Job description

Department: Office of International Programs – 215000

Minimum Qualifications

• A master’s degree at the time of hire;
• Five or more years of progressive leadership experience developing and managing global learning programs within a university setting;
• A demonstrated capacity to design and conduct meaningful assessments of global learning outcomes;
• A demonstrated understanding of global risk management in the field of international education;
• A demonstrated ability to communicate effectively to a wide range of university stakeholders;
• A demonstrated capacity to navigate conflict;
• A demonstrated capacity to develop positive, collaborative working relationships with colleagues and constituents.

License/Certification Required
None

Preferred Qualifications

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The Director of Global Learning has responsibilities across three key areas: 1) assessment and internationalization, 2) risk management, and 3) strategic leadership of the Education Abroad unit. Specific responsibilities within each of these areas include:
Assessment and Internationalization

• Designing and implementing a comprehensive assessment framework for global learning at App State in partnership with the Assistant Vice Provost for International Programs;
• Analyzing and disseminating assessment data to inform global learning programming at App State;
• Sharing and disseminating information on current issues in international higher education, the field of education abroad, and international mobility trends within OIP and among the broader University community;
• Working with the Assistant Vice Provost and campus partners to support OIP’s international institutional partnership strategy;
• Enhancing effective partnerships with academic units and non-academic units on campus;
• Representing with considerable independence App State and its global learning programs throughout the campus, with professional organizations and associations throughout the world, and with existing and emerging global partners;
• Acting as an advocate for global learning across App State;
• Working with the Assistant Vice Provost to increase capacity among faculty and academic units to integrate global learning into their curricula;
• Organizing the annual OIP Global Symposium and other campus-based global learning initiatives.

Risk Management

• Serving as a member of the International Crisis Management Response team;
• Serving as a member of the Global Health & Safety Committee;
• Working with the Assistant Vice Provost to evaluate, improve, and implement international travel risk management policies and processes;
• Designing and delivering health, safety, and risk management trainings for campus constituents.

Strategic Leadership of the Education Abroad Unit

• Managing and supervising the Associate Directors of Education Abroad;
• Supporting the professional development of the Associate Directors of Education Abroad, with particular focus on supporting the Associate Directors’ leadership and management of their respective teams;
• Overseeing Education Abroad budgets in collaboration with the Assistant Vice Provost and Business Officer;
• Working collaboratively with the Education Abroad team to reach strategic goals;
• Serving on a rotation for on-call emergencies and crisis response for faculty-led programs;
• Working with the Associate Directors of Education Abroad to streamline and implement policies that reduce barriers to education abroad and global learning for faculty, staff and students;
• Communicating with students, parents, faculty, institutional partners, program providers, and other stakeholders as needed.

Other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule/Hours:8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Suggested Salary Range: $70,000-82,000
Closing Date: 2/23/2026
Open Until Filled: No
Evaluation of Applications Begins: 02/06/2026
Proposed Date of Hire: 04/06/2026

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