French-American Chamber of Commerce
Job Description:
French-American Chamber of CommerceAssociate, International Career Development Programs About the French-American Chamber of Commerce The French-American Chamber of Commerce (FACC) is the country's premier organization for French-American business, providing members access to educational corporate events, high-level speakers, and exceptional networking opportunities. The Chamber offers international training opportunities for young people, trade services, member-to-member discounts, and an online directory of 17,000+ French Chamber of Commerce members worldwide.
Job Description
The FACC's International Career Development Programs (ICDP) Department is hiring a temp to hire, full-time, paid Associate.
The FACC is an officially designated State Department sponsor for the Exchange Visitor Program. ICDP sponsors trainees to come to the U.S. on the J-1 visa, and has a reciprocal out-bound program for Americans to participate in internships in France.
Responsibilities will include but will not be limited to the following areas:
Administrative
The candidate will help the ICDP team ensure J-1 visa compliance by collecting visa application documents, and updating internal and external communication materials. This person will be involved in every aspect of the daily operations of the FACC’s ICDP exchange programs including filing, answering general inquiries by phone and by email, reading, organizing and interpreting documents in French and English, dealing with express mail shipments and invoicing issues.
Client & Member Relations
The candidate will interface with FACC members, trainees and interns, non-members, HR representatives and other ICDP constituents on a daily basis in written, spoken and electronic communication in both English and French. He or she will need to have a highly developed sense
of customer service, urgency when dealing with client and member needs, professionalism and flawless written and spoken business French and English.
Social Media and American Cultural Activities
The candidate will promote the cultural exchange mission of ICDP by managing the FACC J-1 Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts according to pre-established guidelines. She/he will need to have a good understanding of managing corporate social media accounts and will oversee the FACC J-1 Brand Ambassadors. In addition, s/he will promote nationwide American cultural activities and events for exchange visitors and manage one local event in collaboration with other European Chambers of Commerce.
French-American Chamber of Commerce
Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree
• Complete fluency (speaking, reading and writing) in French/English
• Strong computer skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Superior attention to detail and organizational skills
• Solid understanding and firsthand experience of French culture, education and business
• Experience in a related field (international exchange or educational programs, international business, non-profit organization) is helpful but not required
This position is an exceptional opportunity to gain exposure to French-American business relations and cultural exchange programs.
The FACC is an equal opportunity employer.
Application Instructions
Please send a cover letter and resume to Joannah Bell at jbell@faccnyc.org.
