Russian Flagship Program Coordinator

University of Wisconsin Madison • Madison, WI

1d • $60,601 - $66,000

About The Position

Working with the Russian Flagship's leadership team, and with local and national partners, coordinate the Russian Flagship Program, a U.S. Department of Defense-funded program for undergraduate students in any major to reach a professional level of competence in Russian by graduation.

Requirements

• Two years prior experience working in an administrative or student services capacity
• Excellent organizational and office skills
• Basic computer proficiency, experience working with spreadsheets
• Demonstrated communication and writing skills
• M.A. required; focus in foreign language, international area studies or related field, or higher education administration, or international education administration preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in U.S. higher education
• Proficiency in Russian, and study abroad or other experience in a Russian-speaking country

Responsibilities

• May exercise supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 FTE or equivalent employees
• Serves as the liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups to identify and maintain academic program-related partnerships
• Identifies, proposes, and implements new or revised unit operational policies and procedures to comply with regulations, institutional policies, and academic program objectives
• Evaluates existing academic program strategy and makes recommendations to unit leadership for program enhancement
• May manage the unit budget and approve unit expenditures
• Assists stakeholders with preparing and/or maintaining documentation, financial management, and/or reporting requirements related to sponsored grants, contracts, or agreements
• Manages the daily operations of the Russian Flagship Program, including recruitment, admissions, co-curricular programming, student advising, supervision of student hourly employees, communications, alumni engagement, maintenance of student and program records, and budget management.
• Provides full service advising resources and services, provides information about educational options and academic requirements, and communicates directly with students regarding all aspects of the advising process
• Leads the development and implementation of academic program initiatives

Benefits

• Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits.
• Please review the summary of benefits for more information: https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/fasl.pdf

What This Job Offers

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