Career and Teaching Opportunities

Assistant Adviser (Egypt)

Location: Egypt - Cairo   |   Posting Date: 09/22/2024

The Assistant Adviser works on Academic Advising to support the EdUSA Advising and other educational program(s) at Amideast in providing information to the public about U.S. higher education at accredited undergraduate, graduate, professional or other institutions in the U.S. The adviser provides support in the day-to-day activities of the Competitive College Club in Education USA and support in the recruitment, identification and selection of eligible opportunity grant students to apply to U.S institutions. Education USA is administered at Amideast under a grant from the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to promote higher education and study opportunities in the United States.

Business Partnerships Specialist (Egypt)

Location: Egypt - Cairo   |   Posting Date: 10/26/2024

The Business Partnerships Specialist/Account Manager is responsible for driving sales activities and closing deals with corporate B2B clients across assigned projects and regions. This role emphasizes proactive engagement with potential clients, negotiating contracts, and effectively managing the sales pipeline.

Business Partnerships Specialist (Egypt)

Location: Egypt - Alexandria   |   Posting Date: 10/26/2024

The Business Partnerships Specialist/Account Manager is responsible for driving sales activities and closing deals with corporate B2B clients across assigned projects and regions. This role emphasizes proactive engagement with potential clients, negotiating contracts, and effectively managing the sales pipeline.

Customer Service Assistant (Egypt)

Location: Egypt - Cairo   |   Posting Date: 11/03/2024

The Customer Service Unit is the focal point of Amideast/Egypt, serving customers’ needs and cross-selling Amideast services. The Customer Service Assistant handles walk-ins and online customers applying Amideast policy and regulations and offers a professional service to elevate customer experience at Amideast. S/he provides customers assistance, receive their requests and work accordingly to deliver targets needed. The Customer Service Assistant is also accountable for courses/tests registrations, making outbound calls either for up-selling or surveying purposes, bookstore inventory, and sell Amideast services and make sure they reach more customers possible. Handles other tasks assigned by the Customer Service Manager.

Director of Knowledge Management

Location: Headquarters - Washington, DC, USA   |   Posting Date: 11/15/2024  |   Rate:  $100,000  -  $140,000 Annually

The Director of Knowledge Management is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing knowledge management strategies, structures, and best practices across Amideast’s global operations and programs. This position will play an instrumental role in shaping and driving Amideast’s organizational approach to knowledge management and promoting a culture of continuous collaboration and innovation. The Director of Knowledge Management will lead the development of a knowledge management strategy to include digital tools, staff training, and policies to establish and to maintain an organization-wide knowledge management system.

English Language & Institutional Development Programs Officer (Jordan)

Location: Jordan - Amman   |   Posting Date: 11/01/2024

Under the supervision of the English Language and Institutional Development Program Manager and working with the English Language and Institutional Development Program Coordinator, the incumbent will be responsible for supporting the implementation of language training, professional capacity building, youth empowerment and skills related training projects. The Officer also supports ongoing administrative operations of the Training & Partnerships team as related to testing, enrolments, grading, assigning students into respective classes and reporting. The Program Officer also supports project implementation, on grant or donor funded programs, by coordinating with teachers for their schedules, scope of work, compliance, communicating with clients/donors to send updates, and by conducting field visits to program sites to support line management and the Senior Manager in assessing program quality, monitoring and evaluation, and providing logistical and procurement support across a wide range of language, and institutional development projects. The English Language and Institutional Development Program Officer is also responsible for the (public both management, coordination, QA, client-communication and closing.

English Language & Training Lead (Egypt)

Location: Egypt - Cairo   |   Posting Date: 09/19/2024

The English Language Program Lead is responsible for managing the English Language (EL) portfolio for the Amideast/Egypt office in Cairo, which features EL offerings for fee-for-service courses. S/he is responsible for the oversight of all Cairo EL and test prep public classes, in addition to Cairo’s EL corporate clients. S/he will be responsible for ensuring the quality of the EL classes at Amideast/Cairo and reporting results of development interventions to the EL Program Manager. The EL Programs Lead will also work closely with staff in Amideast/Egypt's Alexandria office, the Regional Director of English Language Programs, the Regional Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, and staff in other departments.

