Job Summary:

Promoting and facilitating study abroad opportunities to UNK students, including advising and supporting faculty who lead study abroad trips, and planning and implementing promotion and outreach activities. Participate as an active member of the Study Abroad Office to accomplish the overall mission of facilitating the experiential and academic travel outside of the US for UNK students and representing UNK and the Study Abroad Office in internal and external meetings. Manage study abroad and promote and support existing programs; facilitate relations with faculty directors and group leaders and vendor contracts; serve as the Study Abroad Advisor for study abroad opportunities at UNK. Coordinate with faculty and staff across campus to enhance experiential learning opportunities; work with external or NU system-wide offices to identify and develop new sources of funding and scholarship support for UNK to study abroad; work closely with the Office of Financial Aid in cording assistance for student travel. Manage the recruitment, selection, orientation and re-entry of study abroad students; serve as primary campus advisor for study abroad opportunities; advise students, faculty, and staff and parents on study abroad programs and options and UNK’s administrative policies and procedures related to study abroad; guide students through (online/paper) applications, acceptance, registration for classes, orientations and evaluation processes; support and communicate with students currently studying abroad, and their parents, as appropriate. Manage web-based information associated with study abroad, including scholarship and financial aid information and procedures related to travel insurance; edit and maintain website and Via platform; supervise student billing for study abroad programs; administer budgets; maintain and share accurate study abroad databases. Identify, develop and design new study abroad opportunities; provide Open Door and similar statistics on UNK study abroad participation; plan and lead events for promoting annual study abroad opportunities and pilot programs. Maintain appropriate handbooks, forms, waivers and web-based information associated with study abroad; represent UNK at university-wide events; manage partnership programs so as to maintain consistency and sustainability. Bachelor’s degree in foreign language, or related required. Monday-Friday. 7:30am-4:30pm

Additional Information:

Application materials can be submitted online at https://jobs.nebraska.edu/job/Asst-Director-of-Study-Abroad/2472-en_US/