Center Director, Nepal
Reports to: Global Operations
Salary Range: 60,000 – 65,000 USD (gross)
Anticipated Start Date: 15 July 2026
Term of Employment: 1 year, renewable, Full-time
Apply by: Open Until Filled – Rolling Review
Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
To Apply: Submit a letter of interest and CV (with names of three references) via https://worldlearning.applicantpro.com/jobs/4094307
School for International Training (SIT) is seeking a Center Director in Nepal to lead its programs in Kathmandu. We are looking for an experienced educational administrator with teaching experience in the areas of Himalayan and Buddhist Studies, Cultural Studies, Asian Studies, History, Sociology, Anthropology,, or related disciplines. SIT is an accredited US higher education institution and a global leader in experiential education, offering undergraduate and graduate programs focused on critical global issues. Our immersive learning model connects students with local communities, fostering intercultural understanding and social justice.
The Center Director (CD) leads SIT's Nepal based programs, overseeing academic quality, operations, and student services ensuring the highest levels of quality and student satisfaction. The CD will manage a diverse portfolio of experiential learning programs, ensuring alignment with SIT's mission of academic excellence and community engagement. The Center Director must be familiar with in country issues and practices, have experience in program management and administration, and understand higher education in the United States. CDs will teach a 3-credit course in mixed or qualitative methods and ethics or a thematic course in their area of expertise. Center Directors are expected to be active members of the SIT community, giving service to the institution, and acting as a thought leader in institutional initiatives. Center Directors at SIT are eligible to apply for faculty rank per established guidelines.
For compliance with local labor and employment laws and when circumstance warrants, the CD will have a local employment contract through an affiliated local entity or as determined by SIT.
We invite you to learn about SIT's mission and values: https://www.sit.edu/about-us/mission-vision/
The CD will be responsible for the quality and success of SIT current and new programs offered in Nepal. Programs may also have excursions to other locations. The CD will work with a team of professionals to ensure effective, timely and on budget delivery of the following program aspects:
Other: Participate as needed and possibly present at conferences or at other professional meetings; other duties as assigned.
The nature of the Center Director position is such that they may be called upon during irregular hours to deal with emergencies. Responding to urgent program or student needs off-hours is a regular part of the duties of a center director. For the duration of the program, the center director must remain in-country and physically at the program site or with the student group and will be reachable by mobile phone on an emergency basis.
SIT programs are situated in urban as well as remote locations where accommodation may be rudimentary, and accessibility limited. Some aspects of the program may require physical exertion such as, but not limited to, occasionally driving, walking, as well as remaining stationary for long periods. Depending on the theme of the program there may be excursions in rugged terrain which may require, but are not limited to, activities such as hiking, climbing and/or water-based sports.
Qualifications:
Benefits
World Learning/SIT provides a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes medical, Life, AD&D, Long Term Disability insurance, EAP, 403 (b) retirement plan or retirement stipend where applicable, for eligible full-time and part-time employees.
The World Learning Inc. Family
For more than 90 years, World Learning Inc. has been a thriving global organization made up of The Experiment in International Living, the nation's most experienced provider of international education through exchanges for high school students; School for International Training, offering accredited undergraduate programs through SIT Study Abroad and internationally focused master's degrees through SIT Graduate Institute; and World Learning, a global development and exchange nonprofit organization.
SIT | sit.edu
School for International Training (SIT) was founded in the early 1960s as a training center for the first Peace Corps volunteers. For nearly 60 years, SIT has prepared students to be effective changemakers and global citizens through experiential education focused on the world's most critical global issues. SIT Study Abroad offers accredited summer and semester undergraduate programs in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as comparative programs on multiple continents. SIT Graduate Institute offers global and hybrid certificates, master's, and doctoral degrees. SIT programs are grounded in experiential learning, cultural immersion, decolonial and inclusive approaches, and strive to develop sustainable practices across its learning centers. We believe in developing respectful partnerships with local communities and seek to make accessible to our students the richness of local expertise and knowledge systems.
World Learning | worldlearning.org
World Learning has worked to create a more sustainable, peaceful, and just world. World Learning's education, development, and exchange programs help people find their voices, connect with their communities, strengthen the institutions that form the backbone of a democratic society, and build relationships across cultures. With World Learning's support, these emerging leaders tackle critical global issues like poverty, conflict, and inequality.
The Experiment in International Living | experiment.org
The Experiment in International Living is the nation's most experienced provider of international education through exchanges for high school students. For more than 90 years, The Experiment has empowered young people to step off the beaten path, experience the world as a classroom, immerse themselves fully in another culture, and build the knowledge and skills needed to confront critical global issues.
A Commitment to Our Values
We are a globally diverse community of staff, faculty, board members, alumni, students, and participants who believe that inclusive and equitable practices are at the heart of a peaceful and just world. Each of us strives to honor diverse voices and lived experiences, examine our own biases and privileges, actively work to address inequities in our structures, and foster a community of open dialogue. We are committed to acting with accountability, transparency, reciprocity, authenticity, and empathy.
For more than 90 years, World Learning has worked to create a more peaceful and just world. Our education, development, and exchange programs help people find their voices, connect with their communities, strengthen the institutions that form the backbone of a democratic society, and build relationships across cultures. With our support, these emerging leaders tackle critical global issues like poverty, conflict, and inequality.
World Learning is working to improve global education to ensure schools and teachers have the tools they need to support students—including English language instruction through our TESOL teacher training. We encourage civic engagement in communities around the world, and we strengthen institutions to better serve their constituencies. Our youth workforce and entrepreneurship programs help people cultivate the skills they need for the modern economy. And consistent with our long history, we continue to offer a robust portfolio of people-to-people exchanges—including professional exchanges, academic exchanges, and youth programs—that enrich the lives of people from more than 150 countries.
Our distinct approach to change incorporates five key elements: experiential learning, leadership development, inclusive practices, innovation, and grants management. We collaborate with local partners to find solutions that will truly work for each community. Together, we create the foundations for a better tomorrow.
World Learning works globally to enhance the capacity and commitment of individuals, institutions, and communities to create a more peaceful, and just world through education, sustainable development, and exchange.
