Department: Division of Global Engagement
Appointment Type and Duration: Regular, Ongoing
Salary: $68,000 - $74,000/year
Compensation Band: OS-OA07-Fiscal Year 2024-2025
FTE: 1.0
Application Review Begins
March 10th, 2025; Position open until filled
Special Instructions to Applicants
To ensure consideration, a complete application must include:
1. A current resume/CV.
2. A cover letter demonstrating how your skills and experience meet the minimum and preferred qualifications for the position.
3. Three (3) professional references with contact information. References will not be contacted until you are notified.
Department Summary
The Division of Global Engagement (DGE) works to make the University of Oregon a more global university. In 21st-century higher education, international engagement is not an optional extra: as noted in UO's Academic Plan, it is a core mission, essential to a thriving, socially salient, intellectually robust, academic community. It is part of the normal functioning of every school, college, department, and center. DGE works to support and integrate the wide range of international engagements, global-scale projects, and transnational partnerships launched and maintained in our many academic units. The Division of Global Engagement (DGE) integrates and advances UO’s many projects of internationalization in support of students, faculty, the campus community, and the UO Academic Plan. We do so because we believe global engagement is foundational to academic excellence; vital to our student’s educational development, personal growth, and professional competitiveness; essential for faculty development and research excellence; and integral to the university’s social mission as a premier public residential research university. Units within DGE consist of International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS), Global Education Oregon (GEO), Global Studies Institute.
Position Summary
The Division of Global Engagement’s (DGE) Global Risk Manager (GRM) is responsible for identifying, developing, promoting, and supporting the implementation of best practices for supporting the health and safety of students, faculty, and staff while abroad; identifying and mitigating risk factors associated with DGE programming and related international travel, including, but not limited to, Global Education Oregon (GEO) study abroad programs and Global Works International Internships; and, serving as the principle health, safety, and risk advisor to DGE leadership. The GRM works collaboratively with all stakeholders (campus, domestic, and international partners) to support DGE programs with an emphasis on achieving short, medium, and long-term goals related to the health, safety, security, and risk of the students, faculty, and staff that DGE serves.
The GRM serves in an advisory capacity to DGE and GEO leadership to ensure the division's effective design and implementation of DGE’s health, safety, and risk mitigation policies, procedures, and practices, with a specific emphasis on the largest population we serve: students and faculty who participate in GEO study abroad programming; develops materials and provides training to relevant stakeholders, including DGE staff, staff at overseas GEO centers, and faculty and staff who participate in DGE-supported programming; monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of health, safety, and risk mitigation policies, procedures, and practices and makes recommendations to DGE and UO leadership regarding the safety of DGE-supported international programming; and facilitates emergency and crisis response for DGE supported programs. The HSRM is on-call, as scheduled, to handle urgent and emergency issues as they arise in relation to GEO study abroad programming or related DGE-supported international travel. The GRM will at times be asked to consult with and provide support to campus and overseas partners regarding health, safety, and risk assessments and crisis responses for other international activities that impacts the University of Oregon.
This position reports to DGE’s Assistant Vice Provost for Operations and Innovation. The Dean and Vice Provost of the Division of Global Education and other members of DGE leadership may also assign work and projects, per business need.
Minimum Requirements
• Master’s degree.
• Three years’ direct experience in the field of international education, with increasing responsibility.
• Two years’ experience evaluating and responding to health, safety, and risk factors associated with international education programming.
OR
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Three years’ direct experience in the field of international education, with increasing responsibility.
• Four years’ experience evaluating and responding to health, safety, and risk factors associated with international education programming.
Professional Competencies
• Ability to work collaboratively in an environment with competing and urgent priorities.
• Demonstrated commitment to international education and the promotion of cross-cultural understanding.
• Familiarity with international political, social, and cultural issues as they pertain to education abroad, international travel, and international service.
• Excellent problem-solving and strong analytical skills with proven ability to strategize, prioritize, and multi-task to meet goals and deadlines.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and StudioAbroad (or similar software).
• Strong interpersonal skills sufficient to inspire and work effectively and collaboratively with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and other stakeholders. This includes professionalism and collegiality in a team environment, excellent judgment, discretion, and the ability to make decisions in a timely manner.
• Communication and interpersonal skills to positively engage people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, administer affirmative action policies effectively and engage in a culturally diverse workforce.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience administering and managing study abroad programming.
• Experience in crisis management situations and student affairs, with appropriate training.
• Proficiency in a language other than English.
• Proficiency with StudioAbroad database.
• Experience in the field of international education at an institution of higher education.
FLSA Exempt: Yes
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit https://hr.uoregon.edu/about-benefits.
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