Education Abroad Advisor and Faculty Led Program Coordinator

Posted Date 30 Jan 2024

Experience	2 Years	Salary	55USD
Job Type	Full Time	Company	The College of New Jersey
Job Category	Education	Qualification	BS International Education
Gender	Both	Last Date	17 Apr
Vacancies	1	Remote	No
Location(s)	New Jersey , United States

Job Description

Under the⠀general⠀supervision⠀of the⠀Assistant⠀Director⠀for⠀Education⠀Abroad⠀Operations,⠀this⠀position⠀includes⠀the⠀following⠀core⠀functions:⠀Education⠀Abroad⠀Advising,⠀Affiliate⠀Provider⠀Manager,⠀and⠀Faculty⠀Led⠀Program⠀Coordinator.

In⠀the role⠀of⠀Education⠀Abroad⠀Advisor,⠀this⠀individual⠀works with⠀students,⠀faculty⠀and staff⠀to place⠀TCNJ⠀students⠀in⠀appropriate⠀credit-bearing⠀education⠀abroad⠀programs.⠀In a given⠀day, the⠀Education⠀Abroad⠀Advisor⠀may⠀conduct⠀individual⠀study⠀abroad⠀advising⠀appointments,⠀engage in⠀correspondence⠀with an⠀affiliate⠀provider,⠀or present⠀at a group⠀advising⠀session.⠀This⠀individual⠀will⠀manage the⠀affiliate⠀provider⠀programs⠀which⠀involves⠀engaging⠀with these⠀providers⠀to stay up⠀to date on⠀program⠀offerings,⠀ensuring⠀the Terra⠀Dota⠀application⠀system is⠀up-to-date⠀with⠀current⠀information,⠀processing⠀student⠀applications,⠀preparing⠀students⠀for⠀departure⠀and⠀re-entry,⠀and⠀evaluating⠀programs.⠀This⠀individual⠀also⠀liaisons⠀between⠀CGE,⠀Student⠀Accounts,⠀and⠀Records⠀and⠀Registration⠀to ensure⠀timely⠀registration⠀of⠀education⠀abroad⠀students.

In⠀the⠀capacity⠀of⠀Faculty-Led⠀Program⠀Coordinator,⠀this⠀individual⠀coordinates⠀the⠀faculty⠀led⠀programs,⠀works⠀closely⠀with⠀faculty on⠀the⠀development⠀of new⠀programs,⠀and⠀oversees⠀the⠀student⠀intern(s)⠀responsible⠀for⠀marketing⠀the⠀programs.⠀Coordinating⠀the⠀faculty-led⠀programs⠀includes⠀managing⠀the⠀contracts⠀with⠀faculty⠀leaders,⠀travel⠀agents,⠀TCNJ⠀business⠀and⠀finance,⠀payments⠀and⠀approvals.⠀Finally,⠀the⠀coordinator⠀works⠀closely⠀with the⠀CGE staff⠀in⠀evaluating⠀the⠀programs⠀and⠀aligning⠀them with⠀best⠀practices.

Main Responsibilities:

Advises⠀students⠀about⠀education⠀abroad⠀opportunities⠀with a⠀particular⠀focus on⠀affiliate⠀provider⠀programs⠀through⠀individual⠀and group⠀advising⠀sessions.
Manages⠀the⠀affiliate⠀provider⠀programs⠀which⠀involves⠀engaging⠀with these⠀providers⠀to stay up⠀to date on⠀program⠀offerings,⠀ensuring⠀the Terra⠀Dotta⠀application⠀system is⠀up-to-date⠀with⠀current⠀information,⠀processing⠀student⠀applications,⠀and⠀evaluating⠀programs.
In⠀collaboration⠀with the⠀Assistant⠀Director⠀for⠀Education⠀Abroad⠀Operations⠀& TCNJ⠀schools,⠀reviews⠀prospective⠀affiliate⠀providers⠀as⠀potential⠀additions.
Develops⠀and⠀delivers⠀pre-departure⠀and⠀re-entry⠀programming⠀for the⠀education⠀abroad⠀students.
Manages⠀the⠀contracts⠀with the⠀providers⠀and⠀monitors⠀the⠀budgets⠀for the⠀provision⠀of⠀in-country⠀services⠀for the⠀faculty⠀led⠀programs.
Liaisons⠀between⠀the⠀faculty⠀leaders,⠀travel⠀agents,⠀department⠀budget⠀managers &⠀TCNJ⠀business⠀and⠀finance.
Compiles⠀information⠀and⠀provides⠀this⠀information⠀to⠀Executive⠀Director⠀to conduct⠀risk⠀assessment⠀of faculty⠀led⠀programs.
Oversees⠀the⠀student⠀intern(s)⠀responsible⠀for⠀marketing⠀the⠀programs.
Collaborate⠀with the⠀CGE staff⠀in⠀evaluating⠀the⠀Faculty⠀Led⠀programs⠀and⠀aligning⠀them with⠀best⠀practices.

