Asia University Program Specialist
Job Summary
The Asia University Program Specialist supports the planning, coordination, and delivery of academic initiatives across East and Southeast Asia. The role involves building relationships with faculty and university partners while managing program operations. This is a full-time, hybrid position requiring a proactive individual to drive academic engagement and administrative excellence.
Responsibilities
- Manage faculty and university engagement activities
- Coordinate regional events and academic workshops
- Oversee accreditation and program documentation
- Maintain program databases and reporting systems
- Support communication with regional academic stakeholders
Required Skills
- Bachelor’s degree
- 2-3 years program coordination experience
- Stakeholder relationship management
- Project management and event coordination
- Microsoft Office 365 proficiency
Job Details
Responsibilities:
- Support faculty outreach and university engagement activities across East and Southeast Asia, including relationship-building and coordination of visits.
- Partner with the Engagement Division to support the dissemination of announcements, updates, and resources to academic partners.
- Coordinate with volunteers to develop educator resources and faculty-facing materials while tracking project progress.
- Provide administrative and program support for accreditation and recognition processes (VEE, UCAP, CAE, UEC), ensuring timely processing of documentation.
- Support the planning and execution of faculty and university events, workshops, and trainings by coordinating logistics and communications.
- Maintain faculty, university, and program data; support reporting and analysis to inform program performance.
- Update the faculty networking platform to ensure resources and content remain current and accessible.
- Collaborate with internal subject matter experts and cross-functional teams to strengthen regional coordination.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 2–3 years of experience in administrative, program coordination, or operational support roles (preferably in association, university, or education sectors).
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills for working with diverse multicultural stakeholder groups.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 and aptitude for learning organization-specific systems.
- Collaborative, proactive, and adaptable work style with the ability to work independently in a hybrid setting.