Global Travel Program Manager

San Francisco, CA, United States

Our School

French American + International is a PK-12 independent school in San Francisco. Founded in 1962, the school is a multicultural, multilingual educational institution with over 1,100 students across an urban campus in the heart of the city. Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, the French American International School offers programs of study in French and English to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to communicate across cultures is of paramount importance.

Mission

Our international community brings together people from many backgrounds. Together we strive to create a shared culture that develops compassionate, confident, and principled people who will make the world better. We base our community on these values: Respect, Integrity, Inclusion, Collaboration, and Curiosity.

Opportunity

Working at French American + International opens up a myriad of opportunities – both personal and professional. Critical to our Strategic Plan in creating a proud, engaged community, we appreciate our faculty and staff by fostering a community of ongoing learning, respect, and collegiality and by providing competitive compensation and benefits. It is also of paramount importance to us that we continue to foster an environment of diversity, equity, and inclusion as we build a school community of individuals who are an actual representation of the world we live in.

Position Overview

The Global Programs Manager will implement, supervise, monitor, and oversee all regional and global travel programs and operations in grades K-12 in our international school, building a culture of thoughtful, ethical travel deeply grounded in our school values and centered on intercultural learning and global citizenship. This program’s mission is to encourage students to connect with and contribute to communities around the world, to think critically about challenges faced by local and global communities, and to learn to reflect deeply on their own growth and values as they broaden their horizons.

Key Responsibilities:

In collaboration with section principals, administer a diverse offering of regional and global travel experiences and exchanges that meet the educational mission of the school, create age-appropriate learning experiences that fall within the risk management parameters of the program

Identify trip leaders and support them in creating programs, including exchanges and trips, both homegrown and with vendor partners; maintain communication with trip leaders throughout the planning process, including planning and providing rich experiences for exchange program participants who visit our school

Collaborate with the CFO to create an annual budget, track and manage costs to ensure delivery of programs within budget, ensure appropriate vendor contracts and timely payment, and maintain clear records of expenses and all communications related to finances.

Collaborate closely with the administration and Leadership Team to build and manage a well-trained Travel Coordination and Response Team of administrators to oversee communications and decision-making around emergent situations that arise while students are in the field

Collaborate with, manage, and support faculty leaders to communicate clearly and effectively on all aspects of pre-departure preparedness, including registration for trips, packing lists, medical advice, and pre-trip educational activities.

Evaluate vendors, manage vendor relationships, and maintain a list of travel and transportation vendors for use across the school

Organize, oversee, and maintain effective documentation of all travel logistics, including all flights and transportation

Manage document collection from students and families in preparation for travel and collaborate with the CFO and business office to manage payment

Recruit and assign chaperones in collaboration with the section teams or other relevant trip leaders and maintain records necessary for chaperone compensation

Organize training and development for chaperones to support safe, effective, mission-oriented travel experiences, and provide opportunities for trip leaders to reflect on, grow, and improve their practices through access to a variety of professional development offerings

Serve as the face of the program for our students and families, providing clear, mission-driven messaging around offerings, organization, and policies

Communicate with students, families, and chaperones to identify and ensure implementation of physical and other accommodations during travel, in collaboration with the student support team of each school section (principals, counselors, etc.)

Collaborate with and support faculty leaders and vendors in developing and implementing high-quality, meaningful pre-departure curricula that prepare students well for travel and foster global citizenship and intercultural skills

Provide for the specific needs of exchange visitors, including identifying host families, preparing them to provide safe, welcoming environments, ensuring all school policies and practices are implemented, and supporting program leaders to provide learning experiences for visitors in keeping with our school values

Create opportunities for reflection and feedback by all constituencies to build learning and continuous improvement, including the facilitation of an annual program review that addresses risk management, policies, organizational structures, and achievement of educational goals

Maintain and build on the visibility of our programs beyond our immediate school community and participate actively in the wider network of global and experiential education professionals

Key Qualities

Effective, highly motivated, collaborative leader with a passion for working with students, families, and teachers

Creative, strategic thinker who is curious about best practices and innovative approaches in global education

Able to handle multiple initiatives simultaneously

Highly organized, detail-oriented, and technologically savvy

Confident and skilled communicator adept at interacting with all school constituencies

Ability to collaborate across a diverse school community and with international vendors and partners

Qualifications and experience

Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent

Experience coordinating travel and/or related programs within a school setting, with current knowledge of best practices in global learning

Experience with developing and managing program budgets

Experience of school setting required; experience of classroom teaching preferred

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

Position starts August 2024

Salary range for this position $100,000 - $120,000 depending on experience and qualifications.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY

French American International School is committed to providing an open, fair, inclusive, non-discriminatory environment for all individuals across differences of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, socio-economic status, ethnicity, age, physical ability, or medical condition. We seek to increase the presence, representation, and inclusion of U.S. historically under-represented people of color, international, bilingual, and bicultural students, faculty, and staff; and, to provide an environment that will attract and retain individuals identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and intersex (LGBTQQI).

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