Assistant Director for Study Abroad
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Job Location:
Arlington, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Summary
The Assistant Director of Study Abroad takes a lead role in ensuring UTA students receive comprehensive advising and support before during and after the experience abroad. The Assistant Director supports the offices strategic mission to increase international opportunities for students and works closely with the Director to facilitate implement and monitor all UTA Study Abroad programs (Affiliated Exchange and Faculty-Led) and related the absence of the Director the Assistant Director is responsible for performing the Directors duties and responsibilities.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Takes a lead role in advising for all UTA Study Abroad programs and scholarship opportunities as well as supervising Study Abroad Advisors and student workers including assigning and overseeing projects. Ultimately responsible for management of application process including making acceptance decisions for exchange programs approving applications for affiliated programs and organizing conduct checks for all applicants. Oversees incoming exchange students including communicating with partner institutions during nomination and application process ensuring reciprocal balance of students is maintained and coordinating with UTA departments as appropriate. Takes a lead role in training new Study Abroad Advisors and student workers. Serves as liaison with units across campus in matters related to Study Abroad students including course approval and enrollment transcript processing and preparing program budgets. Attends professional meetings responds to requests for information researches study abroad best practices and confers with colleagues about changes and updates to policies related to students studying abroad. Assists the Director with the development and implementation of policies and procedures for the office including risk management data collection and reporting and assessment. Performs other duties assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Masters degree. Two (2) years of working experience in a Study Abroad office. Proficiency with MS Office including Word Excel and PowerPoint.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with ViaTRM software. Experience with Photoshop Publisher or other desktop publishing software. Experience presenting information before groups small and large. Experience living working or studying abroad.
Work Schedule
Monday- Friday; 8:00am-5:00pm
The Assistant Director of Study Abroad takes a lead role in ensuring UTA students receive comprehensive advising and support before during and after the experience abroad. The Assistant Director supports the offices strategic mission to increase international opportunities for students and works closely with the Director to facilitate implement and monitor all UTA Study Abroad programs (Affiliated Exchange and Faculty-Led) and related the absence of the Director the Assistant Director is responsible for performing the Directors duties and responsibilities.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Takes a lead role in advising for all UTA Study Abroad programs and scholarship opportunities as well as supervising Study Abroad Advisors and student workers including assigning and overseeing projects. Ultimately responsible for management of application process including making acceptance decisions for exchange programs approving applications for affiliated programs and organizing conduct checks for all applicants. Oversees incoming exchange students including communicating with partner institutions during nomination and application process ensuring reciprocal balance of students is maintained and coordinating with UTA departments as appropriate. Takes a lead role in training new Study Abroad Advisors and student workers. Serves as liaison with units across campus in matters related to Study Abroad students including course approval and enrollment transcript processing and preparing program budgets. Attends professional meetings responds to requests for information researches study abroad best practices and confers with colleagues about changes and updates to policies related to students studying abroad. Assists the Director with the development and implementation of policies and procedures for the office including risk management data collection and reporting and assessment. Performs other duties assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Masters degree. Two (2) years of working experience in a Study Abroad office. Proficiency with MS Office including Word Excel and PowerPoint.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with ViaTRM software. Experience with Photoshop Publisher or other desktop publishing software. Experience presenting information before groups small and large. Experience living working or studying abroad.
Work Schedule
Monday- Friday; 8:00am-5:00pm
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Fiscal Management
- Organizational skills
- Fundraising
- Communication skills
- Management Experience
- Teaching
- Administrative Experience
- Budgeting
- Leadership Experience
- Program Development
- Supervising Experience
- Attention to detail
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