Project Global Officer (GO) Coordinator - Part Time

Job Description

About Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University:

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is an independent, culturally diverse institution providing quality education and research in aviation, aerospace, engineering, and other related fields with residential campuses located in Daytona Beach, Florida and Prescott, Arizona. The University's Worldwide campus provides educational opportunities online and at approximately 130 locations throughout the United States, Asia, Europe, and Central/South America.

As the largest and most comprehensive aviation and aerospace-focused university in the world, Embry-Riddle is a unique institution. Over the past 90 years, the University has evolved with industry to break new ground and produce top-level graduates who serve the ever-changing needs of aviation and aerospace and other STEM-related disciplines. Embry-Riddle offers programs in seven primary fields of study including: Applied Science; Aviation; Business; Computers and Technology; Engineering; Safety, Security, and Intelligence; and Space.

For Academic Year 2020-21, there were over 10,700 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students that attended the University's residential campuses and approximately 32,700 students in total enrolled with the University around the world.

The Opportunity:

Embry-Riddle is now hiring a Project Global Officer (GO) Coordinator at the Daytona Beach campus. This position is grant funded, as part of the Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO) grant, with the purpose of administering the recruitment, admission, and engagement of ROTC students into summer 2023 intensive Chinese and Arabic language acquisition programs. The work could include occasional limited work on weekends. There will be one required trip to San Diego, California November 3 through November 5, 2022. While this is a temporary 29 hour per week part time position without benefits, which is not to exceed August 31, 2023, there is potential that the position could be renewed for additional years of funding.

General Duties:

• Work with the Project GO Primary Investigator, ERAU’s International Programs Manager of Communication & Assessment, and the Project GO Language Professors in developing and implementing marketing and advertising materials for Project GO including a website and social media for prospective students.
• Assist the Project GO Primary Investigator as a back-up liaison with the in-country partners (NKNU and AmidEast) in Taiwan and Jordan to negotiate and manage the programs’ MOUs.
• Advise the applicants/students in the areas of immigration to Taiwan and Jordan
• Oversee the processing of student applications and manage students’ admission to ERAU.
• Interact with ROTC partners in developing pipelines of students into the program
• Assist the Project GO Primary Investigator in hiring and supervising the adjunct faculty including ensuring the faculty can be credentialed to teach at ERAU and meet SACS accrediting standards through a Foreign Credential Evaluation.
• Work with the ERAU registrar to ensure that the courses are on the summer schedule and the participants are registered for the correct courses.
• Recruit ROTC officers and Language Staff to serve on the review panels
• Coordinate pre and post program assessments
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Adaptability
• Self-motivation
• Organizational skills
• Negotiation skills
• Presentation skills
• Close attention to detail and the ability to plan ahead
• Ability to work under pressure
• Administrative and clerical skills
• Interpersonal skills, including excellent written and verbal communication
• Bachelors Degree preferred
• Past ROTC or Military experience preferred