Stem Center Associate Manager

**COMPANY DESCRIPTION**:
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The STEM Center Associate Manager is responsible for driving the establishment of the STEM Center and ensuring the contribution of the STEM Center to the STEM eco system in Egypt through partnerships, community engagement, collaboration with non profits, government and corporate entities and ensuring the smooth implementation of the various department programs and day to day STEM and professional skills training activities. The Associate Manager develops and monitors program timelines and other related templates to ensure timely delivery of all activities based on the proposal and agreement with the donor. H/She coordinates all logístical activity and reports to the ACD on development. S/He develops all required reports and works closely with and may supervise the program assistants and interns on selected programs. The Associate Manager also monitors and follows-up on the maintenance and update of all department files. S/He establishes and increases relationships with partners, donors, and different Amideast departments and offices to increase awareness on STEM and the available programs at Amideast. The Associate Manager may also support several different projects across departments based on business need.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Develop, maintain and report on program timelines and other prescribed documents
- Prepare and submit accurate and timely technical, statistical, and financial reports to partners, donors, and to Amideast HQ
- Oversee STEM and PST daily operations and advise on issues when needed
- Oversee STEM and PST programs’ implementation
- Ensure the implementation of the STEM strategy
- Assists line manager in developing the annual program calendar and monthly work plan
- Assist line manager in establishing annual budget forecast
- Cascade STEM goals to staff and ensure their understanding and follow up on the progress of goals achieved
- Represent line manager in inter departmental and client’s meetings if needed
- Provide information and updates to line manager on staff performance, department performance, expenses and issues
- Advise on new ideas to develop business
- Lead new initiatives aiming at developing department business
- Serve as main point of contact with PSD programs’ clients, both commercial and grants regarding the programs’ implementation
- Develop and follow up on new projects timelines
- Supervise the development and design of innovative STEM training programs
- Develop monthly STEM guest speaker calendars
- Develop and launch the annual/ national STEM competition
- Develop an M&E toolkit for STEM
- Follow up on kick off and planning meetings for new projects
- Supervise and provide leadership to program assistants
- Liaise with other departments: Finance, Sales, Marketing, Admin and customer Service
- Prepare RFPs for grants and corporate procurement and follows up with Admin throughout the procurement process
- Follow up on delayed receivables and payables with the finance department
- Participate in meetings with other departments in order to solve problems and facilitate workflow
- Review instructors’ timesheets and prepare cash advance requests before submitting to line manager to approve
- Set and follow ups on work plan for the PSD Dept. Program Assistant
- Report periodically on STEM and PST project enrollment to senior management
- Coordinate instructors and trainers hiring process
- Follow up on customer satisfaction surveys results, and report to line manager
- Interface with clients when appropriate or as assigned by line manager
- Supervise and mentor program assistants and specialists
- Orient, mentor and provide appraisal for new staff in probation
- Keep records of Professional Development Department statistics per round, quarter and year

**QUALFICATIONS AND SKILLS**:
***_REQUIRED:_**
- Bachelor’s degree and five years of related project management experience
- Native speaker level fluency in spoken and written English
- Fluent in Arabic
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrative creativity and initiative
- Ability to organize and maintain large amount of detailed information
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize responsibilities
- Ability to work independently and accept responsibility
- Excellent computer literacy in MS Office

**_PREFERRED_**
- Undergraduate or graduate degree from a U.S. or Canadian university
- Graduate degree in Education, business, or another relevant field
- Experience administering Egyptian and/or U.S. education and exchange activities
- Managerial experience
- Excellent written Arabic
- Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)
- TOEIC score of 850 or equivalent

**WORK ENVIRONMENT**:
The incumbent in this position will work in a professional office environment and will utilize the following equipment when working from the corporate office or remote home office (temporarily due to COVID-19).
- Computer (laptop or desktop)
- Printer/