Careers with AIFS
AIFS Stamford Headquarters Office
Current positions available within our Stamford, CT Office are listed below.
Benefits
AIFS has a very competitive benefit package including deduct-a-ride, tuition reimbursement, travel credits, discounts on programs for family members, and fitness reimbursement. Opportunities for international travel.
Regular Full-Time Opportunities
The AIFS Foundation’s Academic Year in America (AYA) program is one of the most respected high school exchange programs in the U.S. for over 30 years. AYA, a non-profit Foundation, has brought approximately 1,000 international high school students to the U.S. each year to live with an American host family and study at a local high school.
AYA has community representatives, Local Coordinators, throughout the US that assist the program with family recruitment and student management. The Field Staff Recruitment Coordinator will assist with recruiting, screening and selecting qualified candidates. This role will work with survey tools and databases to assess and track the recruitment process. They will be responsible for developing and managing reports, tracking results and administering field staff benefits.
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The American Institute For Foreign Study, Inc. (AIFS) and its family of companies organize cultural exchange, educational and travel programs of the highest quality throughout the world for more than 50,000 participants each year. Our highest priority is the safety and security of our participants; all of our programs provide exceptional support services and comprehensive insurance policies through Cultural Insurance Services International (CISI). Since our founding in 1964, more than one million people have participated in AIFS programs worldwide.
CISI, the international insurance division of AIFS, is looking for a Claims Assistant to receive and prepare claims applications for their daily processing on behalf of student travel accident policies supplied to CISI clients. This individual will be responsible for daily receipt, preparation and maintenance of claims including opening daily mail, matching identification numbers and assessing eligibility of the claim. Scanning and sending claims to the claims management database through a file transfer program.
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Student Placement Manager
AYA is looking for an individual to join their management as a Student Placement Manager. The Student Placement Manager will be responsible for creating an annual student placement plan. This plan will need to include placement quotas, marketing strategies, and weekly goals for placement. This role will need to motivate and lead the Regional Director team and the Local Coordinators (field representatives) to reach their plan’s goals. The Placement Manager is also responsible for assisting with setting goals and coordinating Local Coordinator hiring efforts, setting and monitoring placement procedures as well as liaisoning with our international partners to solve placement issues.
The right person for this role will have a minimum of 3 years of management experience. International education experience is a must. Successful experience leading and motivating a team with placement or sales goals a plus. Flexible work schedule. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Experience writing an annual sales/placement plan a plus.
Please apply through the following link for further consideration.
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NSGT HR Representative
The focus of this role is to provide human resources administration for the National Society for the Gifted and Talented. The individual will be a key element in assuring that all NSGT summer staff are paid accurately and timely. The NSGT HR Representative will also be responsible for maintaining and collecting all pre-hire paperwork after the offer letter is sent. The role will also provide periodic back-up support to AIFS for payroll, HRIS and benefits administration as well work on miscellaneous assigned projects for the corporate HR department. NSGT Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Distributing offer letters to all hired candidates
- Collecting all background releases and performing the checks
- Sending out verification of information forms for returning staff
- Distributing new hire packets to campuses
- Auditing all new hire paperwork
- Importing and enter all new hire data in HRIS system
- Maintaining up to date information in SLX
- Acting as the HR administrative liaison between SIG field staff and corporate
- Communicating all changes in staffing changes to payroll
AIFS Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Providing back up support to payroll and HRIS data entry when needed
- Bi-weekly filing
- Miscellaneous projects including administrative support for open enrollment, assisting with training and development administration, maintaining vendor files, and other assigned projects throughout the year.
The right individual will have 3-5 year experience as HR Administrator. ADP knowledge a ++. Excellent customer service skills. Strong written and verbal communication skills. MUST have excellent organizational skills!!
Please apply to the following link. Please include salary requirements for further consideration.
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Program Administrator
The National Society for the Gifted & Talented (NSGT) is looking for an individual to work at our corporate office in Stamford to help to facilitate the students’ application process and assist with the administration of the Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG) program. The Program Administrator (PA) would be responsible for auditing the applications, following-up with any questions or concerns, and providing a top level of customer service to our parents and participants.
The right individual for this role will have strong database management and reporting experience. Written and verbal communications skills are essential. Proven record of customer service skills a must. Excellent organizational skills, ability to multi-task and a passion for our mission/program.
For further consideration please apply to the following link and include salary
requirements.
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Full Time - Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG)
Program Director
The primary responsibility of a Program Director for the Summer Institute for the Gifted is to develop and successfully implement the program at assigned camp venues (approximately 4-5 campuses). These responsibilities include pre-summer planning, summer oversight and post-summer conclusions. This role will be actively involved in all aspects of running our 3-week session programs including but not limited to communication with parents, hiring of staff, implementing and developing curriculum, training and evaluation of staff, acting as the on-site director for one session, communicating with the on-campus liaison and budgeting.
The overarching goal of the Program Director is to ensure that SIG students have an enjoyable, productive, meaningful, safe, and secure three-week experience while attending Summer Institute programs.
The right individual for this role will have a master’s degree in education, experience working with gifted and talented programs and/or residential summer camp programs. Strong computer skills are a must. Excellent verbal and written communication and customer skills are imperative.
NSGT offers a competitive benefit and salary package including health, dental and vision as well as tuition reimbursement, fitness reimbursement, 401k and short and long term disability.
For further consideration, please include your salary requirements. Applications only accepted through the following link.
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Full Time - Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG)
Staffing Director
SIG programs are located at several colleges and private school campuses throughout the US including Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth, Boston University Academy, Emory and UCLA. NSGT is looking for a Staffing Director manage the recruitment, the on-boarding and the employee relations for over 800 temporary staff. The Staffing Director will work with our Program Director to fill the following positions for our three week programs - counselors, instructors, nurses and administrative staff. It will be essential for this person to partner with our Program Directors to assess and develop a recruitment plan. The Staffing Director will facilitate the recruitment process including creating job postings, developing and revising job descriptions, creating and implementing new hire training and development, employee relations, and facilitation of terminations and staffing issues to assuring the sessions are fully staffed for the three weeks.
We are looking for the Staffing Director to bring creativity and new ideas for recruitment of the staff. The right individual will have at least 3-5 years' recruitment experience and employee relations. Strong organizational and communication skills are a MUST. Ability to work summer weekends and extended hours. CAMP experience a PLUS.
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Customer Service Representative
This is a great opportunity to work in a multi-cultural environment and grow in the insurance business. The customer service representative will primarily provide phone and administrative support to the department by fielding customer service phone calls from clients and medical offices worldwide. Administrative duties/support will consist of faxing, filing and retrieval and distribution of voice messages left for claims staff. The right candidate will have strong verbal and written communication skills to deal with participants, clients, insurance company staff, sales staff and brokers.
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Part-Time and Temporary Opportunities
Human Resources/Payroll Coordinator
American Institute For Foreign Study (AIFS) is looking for an individual to process payroll and work on miscellanous projects for our summer programs. This individual will need to be available part-time through May and then work full-time through at least mid-August to September.
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