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Current Openings: AUW Support Foundation
Current Openings: Access Academy
CURRENT OPENINGS AT THE AUW SUPPORT FOUNDATION
Director of Communications
The Asian University for Women (AUW), a new independent and international university located in Chittagong, Bangladesh, seeks a director of communications, who will work from the Asian University for Women Support Foundation (AUWSF) office in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
This senior position involves strategic and day-to-day communications efforts, message and brand development, and media relations. Its primary purpose is to create and implement an integrated communications program for AUW targeting its primary external constituencies, current supporters, and potential donors. The director of communications will oversee all organizational messaging and publications. The director is responsible for conceptualizing, planning, and executing a program of marketing, media relations, publications, electronic communications, and web page design and maintenance. A critical aspect of the job is to seek out new, strategic opportunities for exposure and to bring innovative ideas forward.
The director of communications works with the CEO/President of the AUWSF, the Vice Chancellor of the University, and its Board of Trustees to ensure that the strategic vision and priorities are appropriately reflected in AUW communications and to engage their support in implementing the communications program.
The University will educate highly promising young women from diverse cultural, religious, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds throughout Asia, with a particular emphasis upon the inclusion of women from poor, rural, and refugee populations. The University’s mission is based on the firm belief that higher education provides a critical pathway to leadership development and to achieving sustainable development, economic progress, and social and political equity.
The Asian University for Women will offer a distinctive program of study that will include three years of rigorous liberal arts education followed by two years of specialized graduate professional training, including programs in public policy, management, education, environmental engineering, and information technology. Students will graduate with both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree.
Responsibilities:
- Promote the University and its mission by developing its brand and identity.
- Write and edit a communications portfolio, including web site content, promotional materials such as brochures and pamphlets, power point presentations, and other materials as required by the AUWSF and the AUW leadership.
- Prepare newsletters and periodic reports, maintaining a high standard of presentations and content.
- Build and maintain a strong media outreach program.
- Formulate innovative strategies to spread the University’s message using a variety of media. Explore new channels for media outreach and promotion.
- Oversee community and government outreach.
- Anticipate programmatic needs for communications support and assure availability of appropriate materials.
- Supervise communications staff and contractors to create the tools required to achieve communication goals. These include print and electronic admissions and advancement materials; multi-media presentations; periodical, including the AUWSF newsletter and the AUWSF web site.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of communications strategies, tools, and updates, and improve them as necessary.
- Coordinate with the AUWSF Development Group and others to anticipate changing communications needs.
Minimum Job Requirements :
- Experience managing communications programs.
- Demonstrated experience crafting compelling message frameworks, talking points, and excellent communications/marketing plans.
- Exceptional media networking savvy and demonstrated news judgment, technological knowhow, and ability to lead and work collaboratively with internal and external players.
- Demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate, and implement effective media strategies in various media markets.
- Experience coordinating press and other organizational events to promote the organization’s message and gain targeted press coverage, including broadcast media.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to explain complex issues clearly and creatively.
- Working knowledge of leading-edge communications and web software.
- Experience overseeing the creation and maintenance of vibrant and strategically powerful websites, and in developing web and email-based communications and engagement strategies.
- Must be a highly creative and innovative thinker.
To Apply:
Please send resume and cover letter to: jobs@asian-university.org. Please note: This job is based in Cambridge, MA and applicants must be eligible to work in the United States.
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Chief of Operations, Bangladesh
The Asian University for Women Support Foundation (AUWSF) seeks a Chief of Operations to manage operational aspects of AUWSF’s activities in Bangladesh. AUWSF supports the Asian University for Women (AUW), an international, educational initiative that is establishing a leading institution of higher learning for women. Located in Chittagong, Bangladesh, the University aims to be the first of its kind: a regional institution of the highest quality, dedicated solely to women’s education and leadership development, international in outlook but rooted in the contexts and aspirations of the region.
The Chief of Operations will report directly to the President and Chief Executive Officer, Asian University for Women Support Foundation, and will be responsible for all operational activity, including day to day management of key functions, in support of AUWSF and AUW activities in Bangladesh, to include:
- coordination between Bangladesh and Cambridge Offices with respect to Chittagong operations
- streamlining of processes
- sound financial management of operational budgets
- supervision of staff
- effective coordination with Academic Planning personnel
- negotiation and management of project contracts
- project monitoring and deadline management
- design and construction management support
- oversight of human resource management functions
The incumbent will be expected to contribute to the overall development of the management structure and functions, and to provide leadership for effective and efficient day to day operation of AUWSF programs in Chittagong, including the non-academic, operational aspects of the Access Academy. The Access Academy is AUW’s year-long pre-collegiate bridge program, designed to provide foundational studies for students who need additional training before commencing the undergraduate program.
Areas of direct responsibility include oversight of security, IT, personnel, and operations including housekeeping, food service, transportation, and related services. Incumbent will coordinate project implementation with Academic Planning and with Campus Planning to ensure that projects stay within scope, schedule and budget.