English Language Instructor (Jordan)

Location: Jordan - Amman   |   Posting Date: 09/23/2024

Amideast/Jordan is seeking to procure the services of 8 native-English speaking instructors to conduct English Language training courses for the duration of 24-months. The training will include language and skills development program and will be implemented in three difference locations within Jordan. The ideal candidates will be willing and able to live in Jordan for up to 24 months and will be responsible for teaching up to 25 hours per week using accredited English language curriculum and materials. Amideast will cover the travel, housing, and internal transportation. This is not a family post.

English Language Instructor (West Bank/Jerusalem)

Location: West Bank/Gaza   |   Posting Date: 09/10/2024

Amideast is searching for certified experienced EFL teachers for our English language programs in Al-Bireh/Ramallah, Jerusalem, Nablus, and Hebron offices in the Palestine. Our EFL trainers are responsible for teaching adults and students English language courses.

English Language Program Curriculum Development Specialist (MENA)

Location: Middle East North Africa Region   |   Posting Date: 10/11/2024

The EL Curriculum Development Specialist provides technical expertise to country offices and Amideast’s regional English language team in identifying the needs of diverse audiences throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), prioritizing programs and courses to meet those needs, and developing highly responsive online, blended and in-person courses. Clients include governments, donor organizations, corporations, and the public in MENA countries, many of whom aim to support wider regional initiatives. Amideast’s English language programs serve young learners, students, professionals, and teachers of English, among others. Courses range from general English, English for Specific Purposes in a range of fields, and test preparation to those that integrate professional, academic and other skills or activities. Amideast provides instruction in face-to-face, blended, hybrid, and fully online modalities. To better support our mission and the needs of our clients, Amideast aims to expand our suite of regional programs that can be delivered online – both synchronously and asynchronously. Our approach is learner centered, communicative, and incorporates best practices in language teaching and learning. Online and blended instruction is delivered via Amideast Online, our Moodle-based learning management system.

Exchange Program Specialist (Egypt)

Location: Egypt - Cairo   |   Posting Date: 11/07/2024

The Exchange Program Specialist will support the Scholarship and Exchange Department in the administration of various grants and service for a fee program. S/he will provide scholarship assistance as well as conduct day-to-day activities within the department, most importantly certification service, and provide up-to-date information about the Egyptian educational system to institutional members and university representatives. S/he will also assist the management in overseeing the implementation of all grant programs and handling program details while ensuring customer satisfaction. The Exchange Program Specialist may also support several different projects across departments based on business need.

Exchange Senior Program Assistant (Egypt)

Location: Egypt - Cairo   |   Posting Date: 08/07/2024

The Exchange Senior Program Assistant will interface with the programs and projects. S/he establishes and increases relationships with partners and other Amideast departments and branches.

Finance Assistant (Jordan)

Location: Jordan - Amman   |   Posting Date: 10/23/2024

Under the supervision of the Finance Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for the day-to-day bookkeeping tasks and periodic reconciliations in the finance department for Amideast/Jordan.

Freelance English Language Teacher (UAE)

Location: UAE - RAK   |   Posting Date: 11/07/2024

Amideast is seeking a freelance EL Teacher in RAK for an after school and weekend course. S/he will lead a full training course based on Amideast standards, in order to improve students’ skills and to prepare them for more advanced level in English Language.

Human Resources Manager (Egypt)

Location: Egypt - Cairo   |   Posting Date: 10/24/2024

The Human Resources Manager is responsible for overseeing the comprehensive HR functions, policies, and procedures with a strong focus on recruitment and personnel management. This role leads the HR team to ensure effective support for stakeholders, providing proactive guidance on best practices in recruitment, employee relations, compensation, benefits, and performance management.

