Director of International Student and Scholar Services

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Provide leadership for all services and programs related to serving the Institute's undergraduate and graduate international student and Exchange Visitor populations. Support the Institute community by understanding and responding to the unique needs of international students by serving as a liaison with academic and administrative units. Responsible for setting employee and/or group goals, deciding on organizational structure to meet the goals, assessing employee and/or group performance and providing feedback, and making pay recommendations. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: GT academic and business units, students, foreign national guests, US government. This position will typically advise and counsel: same as above. This position will supervise: Student and Scholar Services staff.

Job Duty 1 - 35%
Manage and assess regularly the operating procedures for ISSS in light of professional best practices and federal requirements provide that the needs of students, faculty, staff and the institution are being met in a professional, timely, and appropriate manner.

Job Duty 2 - 15%
Participate and serve in leadership roles in international, national, regional and local professional organizations, committees and meetings related to international students and Exchange Visitors.

Job Duty 3 - 20%
Train, evaluate, and provide professional development opportunities for and serve as resource and mentor to ISSS staff. Manage accounts for ISSS. Coordinate ongoing development of use of technology to improve efficiency to provide for compliance with federal and other requirements.

Job Duty 4 - 15%
Initiate and supervise the implementation of social and cultural programming for students and scholars. Serve as liaison with USGA and offices on the GT campus regarding policies and processes that impact international students and scholars.

Job Duty 5 - 10%
Advocate on behalf of international students and scholars at all legislative levels.

Job Duty 6 - 5%
Serve as the Responsible Officer for J Exchange Visitors Program and Primary Designated School Official for the F Visa Program.

Job Duty 7 - 5%
Work with the Development Office to support leads and assist in securing funds for students, scholars and programming.

Job Duty 8 - 5%
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Educational Requirements
Master's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Experience
Five to seven years of job related experience

SKILLS
Developing policies and procedures to support non-immigrant students and scholars (support for visa-related matters as well as community-building, adjustment, and student support programs); leading team that advises on immigration regulations that apply to F and J visa holders using knowledge of national cultures, customer service skills, and intercultural communication skills; proficiency with standard office computer applications; ability to work as part of a team and to lead a team, develop and mentor others, build collaborative relationships across campus with faculty and staff colleagues, and advanced skills in decision-making, leadership, oral and written communication with multiple audiences; planning, creativity, flexibility and problem-solving.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening

Salary: $67,500

Location: Atlanta, GA