Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Ensures the university complies with federal monitoring and reporting requirements.
• Actively participates in the development, maintenance, and growth of staff expertise in the laws and regulations governing international students and in promulgating IU policies and procedures that ensure ongoing compliance.
• Serves as an immigration expert to other IU Indianapolis departments.

General Responsibilities

• Interprets complex U.S. immigration laws, regulations, policies and procedures and exercises professional judgment to advise and counsel IU Indianapolis's international students, scholars and/or staff on all aspects of their stay in the United States and at the university.
• Develops and maintains personal and office staff expertise with U.S. laws and regulations governing international students, scholars and/or staff.
• Plans, develops, schedules, conducts and evaluates programming designed to educate international students, scholars and/or staff and other IU Indianapolis departments on current U.S. regulations governing international students, scholars, and/or staff.
• Ensures the required information is reported to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in a timely manner and that necessary immigration documentation needed to maintain legal status of international students, scholars and/or staff is adjudicated accurately and effectively.
• Serves as liaison to local or state government agencies regarding issues related to international students, scholars and/or staff.

Qualifications

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in a related field)

Preferred

• Master's degree

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 years of international advising/service experience

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Highly thorough and dependable
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure

Working Conditions / Demands

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Work Location

Indianapolis, Indiana

Advertised Salary

$48,500.00 - 50,000.00 per year

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Job Classification

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Legal, Safety, & Protection

Job Family: Legal Compliance

Click here to learn more about Indiana University's Job Framework.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.

Contact Us

Request Support
Telephone: 812-856-1234

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Ensures the university complies with federal monitoring and reporting requirements.
• Actively participates in the development, maintenance, and growth of staff expertise in the laws and regulations governing international students and in promulgating IU policies and procedures that ensure ongoing compliance.
• Serves as an immigration expert to other IU Indianapolis departments.

General Responsibilities

• Interprets complex U.S. immigration laws, regulations, policies and procedures and exercises professional judgment to advise and counsel IU Indianapolis's international students, scholars and/or staff on all aspects of their stay in the United States and at the university.
• Develops and maintains personal and office staff expertise with U.S. laws and regulations governing international students, scholars and/or staff.
• Plans, develops, schedules, conducts and evaluates programming designed to educate international students, scholars and/or staff and other IU Indianapolis departments on current U.S. regulations governing international students, scholars, and/or staff.
• Ensures the required information is reported to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in a timely manner and that necessary immigration documentation needed to maintain legal status of international students, scholars and/or staff is adjudicated accurately and effectively.
• Serves as liaison to local or state government agencies regarding issues related to international students, scholars and/or staff.

Qualifications

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in a related field)

Preferred

• Master's degree

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 years of international advising/service experience

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Highly thorough and dependable
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure

Working Conditions / Demands

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Work Location

Indianapolis, Indiana

Advertised Salary

$48,500.00 - 50,000.00 per year

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Job Classification

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Legal, Safety, & Protection

Job Family: Legal Compliance

Click here to learn more about Indiana University's Job Framework.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.

Contact Us

Request Support
Telephone: 812-856-1234