Center Director, Tunisia

Center Director Tunisia

Location: Sidi Bou Said Tunisia

Reports To: Assistant Provost for Faculty Development and Academic Affairs

Term: 1 year renewable full-time

Anticipated Start Date: January 2027

Salary Range: $ (gross)

Application Deadline: Open until filled rolling review

Apply: Submit a letter of interest and CV (with three references) via by November 15 2026.

Contingent on Enrollment

School for International Training (SIT) is seeking a Center Director in Tunisia to lead its programs in Sidi Bou Said. We are looking for an experienced educational administrator with teaching experience in the areas of political science history religious studies Middle Eastern studies or related disciplines. SIT is an accredited US higher education institution and a global leader in experiential education offering undergraduate and graduate programs focused on critical global issues. Our immersive learning model connects students with local communities fostering intercultural understanding and social justice.

Position Description:

The Center Director (CD) leads SITs Tunisia-based programs overseeing academic quality operations and student services ensuring the highest levels of quality and student satisfaction The CD will manage a diverse portfolio of experiential learning programs ensuring alignment with SITs mission of academic excellence and community engagement. The Center Director must be familiar with in country issues and practices have experience in program management and administration and understand higher education in the United States. CDs will teach a 3-credit course in mixed or qualitative methods and ethics or a thematic course in their area of expertise. Center Directors are expected to be active members of the SIT community giving service to the institution and acting as a thought leader in institutional initiatives. Center Directors at SIT are eligible to apply for faculty rank per established guidelines.

The Center Director must remain current in their areas of expertise and familiar with in-country issues and practices in higher education. Center Directors are expected to be active members of the SIT community giving service to the institution and acting as a thought leader in institutional initiatives.

For compliance with local labor and employment laws and when circumstance warrants the CD will have a local employment contract through an affiliated local entity or as determined by SIT.

We invite you to learn about SITs mission and values:

The CD will be responsible for the quality and success of SIT current and new programs offered in Tunisia. Programs may also have excursions to other locations. The CD will work with a team of professionals to ensure effective timely and on budget delivery of the following program aspects:

• Academic Program Management: Oversee curriculum design teach one course per semester and guide student research projects and internships. Ensure academic rigor and experiential learning components align with SIT standards. Manage SIT student class and program evaluations according to protocols.
• Student Services: Provide academic advising cross-cultural guidance and student well-being support in collaboration with SITs Office of Student Health Safety and Well-Being.
• Operations & Compliance: Manage center operations finances and local partnerships. Ensure compliance with local laws and SIT policies. Serve as in-country entity representative for compliance purposes as required.
• Human Resources: Recruit supervise and support faculty and staff fostering an inclusive and collaborative work environment.
• Health Safety & Security: Implement SIT health and safety protocols act as the primary contact for student emergencies and maintain contingency plans.
• Community Engagement: Build partnerships with local organizations promote SITs mission and integrate community-based learning into the curriculum.
• Marketing: Support the production of SIT promotional materials by providing updates content and other information as requested.

Other: Participate as needed and possibly present at conferences or at other professional meetings; other duties as assigned.

The nature of the Center Director position is such that they may be called upon during irregular hours to deal with emergencies. Responding to urgent program or student needs off-hours is a regular part of the duties of a center director. For the duration of the program the center director must remain in-country and physically at the program site or with the student group and will be reachable by mobile phone on an emergency basis.

SIT programs are situated in urban as well as remote locations where accommodation may be rudimentary and accessibility limited. Some aspects of the program may require physical exertion such as but not limited to occasionally driving walking as well as remaining stationary for long periods. Depending on the theme of the program there may be excursions in rugged terrain which may require but are not limited to activities such as hiking climbing and/or water-based sports.

Qualifications:

• Terminal degree in Political Science History Religion Middle Eastern Studies European Studies or related field. (Masters degree in related discipline and proven academic program management experience will be considered).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in academic program management program administration experiential education or international higher education
• Fluency in English; Arabic or French proficiency
• Academic and practical knowledge of Tunisia
• Knowledge of Mediterranean region desirable
• Italian language proficiency preferred
• Demonstrated commitment to SITs values in their approach to experiential education and to student well-being.
• Legal right to work and reside in Tunisia

Benefits

World Learning/SIT 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 where applicable for eligible full-time and part-time employees.

The World Learning Inc. Family

For more than 90 years World Learning Inc. has been 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 programs through SIT Study Abroad and internationally focused masters degrees through SIT Graduate Institute; and World Learning a global development and exchange nonprofit organization.

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. SIT programs are grounded in experiential learning cultural immersion inclusive approaches and strive to develop sustainable practices across its learning centers. We believe in developing respectful partnerships with local communities and seek to make accessible to our students the richness of local expertise and knowledge systems.

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.

A Commitment to Our Values

We are a global community of staff faculty board members alumni students and participants who use our core values - community intercultural understanding sustainability and social inclusion & justice to inform our programs and how we operate as an organization. We are committed to acting with accountability transparency reciprocity authenticity and empathy.

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