Citizen Diplomacy International is the Philadelphia region’s international relations organization: connecting Philadelphians to the world, providing international education, and promoting the best of Philadelphia. We work in partnership with Philadelphia’s Sister Cities and U. S. Department of State’s leadership exchange programs to engage the people of our region in world affairs, to strengthen the reputation of the United States around the world, and to promote learning across cultures. Through virtual and in-person programs, we engage individuals in U.S. foreign relations by creating “face to face” opportunities for Americans and international visitors to exchange knowledge and culture, discuss the biggest global challenges, and form their own views of U.S. and foreign policy.

As the Development/Marketing Assistant, you are an enthusiastic and collaborative communicator and enjoy working as part of a small team. You’ll report to Citizen Diplomacy’s Vice President and the President of the Consular Corps Association of Philadelphia to support membership management and communications.

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Following a successful pilot last summer, this role will involve launching and scaling the Citizen Diplomat Academy, a new virtual international exchange, for 400-500 young people in the Greater Philadelphia with the goal of connecting them with 400-500 peers in Sister City Frankfurt, Germany; Sister City Tel Aviv Israel; Egypt; and the United Arab Emirates. Exchange topics focus on STEM entrepreneurship and Social Innovation,  as well as intercultural communication. Young people participate in 4-week long virtual exchanges to build practical skills and global competencies through synchronous and asynchronous activities.  Additional classroom-to-classroom programs may also be coordinated outside of the Academy.

The program goals are to engage diverse youth to (1) expand their understanding of American and different world cultures and global networking;  (2) learn and practice respectful dialogue; identify and respond to bias and stereotypes; (3) hone critical thinking skills and collaborate cross-culturally; (4) prepare for global workforce success; and (5) learn several different pathways successful STEM entrepreneurs have used to bring innovation to the public or Social innovators who have addressed compelling social issues facing their communities or UN SDGs.

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