President & CEO

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The High School International Exchange Industry is unique. Exchange organizations are always looking for talent who understand the industry and who are looking to share their knowledge and grow their talents. CSIET is happy to provide a space for CSIET members to share their organization’s career opportunities to help our industry grow as a whole.

Position:

President & CEO

Company:

States' 4-H International Exchange Programs - Remote, USA

Learn more and apply here: https://bit.ly/ceoapp

About States’ 4-H International Exchange Programs

In the fall of 1971, 4-H State Leaders Dwight Palmer (WA) and Maurice Johnson (ID) were approached with an opportunity to implement a youth exchange program between 4-H youth and young people from Japan. That year, 179 delegates from the Labo Foundation in Japan came to stay with volunteer host families in Washington and Idaho.

States’ 4-H International Exchange Programs is a non-profit organization headquartered in Bellevue, WA. We work with 4-H Youth Development Centers of Cooperative Extension in the US and a network of international partners around the world to conduct cultural immersion and exchange programs. Since 1972, our exchanges have impacted over 64,000 youth and their families in 43 countries on 6 continents!

As one of the pioneers of international youth exchange, we continue to empower today’s youth to be future global leaders equipped with respect, mutual understanding, and the global perspectives and cross-cultural competencies needed to address global issues. As the world has become smaller and once vast distances are now easily bridged by technology, the States’ 4-H mission is more relevant than ever: Enhancing world understanding and global citizenship through high-quality 4-H international cultural immersion and exchange programs for 4-H aged youth.

States’ 4-H is governed by a Board of Directors composed of 4-H Extension professionals across the US. The 4-H National Headquarters at NIFA has authorized States’ 4-H to use the 4-H name and emblem. States’ 4-H is granted full listing by the Council for Standards on International Educational Travel (CSIET) and is designated by the US Department of State as a sponsor of J-1 Secondary Student exchange programs.

We Value:

• Global connections
• Respect for others
• Diversity
• Learning by doing
• Engaged citizenship

Summary of the President & CEO Position

The CEO of States’ 4-H International is responsible for providing overall leadership and strategic direction to the organization and its programs in achieving its mission of enhancing world understanding and global citizenship through impactful 4-H international cultural immersion and exchange programs for 4-H youth. The longtime CEO, Yoko Kawaguchi, who has led States’ 4-H International for 25 years will remain as a consultant until the end of 2024 to ease the transition.

The ideal candidate will have a diverse skill set including financial management, operations management, program management, marketing, human resources, board relations, and external relationship management. The CEO is expected to manage an efficient and mission-driven organization that is compliant with government regulations governing student exchange programs, conforms with best practices in risk management for youth exchange programs, and provides quality international youth exchange experiences at a reasonable cost.

Application Process

The preferred application deadline is April 15, 2024. Please submit a resume and answer the application questions in lieu of a cover letter.

Referrals: If you know someone who is perfect for this role, tell us about them: https://bit.ly/states4hceo

This search is being led by NRG Consulting Group. Please reach out to jobs@nrgconsultinggroup.org with any questions.

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