Leadership and Public Speaking Course Specialist and Alumni Affairs Coordinator

About NYU Abu Dhabi Community Programs

NYU Abu Dhabi Community Programs oversee multiple initiatives, including the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Community Programs (Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Scholars Program and NYU Abu Dhabi Summer Academy), the Arab Film Studio Young Filmmakers Workshop, and the NYU Abu Dhabi PhD Pathways Program.

• The Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Scholars Program (SMSP): serve as a Public Speaking and Public Presentation instructor or Teaching Assistant as required; lead the coordination and organization of guest speakers, leadership activities, and workshops; work on the existing curriculum, assess its effectiveness, and refine it to align with program objectives; actively contribute to developing innovative instructional materials and strategies; support recruitment and student selection of the next SMSP cohort;
  
  assist with and participate in programming for international trips (including supervising students during travel); support the success of SMSP alumni at NYUAD.
• The NYU Abu Dhabi Summer Academy (SA): serve as a Leadership and Public Speaking (LPS) instructor; lead coordination of guest speakers, leadership activities, and workshops; collaborate with other Summer Academy instructors to ensure seamless delivery of the LPS curriculum; assist in supervising students during co-curricular activities and trips; work on the existing curriculum and refine it to align with objectives; support recruitment and student selection for the next SA cohort;
  
  support the success of SA alumni at NYUAD.
• The NYUAD PhD Pathways Program: serve as Public Speaking instructor and mentor in assigned sessions; support the programming and operations of the program; support recruitment and student selection for the next cohort; support the success of the program’s alumni.
• The Arab Film Studio Young Filmmakers Workshop (YFMW): support recruitment and selection of the next YFMW cohort.
• General Operations of the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Community Programs: lead the completion of the Annual Performance Review (APR); provide operational support for SMSP, SA, and YFMW selection processes; foster collaborative opportunities and build connections with other programs and departments; collaborate with the Emirati PhD Pathways program by engaging with students and offering workshops as needed; perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Director.
• General Student Counseling and Graduate School Advising: support lead instructor in student counseling by identifying opportunities, scholarships, and awards; lead advising and preparation of students and alumni for university and graduate school applications (including interview coaching and presentation requirements); support fellow team members in counseling and advising processes; advise current SMSP and SA students and alumni on college/graduate applications.
• Alumni Affairs: lead updates of alumni dashboards; build and maintain relationships with alumni; develop engaging content for the alumni newsletter and social media; manage newsletters, emails, and social media; facilitate alumni networking and mentorship opportunities.

NYU Abu Dhabi is the first comprehensive liberal arts and research campus in the Middle East to be operated abroad by a major American research university. Times Higher Education ranks NYU among the top 30 universities in the world, making NYU Abu Dhabi the highest-ranked university in the UAE and MENA region. NYU Abu Dhabi has integrated a highly selective undergraduate curriculum across disciplines with a world center for advanced research and scholarship.

The university enables its students in the sciences, engineering, social sciences, humanities, and arts to succeed in an increasingly interdependent world and advance cooperation and progress on humanity’s shared challenges. NYU Abu Dhabi’s students come from over 120 countries and speak over 100 languages. NYU’s campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai form the backbone of a global university, offering study-abroad opportunities across six continents.

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