Assistant Director for Study Abroad

International Programs

MU International Programs seeks a student-centered, innovative, and collaborative leader to serve as Assistant Director of Study Abroad in the Mizzou Study Abroad team. Reporting to the Director of Study Abroad, the Assistant Director (AD) is a key member of the study abroad senior leadership team and will play an active role to implement our bold vision, "to ensure that by 2030 every student will have a global learning experience at Mizzou, both on campus (or domestically) and abroad."

This student-facing role will contribute to strategic student support areas including:
* Student advising
* Faculty-led program coordination
* Exchange Program management
This is an exciting time to join the Mizzou Study Abroad team. MU has successfully re-opened study abroad programs during COVID-19, and our team recently developed a new vision, mission, and values: Vision, mission and values // Study Abroad (missouri.edu)

DUTIES:

Student Advising:
* Ensure that our advising services are transformative to help students unleash their full potential as future global leaders.
* Work with assigned academic departments to identify and promote specific study abroad opportunities for students in these majors.
* Provide initial study abroad advising for students.
* Supervise and provide mentoring to the study abroad advisors on the team to ensure outstanding student service.
* Coordinate and oversee the advising processes for exchange, direct enroll, and affiliated study abroad programs for undergraduate and graduate students in an assigned geographical region.
* Serve as primary liaison between MU overseas and U.S. colleagues regarding academic and administrative issues related to study abroad programs.
* Coordinate visa processing for students studying on assigned MU programs; represent MU to foreign embassies and consulates and visa processing agencies as needed.
* Ensure that the advising team converts student leads into committed students and accelerate student decision commitment timelines.
* Work closely with Communications team to effectively track study abroad advising appointments, staff advising workloads, and help make data informed decisions.
* Promote programs, coordinate admissions and site-specific orientation process, develop budgets, and manage problems and special situations as needed.

Faculty-Led Programs:
* Partner with faculty leaders and academic departments to actively recruit students for assigned faculty-led programs.
* Exhibit excellent business acumen and provide superb customer service and support to faculty and administrators in academic units.
* Work with MU faculty members overseas and international partners to design, coordinate, and promote assigned faculty-led study abroad programs.
* Develop and manage program budgets, contracts and agreements for assigned programs.

Exchange Programs:
* Revamp exchange program to increase student mobility and ensure active collaborations with exchange partners.
* Provide guidance and support to Study Abroad Exchange Advisor.
* Assist Director of Study Abroad in reviewing all exchange agreements.

Other Responsibilities:
* Provide administrative and logistical support to UM System South Africa activities.
* Oversee re-entry programming.
* Serve on an on-call rotation in the event of a health, safety or security incident abroad.
* Manage the post-study abroad program evaluation process.
* Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 3 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary.

* Master's degree.
* Four years of previous experience advising/counseling students in an education abroad office or other university environment.
* International experience through study, work, living or volunteering abroad.
* Second language skills.
* Commitment to inclusion, diversity and equity.
* Ability to multi-task and function in a fast-paced, high-volume office setting.
* Excellent communication, organizational, administrative and budgeting skills.
* Familiarity with TerraDotta software.
* Demonstrated abilities in building effective partnerships with faculty and administrators.
* Ability to work as a member of a team as well as individually.

Salary Range: $52,915.20 - $60,000 yearly

Grade: GGS-010

University Title: Senior Student Service Coordinator

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This position is eligible for University benefits. As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, paid time off, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at https://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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