{"id":38728,"date":"2015-11-20T18:02:19","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T22:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=38728"},"modified":"2015-11-20T18:05:38","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T22:05:38","slug":"job-assistant-director-of-global-education-for-partnerships-and-affiliations-virginia-tech-university-va","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2015\/11\/20\/job-assistant-director-of-global-education-for-partnerships-and-affiliations-virginia-tech-university-va\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Assistant Director of Global Education for Partnerships and Affiliations &#8211; Virginia Tech University (VA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Posted by\u00a0<strong>Sydney Sparrow<\/strong>,\u00a0curriculum and\u00a0content developer for a\u00a0real estate school<\/em><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0based in Virginia.<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\">to join\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\" target=\"_blank\">JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">and receive job listings even sooner\u00a0by email.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><b>P<\/b><b>osition:\u00a0<\/b>Assistant Director for Partnerships and Affiliations<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Posted by:<\/strong>\u00a0Virginia Tech University<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Blacksburg, VA<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Contract:<\/strong>\u00a0Full Time<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Virginia Tech is seeking an experienced, energetic and forward-looking individual to join a dedicated team as Assistant Director of Global Education for Partnerships and Affiliations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Virginia Tech\u2019s Global Education Office (<span class=\"caps\">GEO<\/span>) is committed to providing Virginia Tech students the opportunity to develop the intercultural competence, transnational understanding, and leadership skills required to face global challenges. In cooperation with academic, service, and administrative faculty and staff, the\u00a0<span class=\"caps\">GEO<\/span>\u00a0provides comprehensive support services for the development, implementation, and coordination of academically sound programs abroad that are accessible to students across all disciplines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The Assistant Director for Partnerships and Affiliations is charged with helping lead Virginia Tech\u2019s foreign partnership development during a time of significant change and growth in international programs and activities. This individual will play a key role in managing Virginia Tech\u2019s 50+ Student Exchange Agreements and our\u00a0<span class=\"caps\">ISEP<\/span>\u00a0activities which, combined, currently represent a yearly exchange of roughly 120 students. The position will have primary responsibility for overseeing partnership activity, evaluating strengths and weaknesses, and identifying potential for development in existing or new collaborations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Responsibilities:\u00a0<\/strong>The successful candidate will manage the university\u2019s strategic student mobility partnerships with overseas universities and third-party affiliations in accordance with international objectives established in the university\u2019s strategic plan, with responsibilities to include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Assisting colleges in their promotion and recruitment efforts;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Advising and preparing students for exchange and direct enrollment opportunities with partners;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Coordinating with colleges and departments and the University Registrar for academic advising;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Processing inbound and outbound student applications;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Overseeing renewal for existing agreements and approving proposed new agreements;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Monitoring balance maintenance for each partnership and adjusting recruitment efforts accordingly;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Serving as institutional point of contact for partner universities abroad;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Maintaining up-to-date information on\u00a0<span class=\"caps\">ISEP<\/span>\u00a0and bilateral exchanges on the\u00a0<span class=\"caps\">GEO<\/span>\u00a0website;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Working with the Assistant Director for Global Safety and Risk Management to craft pre-departure orientation for Virginia Tech students not participating in faculty-led programs;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Providing encouragement, support, and guidance for colleges and departments to grow existing strategic relationships into multilayered collaborations that include such opportunities as experiential learning, individual or group research, faculty and\/or staff exchange, summer study abroad, etc.; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Identifying new partners with high potential in multiple areas<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">This position requires an ability to organize information effectively, carry forward multiple contemporaneous projects successfully, communicate well with diverse audiences and think independently while consistently maintaining awareness of the larger context and responding to the university\u2019s overarching priorities. R\u00e9sum\u00e9s should give concrete evidence of these skills.\u00a0R\u00e9sum\u00e9s should give concrete evidence of these skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Required Qualifications<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Master\u2019s degree in an area pertinent to international education or equivalent combination of degree and experience.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Experience working in a higher education setting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Experience in international education including managing bilateral exchanges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Experience living or working abroad.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Evidence of care and consistent attention to detail.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Experience working with individuals of diverse backgrounds and levels of authority.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Experience either advising students or planning pre-departure orientation for study abroad, or both.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Knowledge of enrollment management software for study abroad.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Preferred Qualifications<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Proficiency in at least one foreign language.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Significant experience in the field.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Extensive experience managing bilateral partnerships.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Experience working with the International Student Exchange Program (<span class=\"caps\">ISEP<\/span>).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Working knowledge of StudioAbroad.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Evidence of increasing responsibility over the arc of previous positions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Application:<\/strong>\u00a0Apply online at <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"www.jobs.vt.edu\">www.jobs.vt.edu<\/a><\/span>, and search for posting <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">AP0150311<\/span>.\u00a0Application and the following supporting documents are also requested:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Cover letter<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Resume\/Curriculum Vita<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Names, addresses,telephone numbers and email addresses of at least three professional references<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span class=\"caps\">TIP<\/span>: Have these documents ready to attach at the time you submit your application, the system will not allow you to enter a second time for any position). Review of applications will begin on<strong> November 20th<\/strong>; however, applications may be received until a candidate is appointed.\u00a0Official transcript for highest degree earned will be required prior to the start of employment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted by\u00a0Sydney Sparrow,\u00a0curriculum and\u00a0content developer for a\u00a0real estate school\u00a0based in Virginia.\u00a0Click here\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0JETwit Jobs Google Group\u00a0and receive job listings even sooner\u00a0by email. Position:\u00a0Assistant Director for Partnerships and Affiliations Posted by:\u00a0Virginia Tech University Location:\u00a0Blacksburg, VA Contract:\u00a0Full Time Virginia Tech is seeking an experienced, energetic and forward-looking individual to join a dedicated team as Assistant Director of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"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_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-a4E","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38728"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38734,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38728\/revisions\/38734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}