Job Summary

This position will plan and coordinate international services at Thomas Jefferson University and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Reporting to the Senior Associate Provost for Academic Enterprise Initiatives , the Executive Director for International Services will successfully lead employee visa programs and export compliance and will support student and exchange visitor services. The position operates across the University and as needed within the division of the health system supported by the Office of International Services.

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.

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• Ensures compliance with all federal regulations for visa programs and export controls

• Manages H-1B and other employment-based visa programs

• Collaborates with HR to support and improve employee visa management and compliance

• Manages relationship with University-approved external immigration counsel

• Provides education, training, and assurance of standard enterprise practices around visa management to HR, hiring departments, and sponsored individuals

• Facilitates export compliance activities

• Collaborates with Research Administration, General Counsel, IS&T, Biosafety, Procurement, Supply Chain and others on implementation of model export compliance program across TJU

• Manages relationship with export control consultant

• Facilitates University Travel Policy updates and initiatives to mitigate risk around University travel

• Collaborates with Student Affairs and Global Centers to support and improve student and exchange visitor services/initiatives

• Supports academic leadership on global engagement initiatives

• Partners with Marketing to ensure web presence for International Services

• Maintains management/performance data on international services

• Implements best practices in international services

• Performs other duties as assigned

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required):

• Excellent organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines

• Knowledge of U.S. government regulations governing employee, student, and visitor visa programs

• Knowledge of University export compliance regulations and protocols

• Keeps up-to-date on changes in federal regulations and best practices

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively interpret and explain complex information

• High level of attention to detail

• Strong customer service mindset and skills

• High level of discretion in handling confidential information

• Familiarity with information management platforms such as Terra Dotta and Cayuse preferred.

Qualifications
Education :

Bachelor's degree required. Masters in Public Administration, MBA, Masters in International Relations, Masters in Higher Education, Juris Doctor, or equivalent preferred
Experience :

10 years of related experience, preferably in an academic setting.
Closing Statement
Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.
Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.
Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.
Jefferson's mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.
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