Welcome, and thank you for your interest in employment with Loyola University Maryland.

Manage 3 to 6 Loyola programs. Advertising, recruiting, processing applications, run all workshops, advise all students while they are abroad, transfer all their transcripts, emergency support as needed. Process applications and issue acceptance and rejection letter to program applicants. Hold academic advising sessions with accepted students to advise on overseas course selection based on degree requirements. Conduct parent/student workshops to review program information and answer questions. Maintain current and complete files on all students participating in study abroad programs. Collect, sort and compile Loyola paperwork necessary for study abroad (i.e., emergency information, risk waiver, advisor form, disciplinary agreement, etc.). Submit student visa applications. Coordinate flights and resolve student billing, advising and records issues. Monitor expenses and submit all receipts to Disbursements each month. Accompany travel group to study abroad locations to assist with transit.

Required qualifications and skills
• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least one to three years related experience working in higher education in an advising capacity, preferably in international education or related field.
• Ability to positively engage and motivate students.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team and to work independently and confidentially
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
• Detail oriented and strong organizational skills
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with diverse populations in diverse cultural contexts.
• Demonstrate ability to multitask effectively in a busy environment throughout the year.
• Ability to support the mission and values of a Catholic Jesuit education, as well as university goals for institutional diversity.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (excel, Powerpoint, word, outlook, and teams) and Terra Dotta software.
• Must be willing and able to travel overseas at least once per year and work occasionally on evening and weekend events.

- Master’s degree or equivalent.
- Experience working with study abroad programs and/or international student services.
- Experience living or studying abroad.
- Working knowledge of one or more foreign languages.

Loyola University Maryland is a Jesuit, Catholic university committed to the educational and spiritual traditions of the Society of Jesus and to the ideals of liberal education and the development of the whole person. Accordingly, Loyola inspires students to learn, lead, and serve in a diverse and changing world. Loyola’s beautiful, historic Evergreen campus is located in Baltimore, and its graduate centers are in Timonium and Columbia. Loyola enrolls 4,000 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students across the Sellinger School of Business and Management, the School of Education, and Loyola College of Arts and Sciences. Founded in 1852, Loyola is one of 27 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States and the first to bear the name of Saint Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus.

Loyola University Maryland strongly values the benefits that diversity brings to the workplace. In accord with its Ignatian values, the University is committed to creating and promoting a community that recognizes the inherent value and dignity of each person. Loyola University Maryland does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, or any other legally protected classification. The University recruits, hires, and promotes in accord with this policy and its Core Values.

Successful candidates for any staff, faculty, or administrative position at Loyola University Maryland will be subject to a pre-employment background check.