Intern or Volunteer with IIE/West Coast
Volunteer Hospitality Officer

The Institute for International Education (IIE) advances citizen diplomacy by providing professional, cultural and educational meetings between emerging foreign leaders and the San Francisco Bay Area community, primarily in partnership with the State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). These emerging foreign leaders are selected by our American embassies overseas and travel to the Untied States under the auspices of the U.S. State Department. Among the prestigious alumni are more than 1,500 cabinet ministers and 200 current and former heads of state, including Margaret Thatcher, Anwar Sadat, Indira Gandhi and Tony Blair. The volunteers in San Francisco and around the nation who contribute their time and energy to the International Visitor Leadership Program were collectively nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001.

TIME COMMITMENT: Two-three days per week, 10 hours per week preffered

DUTIES:
Plan and coordinate opportunities for IIE members to welcome international visitors to their homes and to share San Francisco Bay Area resident perspectives with them.

• Track IIE members who wish to host or provide sightseeing for international visitors
• Record member preferences concerning visitors, visitor countries/interests, times, locations and activities
• Keep members informed of visitors of special interest to them
• Contact members by telephone and e-mail to suggest home hospitality/sightseeing opportunities
• Provide visitor background/biographical information to members
• Ensure that members understand visitor transportation arrangements, dietary needs, and all other necessary requirements/logistics
• Keep the Lead Program Officer and Volunteer Program Officers closely advised on Home Hospitality/Sightseeing scheduling

We are looking for creative, articulate and dependable candidates with excellent communication skills in English and a strong interest in international relations and knowledge of Bay Area resources. Candidates should be comfortable working independently and with a team, and have basic organization and computer application skills. All IIE internship/volunteer positions are unpaid, but transportation reimbursement is available for qualified candidates.

IIE truly appreciates the dedication our 40+ volunteers/interns demonstrate, and we encourage our volunteers to attend our events as special guests of IIE.

For more information on volunteering, please send you application to info@diplomacy.org.