The CO is responsible for promoting an environment in which maintaining the highest standard of ethical conduct is understood to be a primary responsibility. S/he will be responsible for managing, coordinating, and monitoring subcontracts and consultancies; providing general supervision, guidance, and mentoring to local program staff; developing close working relationships with AUWSF leadership and staff, and maintaining operational standards for cost control, quality and excellence in areas of service. Responsibilities also include recruiting, hiring, developing and reviewing staff.
The successful applicant will have a proven track record of operational management at a senior level, but be readily able to engage hands-on in a leanly staffed and high visibility operation. Experience with managing start-up operations, particularly at an educational institution, is desirable. Applicant will demonstrate strong leadership and people management skills, sound business acumen and decision making ability, and the experience and attitude to gain the respect of staff, peers and senior management
In addition s/he will possess a strong track record of managing multiple complex projects involving cross-functional teams; excellent communication, management, organization and inter-personal skills.
Minimum Job Requirements :
- At least ten years relevant experience in project management in dynamic environment;
- Strong leadership, organizational, written and verbal communications skills;
- Fluent English required; local language skills are strongly desired.
- Masters degree (or equivalent experience) from a recognized international University in relevant discipline (business, management, finance, economics, law) strongly preferred.
- AUWSF offers competitive compensation packages for qualified candidates commensurate with past experience.
To Apply:
Please send resume and cover letter to:
Alice Hogan
Chief Administrative Officer
Asian University for Women Support Foundation
alice.hogan[AT]asian-university.org
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Internship Opportunities
Campus Planning and Development
The Asian University for Women’s first program, the Access Academy, is a one-year, residential, pre-collegiate preparatory program, opening this April in leased facilities in downtown Chittagong. The University’s first undergraduate class is scheduled to begin in September 2009. The undergraduate program will also open in leased facilities in downtown Chittagong, while the University’s permanent campus is being designed and built.
The Government of Bangladesh has generously donated 104 acres of land to the AUW for development of the University’s permanent campus. The site is located approximately 5 miles from downtown Chittagong and is mostly undeveloped. The site is idyllic, defined by lush rolling hills and valleys, with views of the Bay of Bengal and downtown Chittagong, but it is also a challenging site to develop given the difficult terrain, soils vulnerable to erosion, and annual monsoon rains. The AUWSF has vowed to develop this site as a model of environmental sustainability, from design through construction and operation.
Renowned architect Moshe Safdie and his design team have recently completed the University’s campus master plan, which will accommodate 2,750 students in approximately 2,300,000 GSF of built space at completion. Development of the campus is broken down into three distinct phases. At this time AUWSF team is transitioning into the start of phase 1 design, which will progress in parallel with our fundraising initiative. Our immediate work program includes further geotechnical, hydrological and seismic testing and modeling; commissioning of an architectural topographic site survey; preparation of preliminary construction cost estimates and schedule projections; pre-qualification and engagement of a construction management team; development of an early site work package; preliminary utilities infrastructure work; environmental impact assessment and permitting; and continued refinement of the campus master plan.
Internship Details:
AUWSF is an exciting and challenging place to work. As part of a start-up organization, our staff and interns have the unique opportunity to work directly with senior management, consultants and experts on a broad range of projects and tasks. AUWSF is a collaborative environment where ideas are welcome and openly shared.
Duties: David Burson AIA, Vice President for Campus Planning and Development, and Katrina Kazda, Program Manager for Operations and Planning, seek a creative, resourceful and hardworking intern to assist in a large variety of tasks in support of campus planning and development. Sample tasks include: planning and design coordination and assistance, research, writing (letters, proposals, memorandums, TOR’s, RFP’s etc), document review and editing, filing, copying/printing, meeting documentation, invoice processing, and event planning, as well as participation in design reviews, team meetings, etc.
Schedule: We currently seek an intern for 16-20 hours per week. Days/times (between 9:00am and 6:00 P.M) are flexible.
Qualifications: Though all interested applicants are welcome to apply, priority will be given to current students or recent graduates of an accredited university Architecture and/or Planning degree program, with prior working experience in an office environment. A demonstrated commitment to sustainable facility and campus planning and design will be a consideration. Interest in/knowledge of South Asia and women’s education is desirable but not necessary. Strong written and verbal communications skills will be required. This opportunity has potential to become a permanent position for the appropriately-qualified candidate.
Application requirements
Your application must include a cover letter, resume, and at least two references. For non-US citizens we’ll need proof of a valid work permit from the US Department of Immigration. All application material will become the property of the Asian University for Women Support Foundation upon receipt.
Federal work-study supported students are preferred.
For more information or to apply:
Please contact Katrina Kazda by phone: 617-914-0503; e-mail: katrina.kazda[AT]asian-university.org; or mail at: AUWSF, 1100 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 300, Cambridge, MA 02138.
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CURRENT OPENINGS AT THE ACCESS ACADEMY
Deputy Director of Curriculum Planning & Assessment
The AUW Access Academy will welcome its first class of 110 students in March of 2008. The Access Academy will begin in rented facilities in Chittagong, Bangladesh, while the permanent facilities are constructed on the AUW campus site. The position of Deputy Director of Curriculum and Assessment must be filled immediately. Details of the position are as follows:
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Direct the planning and implementation of curriculum and assessment for the academy under the supervision of the Executive Director of the Access Academy.
