Launch Assistant - IHP Cities in 21st Century
Launch Assistant - IHP Cities in 21st Century
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Job Description
Reports to: Program Director
Anticipated Start Date: August 2025
Term of Employment: 24 weeks
Base of Designation/Remote Eligible: Remote during the preparation phase and onsite in New Your City during the launch.
Instructions to Applicants:
Please submit a resume cover letter and information of three references by June 18 2025 to ensure consideration. The posting will stay open until the position is filled.
Job Summary:
School for International Training seeks a Launch Assistant to support the preparation and implementation of the IHP Cities in the 21st Century program by serving as a fieldbased assistant to the Launch Coordinator for its approximately 1012day program launch. Please visit IHP Cities to learn more about the program.
IHP Cities launches in New York City and is focused on preparing college students for a semester long study abroad program analyzing global urban issues. The Launch Assistant is a recurring temporary position requiring excellent interpersonal skills a high level of organization flexibility compassion and the ability to develop positive working relationships with collegeaged students.
The Launch Assistant is responsible for:
- Administrative and logistical support to the Launch Coordinator and Program Director including assistance with reservations/bookings purchasing supplies student support organizing educational materials and coordinating group transportation.
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting in program preparation and implementation.
- Assist in the preparation and dissemination of program materials to students and staff.
- When required attend and fully engage in the delivery of workshops lectures and site visits including:
- logistical support van driving or organizing group transportation tidying up educational spaces setting up classrooms supply runs etc.
- Administrative and Logistical Support
- Coordinate with Launch Coordinator on vender relationships logistics and meals for all segments of the US launch.
- Provide pertinent program information to Program Team for travel and logistics management.
- Assisting in daytoday Program Management
- Work collaboratively on a Program Team including Program Director Program Manager Visiting Faculty and Launch Coordinator to help ensure delivery of a highquality educational program for students.
- Support collegeage students in their educational endeavors during the launch.
- Help ensure the IHP team and students are informed about daily plans understand the schedule and are prepared and on time for activities lectures etc.
- Other duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelors degree with two years of related work experience.
- Understanding of experiential education and youth empowerment pedagogies.
- Experience with international programs event management or youth programming.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in the English language.
- Computer proficient and comfortable with Microsoft Office suite (Word Excel PowerPoint etc. cloudbased document management and online project management tools.
- Teamoriented and collaborative work style with ability to independently handle tasks and deadlines.
- Experience working with remote teams desired.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the location where this position is offered: United States
Benefits
World Learning provides a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes: medical dental vision FSA/HRA Life/AD&D Short Term/Long Term Disability EAP Parking and Transit 403 (b) retirement plan for fulltime and eligibile parttime employees.
The World Learning Inc. Family
For more than 90 years World Learning Inc. is a thriving global organization made up of The Experiment in International Living the nations most experienced provider of international education through exchanges for high school students; School for International Training offering accredited undergraduate study abroad programs through SIT Study Abroad and internationally focused masters degrees through SIT Graduate Institute; and World Learning a global development and exchange nonprofit organization.
World Learning
World Learning has worked to create a more sustainable peaceful and just world. World Learnings education development and exchange programs help people find their voices connect with their communities strengthen the institutions that form the backbone of a democratic society and build relationships across cultures. With World Learnings support these emerging leaders tackle critical global issues like poverty conflict and inequality.
The Experiment in International Living
The Experiment in International Living is the nations most experienced provider of international education through exchanges for high school students. For more than 90 years The Experiment has empowered young people to step off the beaten path experience the world as a classroom immerse themselves fully in another culture and build the knowledge and skills needed to confront critical global issues.
SIT
School for International Training (SIT) was founded in the early 1960s as a training center for the first Peace Corps volunteers. For nearly 60 years SIT has prepared students to be effective changemakers and global citizens through experiential education focused on the worlds most critical global issues. SIT Study Abroad offers accredited summer and semester undergraduate programs in Africa Asia and the Pacific Europe Latin America and the Middle East as well as comparative programs on multiple continents. SIT Graduate Institute offers global and hybrid certificates masters and doctoral degrees.
Employment Type
Temp
