preferred. Cross-cultural experience and/or working in an international environment is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of a modern Asian language is preferred.
• Experience with program management and business administration is highly desired.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite. Experience with Dreamweaver or a similar web content management system is highly desirable. HTML experience is a plus.
• Working knowledge of social networking tools (Twitter, Facebook, and blogs).
• Exceptional professional writing and editing skills. Ability to synthesize large amounts of information in written format.
• Experience with US visa procedures (especially J-1 and J-2) is a plus.

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