[aaus-list] Executive Director, USA/USA Program – www.ukrainianscholarships.org

[Bohdan Oryshkevich]

Executive Director, USA/USA Program – 

www.ukrainianscholarships.org



What: The USA/USA Program is a
non-profit organization 

that
helps Ukrainian high school students discover the value 

of
and access to Western education. The Program finds very 

talented
high
school students in Ukraine and provides them 

with
the means to win scholarships abroad. 
The program 

charges
no fees.  To date, forty-six students since
1992 have 

directly
through this program attended on comprehensive 

four-year
financial-aid packages leading American colleges. 


The aggregate value of these
scholarships is approximately 

$6.5 million.  Countless other Ukrainians have earned 

additional
grants using the information and networking 

possibilities
provided by the Program. 



Where:
The Program is based in New York City.  

Currently,
the Executive Director position is based at: 

 

USA/USA Program

80 Maiden Lane, Suite 606

New York NY 10038

1-212-785-4170



Position overview:
As the Executive Director, you 

will
be the primary person responsible for the 

day-to-day
administration of the Program in New
  York 

City.  The Program has a volunteer board.  The Executive 

Director
is the primary point of contact, organizer and 

coordinator
of the program.  The Executive Director 

organizes
board meetings and reports to the board. 



Skills and Abilities:
You will have the ability to: 

 

a.
interact with Ukrainian USA/USA students in colleges and prep 
schools in America 

b.
recruit, process, organize, and read applications from Ukrainian students 

c.
manage relations with the Ukrainian American community and with Ukraine 

d.
manage relations with benefactors and assist in fundraising 

e.
implement possible new initiatives with reference to Ukraine 

f.
participate in board meetings 

 

Qualifications:


 

You
must be familiar with the private and public educational systems in the United States
and have knowledge of the Ukrainian educational system. 



You
must know MS Word, Access, Excel, and various blogging


programs (ideally WordPress). Ukrainian
language skills are a 
definite asset. 

 

A
working knowledge of Russian is an asset. 

 

You
have at least a BA degree and ideally have 

some
experience in educational and/or not-for-profit program management 

 

Additionally,
you are able to independently run an office, do 

administrative
work, prepare special events and recruit and organize volunteers. 

 

Most
critically, you are a "self-starter" and you 

are
able to work on own, without supervision on a flexible schedule. 

 

You
will be required to report regularly to a board and prepare 

board
meeting materials.

 

Travel
to Ukraine
may be periodically necessary





Remuneration and other terms: Remuneration is 

commensurate
with experience.  The program
is able 

to
pay up to $45,000 per annum, based on experience.  

You
will have up to three weeks vacation and five 

personal
days if hired on a full time equivalent basis. 



Apply: You may apply in
confidence by emailing 

your
resume and cover letter to info at ukrainianscholarships.org


or
mailing it to the above address. 
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