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Job:Loyola University Study Abroad Advisor (New Orleans)

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Job Description/ Responsibilities
1. Work with students
-Advise students on study abroad opportunities and the procedures involved to study abroad.
-Ensure compliance with best practices for study abroad.
-Develop and deliver study abroad information, orientation, including health and safety information, and re-entry sessions.
-Advise Returnee Network and inBUS, student organizations for returning study abroad students
-Maintain communication with study abroad students while abroad to notify of university deadlines, scholarship deadlines, and address issues regarding culture shock, health and safety, etc.
-Assist Director in work with returnees to evaluate programs, obtain feedback on programs and experiences for future students, ease transition and promote study abroad.
-Coordinate applications, interviews and selection of students for Loyola exchange programs.
-Help students with financial aid and scholarship applications, e.g. Freeman Asia, Gilman, Fulbright, NSEP, and IFSA Foundation and other study abroad scholarships.
-Serve as alternate emergency contact for summer programs.
-Monitor CDC and State Department Travel Warnings to ensure that students and faculty directors are aware of relevant information.***

2. Promotion and Marketing
-Promote study abroad opportunities to the Loyola community
-Recruit a diverse population for study abroad.
-Work with colleges and departments to identify appropriate study abroad programs for specific majors.
-Give presentations to classes, student organizations, residence halls and honor societies.
-Coordinate advertising, promotion and selection for exchange programs and ISEP.
-Represent the Center for International Education at campus recruitment fairs for prospective students and orientation programs for incoming Loyola students.
-Organize the annual study abroad fair.
-Maintain CIE study abroad website and works with faculty directors to ensure that websites are appropriately updated.
-Develop and maintain website for parents of study abroad students.
-Work with faculty directors to update study abroad brochures and publications, i.e. AJCU, IIE and Peterson’s and websites.

3. Program Development
-Work with Director to develop and identify new programs and locations and to establish agreements between Loyola and other institutions abroad.
-Develop and maintain on-line orientation and re-entry program.
-Work with Director to develop a required reflection component for all study abroad students.

4. Administration
-Work with director to train faculty directors regarding health and safety issues.
-Coordinate the application and registration process for study abroad students.
-Select, train and supervise Study Abroad Peer Advisors.
-Build and maintain database of programs and course transfer equivalencies.
-Maintain resource center for study, work, research and travel outside the U.S.
-Oversee the maintenance of student records related to study abroad including application materials and related information.
-Complete study abroad statistical reports.
-Update study abroad procedures for university.

Requirements:
-Master’s degree required or a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 2-3 years of experience in study abroad advising or international educational exchanges.
-Previous experience in study abroad advising or international educational exchanges preferred.
-Minimum of one semester study abroad experience required.
-Strong computer skills (word processing, database, spreadsheet, desktop publishing.)
-Strong language skills, both oral and written.
-Demonstrated sensitivity to cultural differences.
-Demonstrated ability to work with detail and perform duties without close supervision.
-Ability to make mature and professional decisions even in the absence of policy. Ability to juggle multiple tasks and work under pressure.
-Knowledge of a second language and experience traveling and/or living abroad or other multicultural living experience is highly desirable.

Excellent Salary and Benefits

Application Instructions
Review of applications begins on 6/15/2009. Send a resume, cover letter that includes your philosophy of international education, transcript and 3 letters of reference to resumes@loyno.edu or Human Resources, Loyola University New Orleans, 6363 St. Charles Ave. Box
16, New Orleans, LA 70118. For further information, contact Debbie Danna, danna@loyno.edu, 504-864-7550.

As feasible, a small number of interviews may be scheduled in Los Angeles in conjunction with the NAFSA conference. Those who wish to schedule an interview in L.A. should send a cover letter and resume via email to danna@loyno.edu.

About Loyola University

Loyola University New Orleans is a Catholic Jesuit university with an enrollment of 4,874 in colleges of Law, Music, Business, Humanities and Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. The Center for International Education works with all aspects of internationalization of the university, one of the strategic goals of the university, the 100 plus international student and with faculty and students interested study abroad. CIE consists of the director, a coordinator for international students services, a study abroad advisor and an office manager. Because of the small staff, supportive atmosphere and very friendly university, this is a great opportunity for an individual to learn about all areas of international education and be actively involved in the internationalization of Loyola University New Orleans.