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Travel And Program Support Specialist
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University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Center for Global Engagement
Travel and Program Support Specialist
Regular Full Time – Non-Exempt
UT Market Range MR06 expected salary $35,000 - $43,000
The Center for Global Engagement, (CGE), is hiring a Travel and Program Support Specialist to join our Global Security Risk and Resilience team. CGE is comprised of six units (English Language Institute, the International House, Global Security, Risk and Resilience, International Student and Scholar Services, Programs Abroad, Global Research, Innovation and Partnerships) who are responsible for working throughout campus, across Tennessee and around the world to provide enriching and diverse international experiences for faculty, students and scholars.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) is Tennessee’s flagship university and premier public research institution. We are an R-1 land-grant university with approximately 30,000 students, 9500 faculty and staff, 11 colleges, and over 300 degree programs. There are more than 1600 international students and scholars on the UTK campus. The University is located on a 580-acre campus in the city of Knoxville in eastern Tennessee, near the Great Smoky Mountains. The University of Tennessee Knoxville campus is seeking candidates who have the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the diversity and intercultural goals of the University.
The City of Knoxville is a hidden gem surrounded by eight gorgeous lakes, with a beautiful and walkable downtown, a diverse music scene including internationally recognized festivals, active neighborhoods, unique restaurants, and a robust offering of diverse cultural and outdoor activities. UTK is located within easy driving distance to the Great Smoky Mountains, Atlanta, Nashville, Asheville, Charlotte, Louisville, and Cincinnati. It is only a day’s drive to Memphis, Chicago, and Washington D.C. Knoxville and the surrounding counties have a population of more than 850,000 people.
Position Summary
As a member of UTK’s Center for Global Engagement (CGE) and Office of Global Security, Risk, and Resilience (Global Risk), the Specialist, Travel and Program Support helps oversee, manage, and coordinate various processes and tasks, especially those related to UTK’s international travel approval and registration processes. This includes being well-versed in and enforcing the university’s policies and procedures; advising and assisting students, faculty, staff, and other university stakeholders as they navigate various processes, policies, and procedures; and troubleshooting to resolve issues that arise throughout the course of this work. This individual will also assist in the creation and administration of information resources and learning materials, including website content development and maintenance, as well as assist in data creation, management, and reporting, event coordination, leading information sessions and trainings, and other duties and special projects as needed to assist Global Risk, the Programs Abroad Office, and CGE.
Additionally, while based in Global Risk, this position will provide support to the Programs Abroad Office (PAO) in its work, specifically related to managing a portfolio of programs, the program petition process, and engaging with students and program leaders to help prepare them for their time abroad. The position plays a key role in managing the relationships between CGE, Global Risk, PAO, and other departments, schools, colleges, and campuses. As part of this role, the individual will help conduct outreach efforts to these and other internal/external stakeholders and may assist in efforts to educate these stakeholders and the larger UTK community about issues related to international travel and related university policies and processes.
Position Responsibilities
Education and Experience Required:Bachelor’s degree required. At least three years of experience working in travel management, international education, student services, academic advising, international engagement/affairs, global learning, or a related field.
Education and Experience Preferred: Experience with project management. Experience with global cross-cultural interactions and engagement, which might include living, working, or studying abroad, is preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:
Full Time
$45k-58k (estimate)
04/29/2024
06/27/2024
utk.edu
FARRAGUT, TN
7,500 - 15,000
1794
SHERRY BARR
$1B - $3B
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville. Founded in 1794, it is the flagship institution of the statewide University of Tennessee system with nine undergraduate departments and eleven graduate departments and hosts more than 26,000 students from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries. In its 2009 ranking of universities, U.S. News & World Report ranked UT 118th among national universities and 52nd among public institutions of higher learning. Its ties to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, established under UT President Andrew Holt and con...tinued under the UT-Battelle partnership, have positioned the University as co-manager and allow for considerable research opportunities for faculty and students enjoyed by few other institutions of comparable standing. Also affiliated with the University are the Howard H. Baker, Jr. Center for Public Policy, the University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility, and the University of Tennessee Arboretum, which occupies 250 acres of nearby Oak Ridge, Tennessee and features hundreds of species of plants indigenous to the region. The University is a direct partner of the University of Tennessee Medical Center, the only Level I trauma center in the East Tennessee region and a self-proclaimed 'teaching hospital' due to its aggressive medical research programs and position as the primary career destination for most medical school graduates of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center at Memphis.
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