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Program Coordinator, UC International Services
Cincinnati, OH

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Founded in 1819, **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW*** embarks upon its third century - building on the past and defining the future by leading urban, public universities into a new era of innovation and impact through its strategic direction, Next Lives Here. Underscoring the power of creativity, ingenuity, invention and inclusion, what's Next will accelerate our unrivaled momentum, evidenced by eight straight years of record enrollment and rankings that include placement among America's top 100 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. Home to a diverse student body of nearly 47,000 and more than 4,200 distinguished faculty, the university combines its Research 1 (Very High Research Activity) Carnegie Classification with a physical setting that The New York Times recently acclaimed as "the most ambitious campus design program in the country.

JOB OVERVIEW
The International Services Office is seeking a Program Coordinator to report directly to the Associate Director and work closely with the Program Manager to provide extracurricular, social, cultural, and educational activities and programs that serve and connect our international student and scholar populations with: one another, American students/scholars, and the UC/Cincinnati communities.

Responsibilities will also include providing support and guidance to students on academic, cultural, and personal matters and will require the knowledge of processes for crisis and mental health situations to be able to refer international students to the university office that can assist them. Position will be required to keep records of student contact time, prepare related reports, and also manage budgets. Will be required to administer computerized-based assessment throughout student participants' enrollment.

The Program Coordinator will be required to work sponsored events in the evenings, weekends, and overnight as required. The person in the position will need to be physically able to transport basic supplies and materials to and from sponsored events. Position will need to attend meetings and related functions and some travel will also be required.

The Program Coordinator will also need to be familiar with social media platforms. They will need to Create consistent, meaningful content on all social media platforms, including writing and editing social media posts, improving engagement, and promoting social media campaigns. The position will be required to manage daily social media posts including communicating with social media followers and responding to queries in a timely manner.

One of the main focuses on the position will be to Coordinate and grow our student peer mentoring group, known as IPALs, to foster successful transition to the American university environment for all international students using available campus services and resources that meet the students' needs. This also includes developing social media content plans that are consistent with the IPAL's brand identity.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
*Design/create and conduct seminars, classes, workshops or programs. *Develop program objectives and monitor quantitative and qualitative data on progress toward objectives. Review objectives to identify problems and solutions, prioritize solutions and develop action steps for program improvement. *Provide financial administrative support for program initiatives. *Develop, administer and analyze assessment/evaluation questionnaires. Compile statistics and prepare reports. *Develop and implement marketing strategies to recruit students and program participants. *Interact with staff faculty, external agencies and other university departments. *May conduct research and analyze relevant literature, other benchmark information to develop grant proposals, new program ideas and propose program changes. *May provide direct and/or indirect supervision to exempt and non-exempt staff (i.e., hiring/firing, performance evaluations, disciplinary action, approve time off, etc.). *Perform related duties based on departmental need. This job description can be changed at any time.

REQUIRED EDUCATION
*Bachelor's Degree. *Five (5) years of relevant work experience and/or other specialized training can be used in lieu of education requirement.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
One (1) year of program coordination experience.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS CONSIDERED
*Proficient in Adobe CC applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premier, Acrobat) *Evidence of successful, and innovative, work with a diverse range of students and scholars from numerous countries, such as team building, mentoring and leading. *Experience building effective working relationships and open communication with students, staff, faculty, and University leadership. *Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally to diverse audiences including administrators, faculty, students, and staff. *Experience living, studying, or working abroad
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT
*Office environment/no specific unusual physical or environmental demands.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested and qualified applicants must apply online and include a cover letter of interest, a current CV/Resume, and list of three references. Applications without a cover letter, CV/Resume or references will not be considered for the position.

**MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***, as a multi-national and culturally diverse university, is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and diverse place of learning and employment. As part of a complete job application you will be asked to include a Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion statement.

As a UC employee, and an employee of an Ohio public institution, if hired you will not contribute to the federal Social Security system, other than contributions to Medicare. Instead, UC employees have the option to contribute to a state retirement plan (OPERS, STRS) or an alternative retirement plan (ARP).

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