The School for Field Studies ,Student Affairs Manager Jobs in Tanzania

SFS creates transformative study abroad experiences through field-based
learning and research. Our educational programs explore the human and
ecological dimensions of the complex environmental problems faced by our local
partners, contributing to sustainable solutions in the places where we live and
work. The SFS community is part of a growing network of individuals and
institutions committed to environmental stewardship.

• Deliver
  in-country orientation and ongoing training to students in the areas of
  community building, critical thinking, cross-cultural issues, conflict
  resolution, self-awareness, communal living, and health and safety
• Act
  as a resource to students on their program-related and personal needs
• Facilitate
  communication within the student group and between staff and students
• Preemptively
  monitor and address individual student and group attitudes and behavior
• Keep
  the Centre Director informed of potential problems
• Participate
  in resolving group management issues and student discipline problems
• Facilitate
  establishment and support of student committees

• Take
  responsibility for the safety of all program participants
• Adhere
  to, actively model, and enforce all school-wide and Centre rules and
  polices
• Coordinate
  incident reporting system and on-site safety audits
• Ensure
  that incident information and reports are provided to SFS headquarters
• Submit
  a Risk Management Plan to SFS headquarters prior to field trips
• Participate
  in the review and revision of Centre risk assessment and management plans
• Coordinate
  the Centre’s emergency plans, including for evacuation and fire safety
• Recommend
  and review policies and procedures needed to manage risks
• Coordinate
  the safety and health portions of the on-site orientation
• Maintain
  all land-based medical kits and safety supplies

• Work
  with Centre faculty/staff to develop and implement community outreach
  activities
• Arrange
  recreational programming for students within the local community
• At
  all times, work to ensure good relations between the Center and local
  community
• Organize
  and facilitate guest speakers from the community

• Coordinate
  and communicate scheduling of program to students as needed
• Participate
  in training activities for new Centre staff prior to and during the
  program
• Provide
  periodic reports, marketing materials, and student input to SFS
  headquarters
• Participate
  in preparation of final reports and Center field preparation guide
  revisions
• In
  cooperation with other Centre staff and as delegated by the Centre
  Director, provide day-to-day coordination of interns
• Participate
  in planning activities prior to program start and in review post-program
• As
  requested by the Centre Director, assist with other logistical, group
  management, and administrative tasks

• Live
  on-site for the duration of each program period and take meals with
  students
• On
  a rotating basis, take responsibility for Centre-specific staff of the day
  duties
• Ensure
  that all staff understand the responsibilities of the staff of the day
  role
• Take
  part in, and occasionally lead, Centre upkeep projects, social, and field
  activities
• Serve
  as Centre caretaker during program breaks as requested by the Centre
  Director
• Drive
  standard transmission vehicles as needed

• Ability
  to obtain Tanzanian work authorization required
• Clean
  driving record and able to operate manual transmission vehicles
• B.A./B.S.
  required
• Extensive
  group and student facilitation experience
• Significant
  experience living, working, or studying internationally
• Background
  in experiential educational programming
• High
  emotional and cross-cultural intelligence
• Experience
  with crisis and risk management
• Accustomed
  to working long hours in remote environments with limited resources
• Ease
  with living communally and using shared facilities

• College-level
  study of international education
• Experience
  living, working, or studying in the country or region of Centre
• Familiarity
  with navigating medical resources in developing countries
• Background
  in wilderness, travel, or tropical medicine
• Student
  and residential affairs experience in higher education
• Conversational
  ability in Kiswahili

• Wilderness
  First Responder certification required by start date (SFS reimburses up to
  a cap)
• Willingness
  to work flexible hours and live on site at the field station with a small
  team of permanent staff, groups of US undergraduate students and visiting
  researchers or programs
• Participate
  in the residential campus activities and community outreach
• Represent
  SFS at local and international conferences
• At
  all times, work to ensure good relations between the SFS and the local
  community