Assistant Director, Arabic Program

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ARABIC PROGRAM
Posting Number req3818
Department Sch Middle E/N African Studies
Department Website Link https://menas.arizona.edu/
Location Main Campus
Address Tucson, AZ USA
Position Highlights

The Assistant Director staff position will provide administrative and academic support to a variety of grants under Prof. Sonia Shiri. The position will be responsible for the day-to-day execution of grant programming including the supervision of the grant-related academic staff and the administrative staff positions coordinating the grant activities. The position will manage proposal writing preparation and grant financial reporting. They will be the unit liaison to the Marshall Business Center and provide overall program management of the Flagship, Project GO, and Jumpstart. They will ensure the programs and their academic and administrative staff effectively plan, train and execute with close adherence to funding agency, university and college policies and procedures.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; state and optional retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

Primary duties include:

• Support the Director with coordinating the implementation of the day-to-day activities of the programs by the academic and administrative teams in order to meet grant requirements and linguistic and cultural proficiency goals.
• Oversee the academic and administrative coordination of the summer intensive Arabic programs and other grant-related summer programming.
• Manage academic matters pertaining to students in all programs. This includes:
• Proficiency and application evaluation of program applicants (PGO domestic and overseas, Jumpstart, Overseas summer and capstone Flagship, and Flagship)
• Planning and execution of personalized learning and individualized pathways for Flagship, PGO and Jumpstart students
• Coordination of Arabic Oral Proficiency Interview proficiency testing and rating based on ACTFL/ILR scale
• Conducting and coordinating other credit-by-exam and placement assessment and liaising paperwork with relevant UA offices
• Oversee academic outreach/recruitment efforts on campus and in high schools
• Articulation within the programs and with high school or overseas partners, dissemination of program best practices to other Flagship and PGO programs.
• Manage grant proposal preparation efforts including planning curricular articulation and discussing programming terms with overseas partners in Morocco, Jordan, Egypt and elsewhere; manage financial matters and liaise with the coordinators, the business office, and funding agencies where appropriate.

Minimum Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Arabic Linguistics, Applied Linguistics or related fields, or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience required

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Arabic Linguistics, Applied Linguistics or related fields

FLSA Exempt
Full Time/Part Time Full Time
Number of Hours Worked per Week 40
Job FTE 1.0
Work Calendar Fiscal
Job Category Academic Administration
Benefits Eligible Yes - Full Benefits
Rate of Pay $60,000 - $65,000
Compensation Type salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)
Grade 9
Career Stream and Level PC3
Job Family Academic Program Mgmt
Job Function Academic Administration
Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)
Number of Vacancies 0
Target Hire Date 1/24/2021
Expected End Date
Contact Information for Candidates Dr. Sonia Shiri, Associate Professor & Director of Arabic Flagship and Project Go
soniashiri@email.arizona.edu
Open Date 1/5/2021
Open Until Filled Yes
Documents Needed to Apply Resume and Cover Letter
Special Instructions to Applicant
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