Education Abroad Advisor

Within the Education Abroad unit, this role offers the rewarding opportunity to engage with motivated students, staff, and faculty who seek to make the world their classroom.

The Education Abroad Advisor will provide comprehensive support and guidance through the application, pre-departure, experience abroad, and return of individual students and groups.

Through presentations, virtual and in-person advising, emails, and outreach events, the Advisor will serve as the primary contact for students and families throughout their international education journey.

As part of the Education Abroad team, the position will join special project working groups to collaborate and support the vision of creating access for all students to international experiences.

This is a full-time administrative professional position reporting to the International Risk Manager. Required Job Qualifications

• Bachelors degree
• Demonstrated interest in student engagement and international education
• Experience working in an office setting
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact with a wide range of people at all levels of an organization, including culturally diverse communities
• The successful candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States by the proposed start date. International Programs cannot sponsor a visa for this position.

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Strong commitment to the principles of diversity, inclusion and equal access
• Experience working with high school or college students, which may include peer mentoring, student organization involvement, advising experience, or other related activities.
• Experience living, studying or working across cultures or within an international setting
• Experience developing presentations and speaking publicly
• Experience using Terra Dotta or other database management systems
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite

Diversity Statement Reflecting departmental and institutional values, candidates are expected to have the ability to advance the Departments commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Essential Duties Job Duty Category Student Advising Duty / Responsibility

• Serve as the campus advisor and administrative support for educational opportunities abroad based on recommended programs by major and / or in assigned geographic regions of the world.
• Communicate with students individually and via groups during open hours, appointments, and through email to assess appropriate program placement with regard to academic, personal, professional and financial goals for education abroad.
• Advise students, faculty, staff and parents on Colorado State University administrative policies and procedures as related to education abroad.
• Coordinate region specific orientation sessions for students.
• Communicate with students abroad. Consult with appropriate people in effective and timely manner for problem resolution, crisis avoidance and crisis response.
• Assist students upon return from education abroad with questions related to program evaluation, credit transfer, future opportunities, etc.
• Manage applications in Terra Dotta application management systems.
• Participate in two to three diversity and inclusive advising trainings annually.

Percentage Of Time 65% Job Duty Category Campus Outreach Duty / Responsibility

• Collaborate with the Education Abroad team to support strategic outreach for classroom presentations, tabling and other events to educate the CSU campus on international opportunities.
• At a variety of campus events and activities, present on education abroad to prospective CSU and education abroad participants, parents and members of the CSU community.
• Assist with the annual education abroad fair.

Percentage Of Time 15% Job Duty Category Special Projects Duty / Responsibility

• Support several Education Abroad special team projects, programming and events, as assigned. These projects may include coordinating events, facilitating marketing and communication, supporting scholarship administration, organizing returnee and alumni programming, liaising with program providers, student service offices and academic departments, or other projects as assigned.
• Stay involved with international education, international risk management, and diversity, inclusion and equal access best practices through meetings, workshops and conference attendance at local, regional and national professional organizations.

Percentage Of Time 15% Job Duty Category Service Duty / Responsibility

Participate in a work group, committee, etc., that is outside the scope of regular duties but supports OIP, CSU, or the international education professional community.

Percentage Of Time 5% Application Details