Coordinator for Regional Outreach

• Serve as the conduit for information between EAKC and the education abroad regional liaisons from the eleven NAFSA regions
• Actively encourage regional liaison and EAKC participation in the dissemination of information and member-to-member support through networking, discussion forums, conference sessions and activities, and other appropriate venues.
• Host meetings for regional liaisons to discuss trends, needs, and issues, and facilitate communication.
• Lead and manage the EAKC Connector Program for newcomers at the annual conference.
• Maintains attentiveness to development and implementation of EA programs; concerns and issues of the NAFSA regions, observing, prompting, and participating in the online EAKC Network discussions forums and reading NAFSA.news.
• Contributes to the annual work plan, in coordination with the EAKC chair-elect and in accordance with NAFSA’s Strategic Plan.  
• Serves as point of contact to EAKC and members, in bringing awareness of, and locating appropriate NAFSA resources.

All NAFSA leaders are expected to foster an inclusive environment and seek to learn and understand the multicultural perspectives of the committee/team, our constituents, and stakeholders to align with the NAFSA Diversity and Inclusion Statement. An expression of leadership in this area includes:

• Engaging the committee/team to identify and implement strategies for increased personal outreach, recruitment, and onboarding for all, especially diversity-focused and underrepresented groups
• Increasing accessibility and participation from underrepresented groups, individuals, and institution
• Expanding educational content within the committees’ purview through intentional outreach and recruitment of diverse presenters and institutional types in partnership with various NAFSA groups

 NAFSA: Association of International Educators is a professional association driven by its Strategic Plan as established by the Board of Directors. The success of the association depends on the productive engagement of three key constituencies: the Board, member-leaders, and staff.  Member-leaders are advocates for the association’s mission, vision, values, diversity and inclusion, and ethical principles. They align their work closely with the Board through its vice presidents and with staff to carry out the Strategic Plan. Member-leader roles are guided by objectives assigned by the Strategic Plan, by outcome accountabilities outlined in the Standing Rules, and by position descriptions for specific roles.

• This position collaborates closely with other NAFSA leaders to enhance work efforts across the association.
• This position partners closely with the NAFSA staff partner assigned. Effective relationships reflect and include responsiveness to phone calls, email correspondence, timely delivery on responsibilities, open communication, and mutual respect, among other characteristics.

• Valid NAFSA membership through the length of the leadership term
• Two-year term, renewable once for a maximum term of four years. 
• Prepare for and attend leadership meetings, such as the Washington Leadership Meeting at the start of the term and any EAKC leadership meetings at the annual conference.
• Estimated time commitment is approximately four to six hours per month for various tasks, including outreach and engagement with NAFSAns, posts to NAFSA discussion forums and regional listservs, assistance in the deliverables with annual work plan, email communication, preparation for conference activities, participation in leadership cultivation, and other duties as assigned by Chair. 

• Previous volunteer/presentation experience with NAFSA
• A minimum of three years’ experience in education abroad
• An active interest in assisting colleagues with professional and leadership development
• Excellent communication skills
• Willingness to adopt organization-wide perspectives.
• Preferred experience: service on a NAFSA regional leadership team