Since our founding in 1785, the University of Georgia has operated as Georgia’s oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education (https://www.uga.edu/). The proof is in our more than 235 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education. UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University’s main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 3,100 faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University’s enrollment exceeds 41,000 students including over 31,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 19 schools and colleges, including our newly formed School of Medicine.

The Office of Global Engagement consist of multiple offices, including International Initiatives, Global Education, Immigration Services, two International Centers Abroad, the Intensive English Program, and Finance and Operations.

Website: globalengagement.uga.edu

Location of Vacancy: Athens, GA Full/Part Time: Full Time Benefits Eligibility: Benefits Eligible Additional Schedule Information: Normal work hours are Monday – Friday from 8 am – 5 pm. There may be times when work outside of these hours is necessary. Advertised Salary: $65,000-$71,000. Commensurate with Experience Proposed Starting Date: 05/01/2025 Special Instructions to Applicants: You must be prepared to pass a background check prior to beginning employment.

The Assistant Director for Global Education is a professional leadership position in the Global Education unit of the Office of Global Engagement at the University of Georgia.
 

The Assistant Director serves UGA students, faculty, staff, and administrators in matters related to education abroad. Responsibilities of the position include the creation of experiences, program promotion, managing student enrollment, budgets, contracts and agreements, and reporting to different stakeholders. Included in the portfolio of the Assistant Director is oversight of international independent experiences, special initiatives, and student learning outcomes assessment. The position focuses especially on promoting study abroad to a variety of student populations. The position also supports and supervises graduate assistant and other student staff. In addition to providing support to the advising team, the Assistant Director contributes to all student-facing programming, including advising services, pre-departure orientation, and re­entry programming. The Assistant Director serves on the office’s emergency response team and is a part of an on-call rotation system to respond to emergencies.

The Assistant Director for Global Education reports to the Director of Global Education. While the Assistant Director works with significant autonomy and makes decisions independently, they also maintain communication with the Director and consults on unique situations as they arise, taking a strong team orientation to work responsibilities.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and or Competencies:
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with highly demanding workload • Ability to meet deadlines • Ability to organize and prioritize work without direct supervision, as part of a unit of professional staff members • Effective verbal and written communication skills, including public speaking in a variety of settings and ability to communicate clearly and effectively with individuals at all levels and across a range of stakeholders, such as students, faculty, staff, administrators, and external agencies • Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail • Knowledge of and appreciation for a complex research university • Ability to conceive, plan, execute and assess projects, student learning outcomes, and program evaluation • Experience with programming in the higher education setting • Experience managing budgets and financial data in the higher education setting • Ability to lead and work effectively and collaboratively with teams on specific projects • Supervisory skills including ability to communicate effectively, skills in coaching and leadership skills in time management, ability to delegate and, when needed, conflict resolution • 3 years of experience working in international education, student advising and application management, in particular, with study abroad programs, including internships • Basic knowledge of study abroad program budgets • Experience living, working, or studying abroad • Ability and discipline to handle confidential and personal information with discretion • Strong computer skills and experience with Terra Dotta Software and Banner Student Information System

Mental Demands: Confidentiality, Detailed Work, Multiple Concurrent Tasks, Verbal Communication, Written Communication, reading; judgment and analytical reasoning skills; Problem Solving, Constant Interruptions, interpersonal skills; attention to detail; stress; training; Extensive public contact. Patience, tactfulness and the ability to work in a high-volume office with competing tasks.

Physical Demands: Attendance, Carrying, Kneeling, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Removing, Sitting, Squatting, Stooping, Bending, Standing, Twisting, Walking, Grasp, Talk or Hear, Speaking, Writing, Sitting or standing for prolonged periods, Punctuality; Word processing.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Advisement and Student Support (35% of time)
Promotes global education with the goal of increasing the total number of students who study abroad on both long- and short-term programs. Focus of this position is on a variety of student populations for study abroad.  To serve these populations, the position interacts with academic departments to identify appropriate global experiences and promote major-specific opportunities for students.
 

Provides accurate information and developmental advising services to students regarding all aspects of global education experiences, including scholarship opportunities. Creates equitable advising practices that foster inclusive excellence. Maintains and updates advising materials for a variety of student populations. Expands outreach advising to a variety of student populations of in coordination with the education abroad advising team. Explains and enforces policies.
 

Manages application approvals and ensures completion of application components including orientation, conduct review, and other requirements. Provides administrative support for outgoing education abroad applicants and coordinates course registration processes.
 

Contributes to the content development of student programming, including pre-departure orientation and re-entry initiatives, workshops, presentations, and programming on topics related to global education in general and about international independent experiences in particular. Organizes and leads student workshops and panels addressing cultural competence and inclusive excellence in partnership with colleagues across the university.

Supervises Graduate Assistant and other student personnel.

Independent Experiences and Special Initiatives (30% of time)
This position is the main liaison between OGE and UGA academic departments or third-party entities which organize and support student global independent experiences (for example, internships, research, and job shadowing). The position informs UGA departments and third-party providers of UGA policies regarding international travel and global independent experiences.
 

Facilitates establishment and management of international independent experiences, focusing on cohort for-credit opportunities, and organizes recruitment and placement efforts related to these experiences. Maintains an independent experience budget template. Reviews independent experiences program budgets, prepares information for student billing.

In consultation with the Director, identifies and facilitates implementation of special initiatives to further UGA internationalization and strategic plan goals. Supports curriculum integration initiatives as needed, including outreach to departments, development of materials, and research related to identifying overseas program and UGA curriculum fit. Oversees all aspects of global education certificates and classroom presentations.
 

Designs and conducts training for faculty and staff to promote independent international experiences and special initiatives. In consultation with the Director, provides issue resolution for unique situations encountered.

Administrative Support (10% of time)
Provides education abroad administrative support to students, programs, and academic departments; acts as a liaison with student service offices. Coordinates with campus partners (Registrar’s Office, Bursar’s Office, Division of Academic Enhancement, Experiential Learning, Financial Aid, Student Engagement, and others), as needed. Supervises Graduate Assistant and other student personnel. Supports education abroad at UGA by conceiving, planning, executing and assessing projects, student learning outcomes, and program evaluations across all global education initiatives. Works with the core advising team and the Database Manager on tracking visitor flow and access to Global Education services. Generates reports, including the annual Global Engagement Report, and updates program information. Participates in conducting the institutional and national scholarship processes. Participates in meetings, workshops and/or trainings for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform job functions.

Family and Parents Programming and Outreach (10% of time)
Leads the office in developing resources and programming for parents or guardians of students participating in global education programs. Creates and maintains online resources that inform families and allow them to effectively support their students in every phase of the global education process.

Team Management and Emergency Response (10% of time)
Manages advising schedules, ongoing training, and regular advisor group meetings. Assists the Director in supporting the professional development of staff. Directly supervises assignments of the Graduate Assistant and other student staff. Responsible for providing ongoing management, oversight, training, coaching, and performance reviews of assigned direct reports. Serves on the office’s emergency response team and assists the office in mitigating risk with a focus on student health and safety. Assists with on-call rotation system to respond to emergencies outside of regular business hours, particularly during the peak times of the year (e.g. Spring Break, Summer).

Contract Management (10% of time)
Oversees contract and MOU management and administration. Serves as the contract administrator for Global Education. Coordinates contract paperwork for student global experiences with campus partners (academic departments, Legal, Procurement, and International Initiatives). Tracks when contracts are due for renewal and facilitates the renewal process in a timely manner.

Recruitment Contact:

Yana Cornish

yanac@uga.edu

706-542-5544