Program Manager Position Vacancy (BULPIP-AIPS)

Intensive Urdu Language Program in Pakistan

Job Description:

The American Institute of Pakistan Studies and the Berkeley Urdu Language Program in Pakistan invite applications for appointment as a Program Manager to coordinate its semester-long intensive Urdu Language Program in the newly established BULPIP-AIPS Urdu Program in Lahore (Pakistan). The appointment is for five months (August 1 – December 31, 2014). The Program Manager will be based in Lahore (Pakistan), must be able to travel in and to Pakistan, as well as participate in a pre-departure orientation in July, 2014 at the University of California, Berkeley.

Responsibilities:

The Program Manager will be required to:

• provide oversight over all aspects of the Urdu language program;
• provide weekly program updates to the BULPIP-AIPS office in the United States;
• act as the primary liaison between the BULPIP-AIPS Urdu Program teaching staff in Lahore and associated faculty and staff at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS);
• assist students in integrating into the academic and social life of the LUMS campus;
• help students in identifying and connecting with scholars in their fields of study or topics of research interest;
• organize weekly program lectures by prominent literary figures, artists, activists, etc.;
• organize, coordinate and oversee periodic field trips by program participants;
• help students at any time of the day/night in case of an emergency.

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Graduate degree (M.A. or higher; preference will be given to graduates of US educational institutions);
• Excellent spoken and written English;
• Proficiency in spoken and written Urdu;

• Experience living, working, or studying in Pakistan;
• Familiarity with the diverse academic, professional, and artistic communities of Lahore;
• Experience in international education;

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills;
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work independently;

Compensation

Salary: $20,000

Benefits: Secure lodging and transportation in Lahore for duration of appointment

Prior to starting the online application, please have prepared the following documents to be uploaded as you will not be able to save and return to the application:

• A letter of application;
• A resume;
• A one-page statement outlining a 10-week speaker series (drawing on the resources available in Lahore) that would introduce a diverse group of American graduate students to the social and cultural life of contemporary Pakistan;
• Reference letters from three referees are required; applicants are responsible for requesting letter from their letter-writers by the deadline.

All inquiries should be directed to bulpip-aips@berkeley.edu

NOTE: Per above, reference letters from three referees are required; letters may be uploaded to the application or sent under separate cover to aips@pakistanstudies-aips.org; applicants are responsible for requesting letters from their letter-writers by the deadline.

Sorry, We are no longer accepting applications. 

The deadline to apply is April 1, 2014.