Deadline: 10 January 2016
Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Student Life Advisor in Kyrgyz Republic.
The main responsibility of the Student Life Advisor (SA) is to provide support, encouragement, and leadership to campus community and to help build a strong, welcoming, and inclusive residence community, while enforcing an immersive English language environment.
The mission of AKDN is to work to improve the welfare and prospects of people in the developing world, particularly in Asia and Africa, without regard to faith, origin or gender.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Student Life Advisor will perform the following functions-
- Provide meaningful, education, co-curricular, experiential, and social programming to support students’ growth, development, and relationship building.
- Lead orientation programmes for first year students to ensure they are properly settled into campus life and are comfortable living away from home.
- Enforce an immersive English language environment.
- Educate residents on the policies and procedures of Residential Life and the university overall.
- Hold residents accountable for their behavior.
- Perform as a mediator in conflicts among residents and staff.
- Enforce an immersive English language environment.
- Educate residents on the policies and procedures of Residential Life and the university overall.
- Hold residents accountable for their behavior.
- Perform as a mediator in conflicts among residents and staff.
- Assist residents in developing relationships with each other.
- Promote student involvement in University, Residential Life committees, activities and events.
- Act as a positive role model for both fellow staff members and residents by not participating in questionable and unethical behavior.
- Counsel residents regarding personal and academic concerns.
- Develop one-on-one relationships with students with the goal of helping them improve weaknesses in English, Math and/or Science.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- At least two years of on campus living at a college or university.
- At least three years experience tutoring students in upper years of high school or the first and second year of university.
- Experience working with or leading one or more of the following programmes on campus: Athletics Programmes; Student Clubs and/or Student Leadership Programmes; Academic Support Programmes.
- Event planning and logistics experience is an asset.
- Demonstrates sensitivity to an interest in people, neutrality, respect for dignity and open-mindedness on issues.
- Experience working with students, in student services/government and/or residence life.
- Ability and willing to fulfill all management functions; committed to student growth and the concept that residence halls can facilitate the educational and personal development of the residents.
- Experience supervising lab exercises, or serving as a lab technician in an academic environmental would be an asset.
- Advanced English is required.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit AKDN.
