Senior Manager of Academic Initiatives

Reports To: Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
Salary range: $65000-70000
Term of Employment: Full-time Anticipated Start Date: Open till filled
Base of designation: Hybrid

Instructions to Applicants:
Please submit a resume cover letter and contact information of three references to ensure consideration. The posting will stay open until the position is filled.

About SIT

School for International Training (SIT) is an accredited US higher education institution and a global leader in experiential education offering undergraduate and graduate programs focused on critical global issues. Our immersive learning model connects students with local communities fostering intercultural understanding and social justice.

Job Summary:

The Senior Manager of Academic Initiatives is responsible for coordinating and managing the day-to-day implementation of strategic initiatives approved by the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs. The Senior Manager of Academic Initiatives plays an important role in interfacing between the Office of the Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs (OPAA) and the various departments of World Learning and the School for International Training. The Senior Manager of Academic Initiatives communicates with faculty and the various stakeholders ensures smooth coordination of workflow and tracks implementation of academic initiatives. The Senior Manager of Academic Initiatives provides strategic direction for academic priorities based on institutional academic calendars. SIT aspires to deliver the highest academic quality programming for its graduate and undergraduate students.

Responsibilities

Specific responsibilities of the Senior Manager of Academic Initiatives include:

Strategic Planning & Project Management

• Assist the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs in developing goals and strategies for critical projects and reoccurring events as needed.
• Manage academic projects and provide strategic leadership analytical and research support for maintaining ongoing initiatives.
• Assist the Office of the Provost & VP of Academic Affairs in the development and tracking of new undergraduate and graduate programs. Oversee deadlines to ensure timely completion of academic initiatives.

Academic Program & Curriculum Support

• Play a pivotal role in coordinating program review curriculum management faculty workshops and other special academic projects.
• Coordinate workflow and calendar of new program and curriculum review and development to ensure timely submissions to Academic & Program Affairs committee.
• Under the supervision of the Assistant Provosts manage academic program material revision processes and documentation workflow in collaboration with program chairs and/or academic directors including:
  • Syllabi; managing regular revision and suggesting areas of improvement on content and academic quality.
  • Collaborate on training new ADs and PDs on SIT policies and procedures.
  • Faculty day-to-day support.

• Administer the workflow of the Academic & Program Affairs committee and act as the ex-officio representative of the Office of the Provost on the committee.

Faculty Development

• Assist in the development and engagement in training and other professional development activities for faculty throughout the year.
• Liaise with the Office of Global Operations to coordinate faculty support during the organization of workshops symposia or faculty visits to schools in the US.

Scholarly Publications

• Work with the editors of the Journal for Critical Global Issues to support and monitor the peer- review process.
• act as the point of contact for authors and reviewers and guide the process of the journals progress towards indexation.

Communication & Administration

• Prepare reports presentations charts graphs and other documents as requested and collaborate with other offices in the creation of the same as appropriate.
• Create and maintain electronic filing systems to assure prompt retrieval of correspondence reports and other documents.
• Liaise with the Office of Global Operations Admissions University Relations and Marketing & Communication to ensure fluid communication flow about the development of academic initiatives.
• Supervise the Academic Programs Assistant and evaluate their annual performance.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Required qualifications:

• A terminal degree is preferred but a Masters in a relevant field will be considered.
• At least three years of professional experience in the administration and management of academic initiatives and project management.
• Excellent writing editing and interpersonal communication skills as the position requires proofreading syllabi and communicating with internal and external audiences.
• Demonstrated analytical ability attention to detail as well as organizational and multitasking skills.
• Ability to work cooperatively sensitively and professionally with faculty in-country staff and other SIT and World Learning staff as well as external stakeholders.
• Excellent computer skills (Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook). Database management skills considered a plus.
• Willingness and ability for occasional flexibility in work schedule

Preferred qualifications:

• Written and oral proficiency in Spanish or another second language.
• Some knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g. Agile/Scrum);
• Database management skills.

Benefits

World Learning/SIT provides a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes medical dental vision FSA/HRA Life/AD&D Short Term/Long Term Disability EAP Parking and Transit 403 (b) retirement plan where applicable for eligible full-time and part-time employees.

The World Learning Inc. Family

For more than 90 years World Learning Inc. has been a thriving global organization made up of The Experiment in International Living the nations most experienced provider of international education through exchanges for high school students; School for International Training offering accredited undergraduate programs through SIT Study Abroad and internationally focused masters degrees through SIT Graduate Institute; and World Learning a global development and exchange nonprofit organization.

SIT

School for International Training (SIT) is an accredited US higher education institution founded in the early 1960s as a training center for the first Peace Corps volunteers. For nearly 60 years SIT has prepared students to be effective changemakers and global citizens through experiential education focused on the worlds most critical global issues. SIT Study Abroad offers accredited summer and semester undergraduate programs in Africa Asia and the Pacific Europe Latin America and the Middle East as well as comparative programs on multiple continents. SIT Graduate Institute offers global and hybrid certificates masters and doctoral degrees. SIT programs are grounded in experiential learning cultural immersion inclusive approaches and strive to develop sustainable practices across its learning centers. We believe in developing respectful partnerships with local communities and seek to make accessible to our students the richness of local expertise and knowledge systems.

World Learning

World Learning has worked to create a more sustainable peaceful and just world. World Learnings education development and exchange programs help people find their voices connect with their communities strengthen the institutions that form the backbone of a democratic society and build relationships across cultures. With World Learnings support these emerging leaders tackle critical global issues like poverty conflict and inequality.

The Experiment in International Living

The Experiment in International Living is the nations most experienced provider of international education through exchanges for high school students. For more than 90 years The Experiment has empowered young people to step off the beaten path experience the world as a classroom immerse themselves fully in another culture and build the knowledge and skills needed to confront critical global issues.

A Commitment to Our Values

We are a global community of staff faculty board members alumni students and participants who use our core values - community intercultural understanding sustainability and social inclusion & justice to inform our programs and how we operate as an organization. We are committed to acting with accountability transparency reciprocity authenticity and empathy.

Required Experience:

Senior Manager