Resident Director, African Languages Initiative Program 2024

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

POSITION SUMMARY
The African Languages Initiative Program (AFLI) Resident Director serves as the American Councils representative and in-country Program Director for participants on the African Languages Initiative Program, an intensive Swahili language training program at MS-TCDC in Arusha, Tanzania.  The AFLI Resident Director represents American Councils in his/her actions and words during the tenure of appointment.  S/he must be available to program participants on a daily basis; observe student classes and meet regularly with teachers, administrators, and students; and arrange group travel and cultural programs. The AFLI Resident Director must be available to participants during any emergencies that arise and must communicate regularly with the African Languages Initiative program staff in Washington, DC.  The AFLI Resident Director is responsible for managing the program’s in-country finances and submitting a monthly expense report to American Councils. The AFLI Resident Director will travel to Tanzania in advance of the program participants’ arrival to ensure all arrangements are in place to begin the program in mid-August.
Prior to the beginning of the program, all Resident Directors are required to attend training in Washington, D.C. The Resident Director will stay for the semester-long program and return to the US with the group at the end of the program in November.

The AFLI Resident Director reports to the AFLI Senior Program Manager at American Councils. 

EMPLOYMENT DATES: July 1, 2024 – November 30, 2024 (tentative)

Application deadline: March 31, 2024

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
•   Serve as the local liaison between American Councils and the host institute administration as directed to ensure that the academic program proceeds as agreed;
•    Serve as academic and personal advisor for American Councils program participants;
•   Communicate regularly with the American Councils Washington office reporting any problems regarding participants’ health, academic performance, or behavior, and providing general group/program updates;
•    Coordinate closely with host institution staff to arrange travel, and classroom audits for students;
•    Monitor participants’ health, safety, academic performance, and promptly communicate significant issues to American Councils’ and host institution staff;
•    Coordinate health care for participants and intervene on behalf of participants as necessary;
•    Enforce policies regarding terms and conditions of program participation;
•    Coordinate program logistics, including cultural excursions and related travel, and communicate logistical details to DC-based staff;
•    Submit weekly written updates to the DC office;
•    Work with the host institution to build and maintain a network of host families and to place incoming participants within them;
•    Work with the host institution to coordinate peer tutors/conversation partners;
•    Submit a final report, program grades, and test scores within two weeks of program conclusion;
•    Manage program finances and submit monthly expense reports accounting for all program expenditures;
•   Submit a final report, evaluations if individual participants, and program grades and test scores within two weeks of program conclusion.
•    Other responsibilities as assigned. 

•    Demonstrated Advanced level or higher oral proficiency in Swahili;
•    Bachelor’s degree or higher in relevant language or area studies or equivalent;
•    Study, work, or extensive travel experience in Tanzania;
•    Experience overseeing and guiding groups;
•    Demonstrated skills in academic and personal counseling;
•    Demonstrated skills in general financial accountability.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 
American Councils is committed to taking affirmative steps to enhance employment opportunities for minorities, women, veterans, and people with disabilities, and strives to ensure that meaningful employment and promotional opportunities are maintained for everyone. American Councils’ commitment to equal employment opportunity is based not only on federal requirements, but also on a longstanding commitment to maintaining a diverse workforce reflective of the communities in which we operate. 

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.