Director, Education Abroad and Global Learning

UMBC • Baltimore, MD

4d • $96,500 - $109,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Center for Global Engagement facilitates education abroad, immigration services, intensive English instruction, international partnerships and related functions that empower UMBC to extend beyond borders. The Director is responsible for the creation, delivery and evaluation of high-impact international programs that provide the campus community with access to global learning and engagement opportunities.

Requirements

• Master's Degree
• 5 years of related professional work experience within the field of education abroad.

Nice To Haves

• Additional years of related professional work experience within the field of education abroad.
• Experience studying, working, or living abroad.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction to the Education Abroad and Global Learning team, including supervising staff, assessing and improving processes, developing and executing strategies to increase participation in education abroad programs, planning activities and events, managing budgets, enforcing policies and procedures, managing technology and operations.
• Partner effectively with campus leadership, departments, faculty and external stakeholders (e.g., program providers and international universities) to develop and manage education abroad and global learning opportunities, including year-long and semester exchange programs, customized short-term programs, Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) programs and orientation programs.
• Oversee development, execution and evaluation of customized short-term and faculty-directed international programs in accordance with university policies and procedures; this includes generating interest through outreach to individual faculty and academic departments, developing programs in collaboration with faculty and academic leaders, overseeing program budgets, liaising with relevant UMBC committees and external partners, executing program applications, selecting participants, preparing faculty directors, and evaluating programs.
• Oversee international academic and credit evaluation processes. This includes working with faculty to integrate education abroad within the curriculum, assisting students to obtain credit approvals prior to departure, evaluating international transcripts for transfer equivalencies, and ensuring that required documentation is submitted to the UMBC Registrar in a timely manner to effectively transfer international credits to students' academic records.
• Maintain knowledge of financial aid regulations as they pertain to education abroad and collaborate with the Vice Provost to identify and develop scholarship, grant and other funding opportunities in support of education abroad and global learning. Educate the campus community on additional funding opportunities, including Boren, CLS, DAAD, ERASMUS+, Fulbright and Gilman.
• Serve on campus, regional and national committees that have a significant impact on education abroad and global learning.
• Assist the Vice Provost with assessing and managing health, safety, security and financial risks associated with education abroad programs. This includes ensuring program participants are enrolled in UMBC’s international travel registry and insurance policies, serving as a responder in case of emergencies and liaising with on-campus, domestic, and international entities to develop and execute emergency response protocols.
• Maintain expert knowledge of international travel and entry requirements (e.g., passports, visas and stay permits) as pertain to locations in which UMBC education abroad programs operate.
• Assist the Vice Provost with special projects, strategic initiatives and reporting requirements.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Over 4 weeks of vacation
• Tuition remission
• 22 Days of Annual Leave
• 15 Days of Sick Leave
• 15 Holidays
• 3 Personal Days
• Tuition remission at UMBC for eligible dependents after two years of FT employment
• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement plans (including the choice of joining the pension plan)
• Professional development opportunities
• Wellness opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director