Job Description

Job Location: Tbilisi, Georgia - Tbilisi
Position Type: Full TimeApplication Deadline: July 15, 2026

Position SUMMARY
The FLEX Programs Assistant supports the FLEX Hub Director in the implementation of the FLEX and FLEX Abroad programs in Georgia. This full-time position reports to FLEX Hub Director in Tbilisi and works in conjunction with Washington-based program manager.
Position Responsibilities
I. FLEX Abroad: Assist in the planning and implementation of all components of the FLEX Abroad program cycle in Georgia including:
- Host family recruitment, selection, orientation, and financial arrangements (stipends, reimbursements, etc.)
- Host school selection and regular contact with schools regarding student performance, social adaptation, and attendance
- Student arrival and departure travel logistics
- Regular host family and student meetings
- Arrival, mid-year, and end-of-program orientations
- Facilitation of local language instruction
- Participant engagement in community-based activities
- Cultural excursions and activities for students and host families
- Local visa support, if required
II. FLEX Program: Assist in the implementation of all components of the FLEX program cycle in Georgia including:
- FLEX participant recruitment (securing testing locations, conducting student testing, interviews, informational meetings for students and parents at testing locations across Georgia, processing applications, and data tracking)
- Participant visa interviews
- Pre-departure orientations logistics
- Departure and arrival travel for FLEX finalists
- On-program support for FLEX participants and their parents in coordination with Washington DC staff
- FLEX program promotion year-round, through communication with schools and relevant organizations, online promotion, and social media presence
- Alumni programming support
III. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
- Legally permitted to live and work in Georgia.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Georgian; Russian advantageous.
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in exchange program administration or position with similar duties
- Outstanding time management, organization, networking and planning skills
- Demonstrated excellence in communication and multicultural interpersonal skills
- Familiarity with the education system in Georgia
- Experience traveling under difficult conditions
- Flexibility to occasional work on weekends and evenings
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office software suite and common social media platforms
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