Required Qualifications:

Strong⠀interpersonal⠀and⠀intercultural⠀communication⠀skills⠀that⠀support⠀the⠀development⠀of⠀positive⠀working⠀relationships⠀with⠀students,⠀faculty,⠀staff,⠀parents,⠀and⠀third-party⠀providers.
Knowledge⠀of the⠀field of⠀Education⠀Abroad in⠀general⠀and⠀faculty-led⠀programs⠀in⠀particular.
Experience⠀guiding⠀students⠀in⠀applying⠀for⠀education⠀abroad⠀opportunities⠀and in⠀providing⠀pre-departure⠀and⠀re-entry⠀programing.
Knowledge⠀of the⠀Terra⠀Dotta⠀application⠀system and⠀other⠀software⠀systems⠀used for⠀travel,⠀business⠀and⠀finance,⠀and⠀students⠀payments.
Ability⠀to work⠀independently⠀in⠀managing⠀one’s⠀own and⠀determining⠀appropriate⠀work to⠀delegate⠀to student⠀workers.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s⠀Degree (or⠀in⠀progress)⠀in a field⠀related to⠀international⠀education;⠀Experience⠀studying⠀and/or⠀working in⠀another⠀country;⠀Experience⠀studying a⠀language⠀other than⠀English.

About TCNJ

TCNJ is a⠀highly⠀selective⠀institution⠀that has⠀earned⠀national⠀recognition⠀for its⠀commitment⠀to⠀excellence.⠀Founded in⠀1855, TCNJ⠀has become⠀an⠀exemplar⠀of the⠀best in⠀public⠀higher⠀education⠀and is⠀consistently⠀acknowledged⠀as one of⠀the top⠀comprehensive⠀colleges⠀in the⠀nation.⠀TCNJ⠀currently⠀is ranked⠀as one of⠀the 75⠀"Most⠀Competitive"⠀schools in⠀the nation⠀by⠀Barron's⠀Profiles⠀of⠀American⠀Colleges⠀and is⠀rated the⠀No. 1⠀public⠀institution⠀in the⠀northern⠀region of⠀the⠀country by⠀U.S. News⠀& World⠀Report.⠀TCNJ was⠀named the⠀#10 value⠀in public⠀higher⠀education⠀by the⠀Princeton⠀review in⠀2009 and,⠀in 2006,⠀was⠀awarded a⠀Phi Beta⠀Kappa⠀chapter -⠀an honor⠀shared by⠀less than⠀10 percent⠀of⠀colleges⠀and⠀universities⠀nationally.⠀A strong⠀liberal⠀arts core⠀forms the⠀foundation⠀for⠀programs⠀offered⠀through⠀TCNJ's⠀seven⠀schools -⠀Arts &⠀Communication;⠀Business;⠀Education;⠀Humanities⠀and Social⠀Sciences;⠀Science;⠀Nursing,⠀Health,⠀and⠀Exercise⠀Science;⠀and⠀Engineering.⠀TCNJ⠀faculty⠀members⠀are⠀teacher-scholars⠀who share⠀a⠀commitment⠀to liberal⠀learning.⠀TCNJ is⠀located⠀within an⠀hour, by⠀train, of⠀New York⠀City and⠀Philadelphia.⠀The⠀College's⠀campus is⠀set on 289⠀tree-lined⠀acres in⠀suburban⠀Ewing⠀Township⠀and is⠀known for⠀its⠀natural⠀beauty and⠀has 39⠀major⠀buildings.