Assistant Director for Study Abroad

Hiring Department

International programs

Job Description

MU International Programs seeks a student-centered, innovative, and collaborative leader to serve as Assistant Director of Study Abroad on 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.

This student-facing role will contribute to strategic student support areas including:

• Student advising
• Faculty-led program coordination
• Exchange and affiliate program management

This is an exciting time to join the Mizzou Study Abroad team with significant growth in student participation in the past five years.

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.
• Oversee study abroad approvals for students on academic probation.

Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Shift

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

Minimum Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

Anticipated Hiring Range

Salary Range: $52,915.20 - $62,000 annually

Grade: GGS-010

University Title: Senior Student Service Coordinator

Application Materials

Online application, cover letter, resume, and references