Title: Off-Campus Study Advisor - Temporary
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Position Purpose:
The Off-Campus Study Advisor will be primarily responsible for advising students, with some recruitment and administrative tasks during this interim period as secondary responsibilities. The position is ideal for an individual who wishes to contribute to and learn from a comprehensive advising approach in a department that touches all aspects of international education.
This is a full-time, temporary position beginning at an agreed upon date in November 2025 and concluding at the end of February 2026.
The individual selected for this role may work on-site, hybrid, or remote. If remote, the individual must have a residence in Maine and able to come to campus for pick up and drop of technology used for employment.
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Job Duties:
- Advise students about off-campus study opportunities (semester/year and summer) using an engaged advising approach that assists students integrate their plans with other aspects of their undergraduate experience and post-bac plans.
- Provide information and support regarding goal-setting, health and safety concerns, visa assistance, financial planning, and other issues pertaining to appropriate decision making and preparedness to study abroad.
- Follow up with students regarding inquiries and related advising questions.
- Communicate with program representatives and faculty advisors to assist students with questions pertaining to the registration and application processes.
- Support the Associate Dean & Director with risk management planning and response.
- Become acquainted with Bates approved off-campus study programs – this includes keeping up to date with programs on the approved list, regularly checking provider websites, attending webinars about specific programs, and knowing the requirements for specific programs abroad.
- Continue the flow of administrative tasks related to scholarship management, as well as advising on scholarships.
- Understand and be able to explain the Bates process, policies and requirements for off-campus study to students, including facilitating referrals to relevant campus partners.
- Participate in information sessions and other events hosted by the Center for Global Education.
- Develop marketing and promotional materials for department programs and events.
- Working with the entire Center for Global Education staff team (including student leaders) to exchange information, assist with team projects, and support the overall success of the study abroad learning experience from planning through pre-departure and reflection.
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Minimum Qualifications:
Education
Bachelor's degree required.
Experience
- Prior experience in education abroad, academic, or similar higher education advising; may include completed or continuing graduate level education.
- Experience studying abroad at the undergraduate level or living abroad.
Skills and Knowledge
- Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.
- Demonstrated commitment to international education and the promotion of cross-cultural understanding.
- Understanding of the professional ethics and competencies developed by international education associations such as the Forum for Education Abroad and NAFSA.
- Experience working with undergraduate students in an advising capacity.
- Knowledge of principles and issues of study abroad advising, including the ability to advise students considering study abroad.
- Strong oral and written communication with particular emphasis on ability to engage students from diverse backgrounds.
- Strong teamwork skills.
- Ability to interact with institutional representatives, faculty and students in a highly professional manner with an understanding of protocol and confidentiality.
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Benefits:
Bates College offers competitive salaries, access to the library and athletic facilities, and a supportive, collegial environment in a drug- and smoke-free workplace. This position may accrue leave in accordance with the Maine Earned Paid Leave law.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students, in the administration of its education policies and programs, or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff. Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations. All college faculty, staff, students, contractors, visitors, and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.
Inquiries concerning the college’s policies, compliance with applicable laws, statutes, and regulations (such as Title VII, Title IX, and ADA/Section 504), and complaints may be directed to Gwen Lexow, Title IX Officer, 207-786-6445 or via email at glexow@bates.edu.
About Bates:
Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.
Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion, or national origin.
Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces — intellectual trends, demographic changes, and technology — that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.
Bates has highly competitive admissions, graduates over 90 percent of its entering students, and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.
The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community, Maine’s second-largest urban area with a population of approximately 65,000. Bates is located on a beautiful, 133-acre, traditional New England campus in Lewiston, an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate, a lively arts scene, and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland, 140 miles north of Boston, and 350 miles north of New York City.