Project Manager – SEALC Phase II

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Project Manager for the Southeast Asian Language Council overseeing administration and management of a grant-funded project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Responsibilities:

  • Build collaborative relationships with all North American centers and programs with Southeast Asian language programs
  • Maintain regular communication and coordinate with the leadership of Southeast Asian Summer Studies Institute (SEASSI)
  • Support the joint SEALC-GETSEA committee by tracking Southeast Asian language offerings nationally and potential areas for course-sharing, exchanges, exploratory pilots, and targeted scholarships for language study
  • Maintain good communication with project staff at UW, SEALC steering committee members, and members of sub-committees and working groups
  • Plan and execute grant events and initiatives including professional development workshops, project awards, tuition awards, while working with grant Principal Investigator, SEALC staff, and SEALC committee members
  • Perform all administrative tasks including advertising workshops, managing participant selection, creating and distributing pre- and post-workshop surveys
  • Coordinate communication between the financial specialist and project participants to facilitate processing of honoraria and invoices for workshop expenses
  • Create and send a newsletter to instructor mailing list with SEALC announcements and opportunities
  • Assist SEALC PI in writing annual reports to stakeholders and Luce Foundation
  • Draft agenda, attend, take minutes, and write up minutes of annual stakeholder meeting

Requirements:

  • Excellent oral and writing skills
  • The Plain Language series certificate is required
  • Strong administrative skills, time management, and attention to detail required
  • A range of computer and digital communication skills including Google Suite, Qualtrics, Word, Excel, Zoom, and Box or other collaborative file sharing services
  • Experience with website creation and maintenance (e.g. WordPress or other CMS), listserv mailings (through MailChimp or other platforms), and ability to utilize social media platforms for project visibility and outreach is also required
  • Experience managing hybrid format workshops or trainings preferred
  • The applicant must be available to travel to face-to-face events
  • Night and weekend work is occasionally required.

Benefits:

  • Professional development workshops
  • Potential for tuition awards