Program Coordinator, Education Abroad

Education Abroad Program Coordinator

Manage a portfolio of exchange and affiliate programs and ensure the completion of administrative processes associated with the successful delivery of these programs. Build and maintain professional relationships with key constituents. Serve as the primary contact for students and domestic and international providers / partners, and as a liaison to academic advisors and campus offices regarding education abroad programs and policies. Manage and evaluate existing education abroad program offerings in countries as assigned. Actively contribute to the review of reciprocal exchanges and affiliated programs. Identify and develop new reciprocal exchange and affiliated programs based on the needs of students and / or academic partners on campus. Recruit, advise, admit, and prepare students for assigned programs. Provide students with appropriate academic and program advising. Design and execute information sessions, pre-departure orientations, and returnee sessions individually or as a team. Support and contribute to the promotion of programs relevant to a cluster of academic units including, but not limited to : reciprocal exchange, affiliated, faculty-led and internship / experiential. Work directly with assigned academic units to successfully advise students in those units, integrate education abroad into academic degree plans, develop a strong understanding of the academic structure of degree plans and departmental goals related to internationalization, identify opportunities for academic collaborations, and conduct activities supporting mutual goals. Ensure the completion of administrative processes associated with the functions above, either directly or through the supervision of student employees. Participate in staff meetings, special projects, and committees, including office-wide strategic planning and policy development. Collaborate on the processing of academic credit and other associated administrative tasks. Contribute as needed to help manage student incidents abroad in collaboration with Education Abroad leadership and Texas Globals Global Risk and Safety team. Work independently and in collaboration with Texas Globals Marketing and Communications team and assistant directors to develop marketing materials for fairs, tabling opportunities, events, presentations, and poster events, especially to support mobility to programs in assigned portfolio.