Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Category:
Type: Full Time
Deadline: 10-Sep-17 00:00:00
Salary:
Description
My Armenia is looking for a part-time, Yerevan-based Program Coordinator to support the curatorial team in the development, planning and logistics related to the Armenia program for the 2018 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, hereafter Festival. The coordinator will liaise with Yerevan and U.S.-based curators and U.S.-based Program Coordinator to organize the participation of 50-100 Armenian tradition bearers in the Festival. This position is anticipated to be half-time, or approximately 130 days over the period of performance.
Responsibilities
To Support Festival Curatorial Team:
- Organize Festival team calendar and production timeline in conjunction with U.S.-based production team;
- Organize meetings, set meeting agendas and take detailed meeting notes;
- Arrange all in-country travel and logistics for curatorial team;
- Develop and maintain Festival-related contact database;
- Manage project-related expenses, including collecting invoices and completing expense reports;
- Perform other job related duties as determined by curatorial team.
To Support Festival Participants:
- Communicate with Festival participants;
- Coordinate transportation and shipping logistics for equipment and materials required for Festival participation;
- Arrange all in-country travel;
- Work with U.S.-based team to support logistics for travel to the United States;
- Coordinate with United States Embassy Consular Office for participant visa appointments.
RequiredQualifications
- University degree in Business, Communications or related field;
- Experience with administrative work, event planning, logistics, travel planning, and general project management and coordination;
- Experience working in rural Armenian community contexts;
- Knowledge of and/ or interest in Armenia's cultural heritage traditions;
- Proficient verbal and writing skills in both Armenian and English languages;
- Excellent communication skills and attention to details;
- Ability to work successfully in a team environment;
- High sense of organization, responsibility and ability to meet deadlines.
Benefits
Job URL: iJob.am - Program Coordinator @ Smithsonian Institution Armenian Branch
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