Instructional Designer (MENA)

Location: Middle East North Africa Region   |   Posting Date: 11/20/2024

The Instructional Designer is responsible for the design, development, and management of Amideast’s instructional strategies and learning experiences across all course delivery modes—online, blended, and in-person. This position plays a critical role in ensuring that all courses are pedagogically sound, aligned with Amideast’s educational objectives, and tailored to the needs of diverse learners across the Middle East and North Africa. The Instructional Designer also collaborates with the Information Technology (IT) team to ensure that learning content is effectively integrated into the Learning Management System (LMS) and other educational platforms.

IT Specialist (Jordan)

Location: Jordan - Amman   |   Posting Date: 10/09/2024

Under the supervision of the Human Resources and Operations Manager, the incumbent is responsible for the management of the daily IT operations and activities. The fundamental tasks of the IT Specialist are to plan, coordinate and implement the design, installation, and connectivity of computer and network systems to ensure the stable operation of the IT assets in Amideast/Jordan. This includes developing, configuring, maintaining, supporting, and optimizing all new and existing network and user hardware, software, and communication links. The IT Specialist also maintains the reliable and efficient functionality of all equipment and infrastructure devices, as well as troubleshoot and resolve end user hardware and software problems in a timely and accurate fashion.

Manager of Business Innovation (MENA)

Location: Middle East North Africa Region   |   Posting Date: 09/25/2024

The Manager of Business Innovation will be based full-time in the MENA region and travel frequently (up to 50% of his/her time) to Amideast country offices and other countries in the region to support and expand Amideast’s fee-for-service business in the education, training, and testing sectors. Working closely with HQ senior staff in Washington, DC and individual country offices, the incumbent will develop and execute targeted marketing plans to expand Amideast’s proprietary fee-for-service client base, including, but not limited to, corporations, host government institutions, universities, schools, and individuals. The incumbent will work closely with program staff at HQ and in the field to co-develop new products and services to adapt to a changing marketplace. The incumbent will also work closely with the Communications team to design a strategy for digital marketing metrics to measure the success of campaigns and the associated ROI.

Marketing & Social Media Specialist (Egypt)

Location: Egypt - Cairo   |   Posting Date: 09/30/2024

To interact with targeted virtual communities, and networks’ users to achieve superior customer engagement and intimacy by strategically exploiting all aspects of the social media and marketing roadmap.

Program Officer, Fulbright

Location: Headquarters - Washington, DC, USA   |   Posting Date: 10/15/2024  |   Rate:  $61,000  -  $61,000 Annually

A key member of the 18-person unit charged with managing the Fulbright Program in the Middle East and North Africa, the Program Officer will have primary responsibility for a student supervision caseload, a placement caseload of nominees, supervision of an assistant and interns, and will support a Program Manager in the administration of alumni grants. The incumbent also will assume responsibilities that pertain to and require the involvement of the Fulbright unit as a whole. Therefore, the Program Officer must be organized, diplomatic and team-focused.

Regional Accountant (Egypt)

Location: Egypt - Cairo   |   Posting Date: 10/02/2024

The Regional Accountant forms part of the Regional Finance team located in Egypt that supports all Amideast Field Offices in the MENA region across 11 different countries. Working with the FP&A Director, the Regional Accountant will be responsible for labor distributions, bank account reconciliations, vendor set up, and assisting field office (FO) staff.

Regional Accountant (Egypt)

Location: Egypt - Cairo   |   Posting Date: 10/02/2024

The Regional Accountant forms part of the Regional Finance team located in Egypt that supports all Amideast Field Offices in the MENA region across 11 different countries. Working with the FP&A Director, the Regional Accountant will be responsible for labor distributions, bank account reconciliations, vendor set up, and assisting field office (FO) staff.

Test Center Administrator (UAE)

Location: UAE-Dubai/Abu Dhabi   |   Posting Date: 11/14/2024

Amideast seeks a highly motivated individual to join the testing team and provide service as a Test Center Administrator on an as needed, hourly basis. The Test Center Administrator/Proctor will oversee test administration at locations throughout the UAE under the guidance of the Test Center Manager and a Test Center Supervisor.