Committee: Education Abroad Knowledge Community (EA KC)
Position: Management Content Coordinator
Term Dates: Two-year term, renewable for one term (maximum of 4 years)
The volunteers who lead the Education Abroad Knowledge Community (EA KC) strive to sustain and develop timely resources, tools, and model practices for education abroad, including study, internships, service-learning, and research abroad. The Management Content Coordinator focuses on the creation, dissemination, and discussion of tools and resources to assist professionals in their business operations, office administration, strategy development, staff supervision capacities, and overall staff welfare. The Management Content Coordinator looks for opportunities to add value to the community through a dynamic and vibrant discussion forum, creation of high-quality and timely resources, and effective communication to the community of network subscribers.
Position updated August 2023
NAFSA is not currently accepting applications for this position. Visit NAFSA Volunteer Leadership to learn about available opportunities.
Major Functions and Responsibilities
Within the framework of the NAFSA Strategic Plan, this position will:
- Maintain attentiveness to trends in the management and strategy of education abroad operations by observing, prompting, and participating in online discussion forums like Network NAFSA and reading NAFSA.news.
- Attend EAKC leadership meetings including the on-boarding orientation and WLM, participate in conference calls, execute other assignments received from the chair, and represent the EA KC at annual and regional conference activities when appropriate.
- Facilitate the development of assigned EAKC Work Plan items
- Convene working groups, as necessary, to create, disseminate, and discuss tools and resources to assist professionals in their business operations, office administration, strategy development, staff supervision capacities, and attentiveness to staff morale.
- Develop a strong familiarity with NAFSA’s professional development resources for management and education abroad.
Sample Projects
In recent years, this position has coordinated projects such as:
- Blog post highlighting professional development opportunities for mid-level education abroad managers
- Facilitated open meeting on advocacy at annual conference
In future years, this position could work on projects such as:
- Working group-created resource about self-advocacy in education abroad offices
- A podcast featuring different campus perspectives on budget management in education abroad
Commitment
- Assure NAFSA membership through the length of the leadership term
- Two-year term, renewable once for a maximum term of 4 years
- Prepare for and attend NAFSA leadership and EAKC meetings throughout the year. Most meetings are virtual.
- Foster an inclusive environment in alignment with the NAFSA Diversity and Inclusion Statement
Qualifications
- Previous volunteer/presentation experience with NAFSA at the local, regional, or national level
- A minimum of 3 years’ professional experience in managing an education abroad office, including management of operations and staff
- An active interest in assisting colleagues with professional and leadership development
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Willingness to adopt organizationwide perspectives and EA KC strategic priorities
- Ability to work effectively with a team and with NAFSA staff in an outcomes-based environment
- Commitment to manage unconscious bias in the assessment and decision making processes
