{"id":31558,"date":"2013-08-21T22:13:17","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T02:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=31558"},"modified":"2013-08-21T22:13:52","modified_gmt":"2013-08-22T02:13:52","slug":"job-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2013\/08\/21\/job-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Study Abroad Advisor position, University of Missouri, Columbia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to JET alum Carleen Ben<\/b> for sharing another education position. <\/b>Posted by <\/em>Kim \u2018Kay\u2019\u00a0 Monroe<\/a> (Miyazaki<\/a>-shi, 1995 -97)<\/i><\/strong>. Click here<\/a> to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/a> and receive job listings even sooner by email.<\/em>
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Position<\/i><\/strong>: <\/em>Study Abroad Advisor<\/i>
\nPosted by<\/b>: <\/em>University of Kentucky<\/i>
\nType<\/i><\/strong>: Full-time<\/em>
\nLocation<\/i><\/strong>: <\/em>Columbia, Missouri<\/i>
\nSalary<\/i><\/strong>: <\/em>Salary commensurate with the applicant’s education and experience.<\/i>
\nStart Date<\/i><\/strong>: <\/em>Negotiable<\/i><\/em>
\nApplication Deadline:<\/i><\/b> September 6, 2013<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Overview:<\/b>
\nThe University of Missouri at Columbia (MU, Mizzou) is an AAU, Research I university, and serves as the state\u2019s flagship campus. Participation in education abroad programs has tripled in the past decade, with nearly 1300 MU students studying overseas in 2011-12. In addition, Columbia, Missouri is often ranked as one of the best small cities in the U.S. Detailed information on MU\u2019s education abroad programming can be found at: http:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Responsibilities Include:<\/b><\/p>\n

Program Management and Student Advising:
\n\u2022Coordinates study abroad programs in Italy, Latin America, Portugal, Spain and all Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries. Promotes programs, advises students, coordinates admissions processes, provides visa advising, organizes country-specific orientations, and manages problems and special situations as needed.
\n\u2022Serves as primary liaison between MU and US and overseas contacts for MU education abroad programs in these countries.
\n\u2022Advises students, faculty, staff, and parents about MU opportunities for study abroad and administrative policies and procedures.
\n\u2022Works with the Director of Study Abroad and on-campus and overseas colleagues to monitor and evaluate all study abroad programs in the assigned countries.<\/p>\n

Additional Responsibilities:<\/b>
\n\u2022Coordinates comprehensive Pre-Departure Orientations for the entire university community for approximately 1300 participants in MU’s study abroad programs and their families. Coordinates updates to the General Orientation Manual utilized by all participants in MU study abroad programs.
\n\u2022Distributes general written and electronic communication to families of students participating in education abroad programs.
\n\u2022Coordinates process of updating application and acceptance materials related to the health, safety, and security of students participating on all MU education abroad programs.<\/p>\n

Qualifications:<\/b><\/p>\n

Applicants for the job must have the following:
\n– Bachelor\u2019s degree.
\n– International experience through study or work abroad.
\n– Strong written communication skills.
\n– Ability to establish effective working relationships within the university community.
\n– Strong organizational and administrative skills.
\n– Ability to multi-task and function in a fast-paced, high-volume office setting.<\/p>\n

Skills that are highly desirable include<\/b>:
\n– Master\u2019s degree
\n– Foreign language abilities. Proficiency in Spanish language preferred.
\n– Previous experience advising\/counseling students in an education abroad office or other university environment.
\n– Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher).<\/p>\n

Application: Submit resume, cover letter, a list of three references and a University of Missouri (MU) Application for Employment to MU Human Resource<\/p>\n

Services through the on-line application system at: http:\/\/hrs.missouri.edu\/find-a-job\/staff\/index.php<\/a> \u00a0(click \u201cprospective employees\u201d and search for \u201cStudy Abroad Advisor\u201d position # 11232).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thanks to JET alum Carleen Ben for sharing another education position. Posted by Kim \u2018Kay\u2019\u00a0 Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Position: Study Abroad Advisor Posted by: University of Kentucky Type: Full-time Location: Columbia, Missouri Salary: Salary commensurate with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t