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International Student Affairs

International Student Affairs Manager directs and serves as a resource to administrators and collaborates with University colleagues to advance institutional goals and global engagement endeavors; provide leadership on policy matters related to immigration regulations and support services for the international population; guide advising services on immigration, personal, social and cultural concerns; partner with Global Programs and University colleagues on proactive strategies and programs to enhance the enrollment, retention, and overall success of international students; mentor and support the international advising staff.

• • Direct the operation and management of the International Student and Scholar Advising office
• • Lead the plan, train, manage, and evaluate professional staff
• • Provide leadership on matters related to immigration and visa regulations
• • Serve as a resource to administrators and University on policy matters related to immigration and support services for the international population
• • Analyze the effect federal policy changes related to the University
• • Guide international student advising services on immigration, personal, social, and cultural concerns
• • Engage in collaborative outreach with academic and student support service partners to enhance enrollment, retention, and student success
• • Prepare presentations and training workshops
• • Serve on University committees

Level:

– Principal Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates awareness of broad issues and management trends. Applies exemplary management principles. Evaluates impact of policy and adjusts accordingly. Ensures appropriate skills are developed and maintained within team/unit. Realigns staff responsibilities to meet desired changes. Provides administrative and policy direction. Develops and articulates broad goals. Fosters collaboration between units. Engages in written and verbal communications that reach a university-wide and/or broad external audience. Develops and implements solutions to highly complex and often controversial problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees teams of other supervisors/managers
– Leads a business unit

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Plans, forecasts, develops, and/or approves budgets
– Typically has final signature authority for business unit

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that may have a significant impact on multiple units and/or the University
– Regularly develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve the most difficult problems
– Creates an environment that encourages imaginative solutions to problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined and may be frequently changing
– Sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Oversees completed work of others and is accountable for unit results
– Delegates advanced tasks to others and provides guidance to team members

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– May represent the University externally
– Collaborates closely with team members and other leaders across the University
– Communicates a compelling vision that inspires and motivates others

• Comp Grade – 13
• Minimum – $86,300.00
• MidPoint – $107,900.00
• Maximum – $129,500.00

• Consulting
• Cultural competency
• Customer Service
• Facilitation
• Operations management
• Policy analysis
• Policy implementation
• Presentation Skills
• Project Management
• Regulatory compliance
• Strategic Planning