Regional Program Officer, Fulbright Student & Scholar Programs, NEA-SCA (Hybrid)

The Regional Program Officer, Fulbright Student and Scholar Programs supports Program Management (PM) project deliverables for specified countries or programs within the Near East Asia (NEA) and South & Central Asia (SCA) regions. This individual will support the implementation of the contractual services for the Fulbright Program, including country-specific budgets and program policies, working closely with their counterparts at the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), Fulbright Commissions and U.S. Embassies overseas, and internal teams within the larger Fulbright team at IIE to enable programmatic success.

Essential Functions:

• Communicates with counterparts at the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, Fulbright Commissions, and Foreign Posts for assigned countries or programmatic portfolio and responds to general and specific questions, inquiries, and correspondence.
• Provides information to internal IIE units and external regional Fulbright counterparts so that country and programmatic priorities and policies can be achieved.
• Monitors grant funds, including supplementary, cost-shares and endowments and recommends financial allocations for assigned country portfolio.
• Maintains detailed grantee records; analyzes data and develops reports for the Program Directors and Regional Assistant Directors.
• Reviews applications and determines grantee eligibility. Hosts selection panels and facilitates selection process.
• Collects and reviews documents provided by participants to ensure timely U.S. visa issuance and onboarding.
• Advises participants and works with hosts to resolve issues.

The Institute of International Education (“IIE”) has a hybrid work environment that allows team members a combination of in-office work and telework at any of the locations listed above.

Education and Work Experience:

• Requires a Bachelor's degree and at least two years of related work experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience in projects and tasks involving complex details which require well-developed organizational, time-management and administrative skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written. Ability to read and interpret documents such as contracts, policy and procedure manuals and write complex reports and correspondence.
• Ability to interact with all levels of team members and external contacts; sensitive to cultural differences when working with people from other cultures; and ability to exercise discretion on confidential matters and to demonstrate sound judgment in consulting with and keeping others informed.
• Ability to easily adapt to changing organizational needs and a fast-paced work environment; work independently without close supervision and as part of a team.
• Ability to compare and evaluate possible courses of action and recommend or decide appropriate course of action.
• Background experience in the NEA and/or SCA region is preferred.
• Knowledge of higher education systems in the United States and abroad preferred.
• Fluency in English, written and oral. Abilities in a second language relevant to the regions preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications including Word, Excel and Outlook.