Global Engagement Officer
Global Engagement Officer
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ABOUT VINUNIVERSITY
VinUniversity is a newly developed private non-profit university in Hanoi Vietnam. It was established by Vingroup with a mission to be the first world-class internationally accredited and recognized university in Vietnam. VinUniversity has two overarching goals: to excel in teaching; and to produce graduates and research that contribute to developing the key economic sectors of Vietnam.
The formation of the VinUniversity has resulted from the collaboration of Vingroup with Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania. Cornell provides academic consulting on Management Engineering and Technology; and Penn focuses on the Health Sciences disciplines. Both Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania are distinguished Ivy League institutions based in the United States of America. Cornell is involved in every aspect of the development of VinUniversity from infrastructure and campus planning to curriculum development and faculty hiring. Cornells SC Johnson College of Business is providing extensive academic advisement in a variety of areas drawing from a wealth of faculty expertise at multiple colleges and units at Cornell University. Penns medical and nursing schools are functioning in a similar fashion to guide the formation of health science education at VinUniversity and to interface with Vinmec Vingroups outstanding health system which currently encompasses 7 hospitals throughout Vietnam. VinUniversity aims to meet the QS 5-star rating standards and will include the following colleges within the University: a College of Business and Management (including Hospitality and Real Estate); a College of Engineering and Computer Science; a College of Health Sciences.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The Global Engagement Officer is an integral member of the Global Engagement Department of VinUniversity. The post holder will be tasked with executing activities related to the administration budgeting and finance and development of the different activities of the Department including the Vingroup Science and Technology Scholarship Program fellowship/grant program for exchange students as well as general academic engagement responsibilities.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support Global Engagement activities
- Liaise with external partners/stakeholders for the development of academic relationship of VinUniversity
- Organize meetings and in charge of the reception of delegation from partner institutions to VinUni
- Develop and maintain relationship with external engagement partners
- Manage the operations of academic engagement and scholarship/grant programs
- Develop and manage the Departments budgets disburse the payment and keep track of the Departments program expenses.
- Perform scholarship/fellowship disbursement and other finance-related duties.
- Communicate procedures clearly and make timely and complete announcements.
- Create and maintain updated documents and forms for and records of the programs including summaries and evaluations as well as contact information of the stakeholders.
- Implementation of the Dong Hanh Scholarship Program
- Contact the Vietnamese universities to implement the activities of the Dong Hanh Scholarship Program
- Connect and engage the grantees of this program with VinUni and its students
- Administer Student Exchange Programs by coordinating the following main activities:
- Liaise closely and effectively with faculties departments and professional services across VinUniversity and partner institutions worldwide as necessary to support the organization and delivery of student mobility activities.
- Perform grants disbursement and other finance-related duties for exchange students.
- Other duties as assigned by management.
KEY SELECTION CRITERIA
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelors degree from a reputable university.
- At least 03 years working experience in program administration executive assistance at an international development organization non-profit agency university international education organization.
- Demonstrate experience in meeting organization project planning financial literacy budget management and task prioritization.
- Demonstrate a genuine passion for contributing to develop a world-class education in Vietnam and have a strong commitment in managing a long-haul program.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Highly developed communication skills including; well-developed interpersonal negotiation networking skills and coordination.
- Excellent computer literacy skills MS office applications (Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook).
- Good analytical skills and ability to manage budget and navigate accounting practices.
- Good time management skills resilience ability to multi-task effectively and work under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Well-organized person and a team player.
- Ability to provide exemplary account management and responsiveness to a wide variety of stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to work with faculty staff and students as well as community groups of diverse academic socioeconomic cultural and ethnic background.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills both in English and Vietnamese.
COMPENSATIONS
The salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
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Required Experience:
Exec
Employment Type
Full-Time