- Work collaboratively with the Executive Director of the Access Academy, other deputy directors, and other staff as part of a team.
- Carry out the mission of the Access Academy to educate students in English and Math skills in order for them to advance to the level of English and Math which will be required to enter and succeed in the academic program of AUW.
- Consult with curriculum and assessment experts in the field and enter into consulting arrangements with them when necessary in order to accomplish duties.
- Represent the Access Academy and AUW in a professional manner.
- Show respect and concern for students and assist them in accomplishing their goals.
- Demonstrate respect for WorldTeach and other academy teachers and assist them in achieving their mission of being successful teachers.
- Demonstrate knowledge of substantive issues in teaching, curriculum and assessment through work products and through consultation with outside experts, the academy director and others in the field.
- Develop curriculum:
Develop a curriculum in Mathematics and Quantitative Literacy that will serve the needs of the students and academy.
Work collaboratively with the academy director and outside curriculum experts to design the curriculum.
Conduct research on curriculum used at other universities and English and Math programs.
Establish a system of course levels through which students will progress toward competence.
Design a variety of course skills in Quantitative Reasoning.
Ensure that the curriculum and course materials have multicultural content.
Working with other experts and program staff, select textbooks for use in classes.
Develop the Academic Support Program and coordinate tutoring.
Develop learning opportunities to supplement classroom teaching (for example, a student book discussion club, a student writing contest that would result in a program publication, student newsletter, academy cultural events in English, invited speakers, entrepreneurship to make use of quantitative skills, etc.).
- Develop Assessment Processes and Tools:
Develop a system of assessment for the academy through consultation with the academy director and assessment experts.
Conduct research on assessment tools used in other universities and English schools in the region.
Investigate the possibility of using or adapting standardized tests used by other schools.
Working with experts, develop assessment tools to be used for admission of students to the academy.
Working with experts, develop additional diagnostic tools to identify individual student strengths and weaknesses (if these are not identified through the admissions assessment process).
Working with experts, develop placement tools to assign students to class levels and assess readiness to advance to the next level of English and Mathematics class.
Working with experts, develop a tool to assess readiness of students to advance to the academic program after 18 months in the academy.
Consult with experts to ensure that the admissions process reveals student ability in all competency areas--writing, speaking, listening and reading and quantitative skills.
Consult with experts on ways to ensure that the assessment processes are appropriate to the types of students who will be recruited, including disadvantaged students, and to the educational experiences of women from the region.
Working with experts, develop assessment tools, including the personal interview, that are not standardized tests but that would constitute ways of evaluating student ability and potential in the areas of leadership, adaptability to new situations, and a variety of other skills such as problem solving, computers, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking, and higher level reasoning.
Assist the Deputy Director of Recruitment with the application for admissions, providing input and review.
Working with the Deputy Director of Recruitment, the academy director and experts, develop an interview form to be used in interviewing applicants.
Participate in interviewing prospective students.
- Train WorldTeach and other teachers:
Develop training materials/manuals for WorldTeach/other teachers.
Provide initial training for WorldTeach/other teachers, to include introduction to the university and Access Academy missions, curriculum, assessment, and teaching techniques.
As part of training, socialize WorldTeach volunteers to Bangladesh/Chittagong, the cultures of the students, and the experience of teaching as part of a multicultural academy and university.
Arrange and deliver workshops throughout the program to enhance teaching skills of teachers.
Working with the academy director and other staff, provide mentoring, supervision and evaluation to WorldTeach teachers.
Conduct teaching staff meetings on a regular basis.
Familiarize teachers with other opportunities for skills enhancement, such as online courses.
Provide initial training and ongoing discussion to help socialize students to Bangladesh/Chittagong, the cultures of fellow students, the academy and university, and the multicultural nature of the program.
Refer students to academic/personal counselors as necessary.
Provide forums for student discussion of their experience in the program.
Teach Math classes at the Access Academy.
Demonstrate knowledge of teaching pedagogy, lesson planning, classroom management, teaching techniques, and other relevant skills.
Assist students who have continuing need for assistance with Math skills through tutoring in the Academic Support Program.
- Establish an academy library for student and teacher use.
Develop a list of books and materials for suggested use by teachers (for example, dictionaries, grammar reference books, EFL professional books, supplementary textbooks, mathematics in daily life).
Develop a list of books beyond the classroom texts (for example novels, story collections, mathematics for the layperson) for students to check out.
- Plan Classroom Facility/Equipment Needs:
Work with other program staff to establish and meet classroom facility needs such as computers, overhead projectors, DVD/CD players, blackboards, as well as the need for the Internet and email.
Education and Experience:
Master’s or PhD required, as well as a minimum of three to five years of work experience. Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience. In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is included.
To Apply:
Please submit applications for this position to our Chittagong office address, noted on the left-hand column.
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