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Egypt - Cairo Address

Cairo, Job Type:

Full-Time Posting Date

08/05/2024

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

We are looking for an enthusiastic, collaborative individual with project management skills, a development attitude, and an interest in disability inclusion in higher education to support the establishment of a central disability center at each of seven public universities (Aswan, Minya, Banha, Menoufia, Kafr El-Sheikh, Port Said, and Matrouh). This exciting program changes perceptions of disability and increases opportunities for university students with disabilities. The Disability Specialist will follow the model established with the pilot universities, coordinating with center managers and staff to follow the work plan and timeline. Activities include attendance of trainings on disability and management with center staff, monitoring of university activities and deliverables and providing feedback and coaching as needed. The Specialist will follow up on creation and documentation of required program documents and implementation of activities to achieve project objectives. The Specialist will report to the HEI Program Disability Manager. The project will end in March 2025.

Responsibilities

• Follow up on the establishment and development of disability centers at the seven public universities
• Support Disability Manager on the screening and hiring of trainers
• Communicate and coordinate with the trainers and center teams on logistics for all the planned activities
• Attend trainings, monitor activity implementation, advise and support trainers, review performance, provide feedback to Disability Manager, and document achievement of training objectives
• Share monthly reports with the disability manager, suggest approaches to support the implementation of the activities and monitor the progress of the seven centers
• Collect data and maintain documentation of all project activities
• Prepare all required reports
• Visit universities and training locations to build relationships with university disability staff, and monitor project activities. Regular travel will be required
  
  

Required

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited, well-recognized university, ideally in a relevant field such as education or international development.
• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience, ideally with development projects and in cooperation with governmental institutions
• Strong people management and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Fluent in English and Arabic, with exceptional communication skills
• Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office
• Egyptian citizenship
  
  

Preferred

• Experience or knowledge in the disability social model
• Experience working with governmental institutions in Egypt
• Master’s degree from an accredited, well-renowned university in a relevant field such as education or international development
• Experience working on USAID projects focused on education or training
  
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The incumbent in this position will work in a professional office environment and will utilize the following equipment when working from the corporate office.

• Computer (laptop or desktop)
• Printer/Photocopier/Scanner/Fax
• Telephone
  
  

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