The University of Georgia · 17 hours ago
Student Services Professional
Athens, GA
Internship
Onsite
Intern, Entry, Mid Level
$52K/yr - $58K/yr
2+ years expThe University of Georgia is the state’s flagship university, committed to higher education and ranked among the top public universities. The Student Services Professional will manage daily operations related to the Foundation Fellowship program, including recruiting and student support, event coordination, and budget management.
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Responsibilities
Assist prospective, incoming, and current scholarship students navigating various support offices on campus
Serve on or support scholarship search committees
Liaise with alumni to connect them with current and prospective students
One of three coordinators for the annual Foundation Fellowship recruitment weekend. Involves reading and evaluating prospective student applications and coordinating the team of application readers, coordinating activities for invited prospective students and their families and visiting alumni, arranging with faculty for prospective students to visit their classes, and managing banquets and meetings over the recruitment weekend
Assist and lead multiple weekend and overnight travel-study programs and sponsored visits for prospective, incoming, and current scholarship students
Travel may include statewide, national, and overseas sites
Manage the processes, development, and staff for multiple global engagement/group travel opportunities
Process travel arrangements for the five to six annual group travel-study programs
Develop itineraries with trip leaders and travel agents, purchase plane tickets and other group reservations, handle visa and passport requirements, and coordinate orientation sessions for students
Advise scholars individually on their independent travel-study, conference, internship, and research program selection, itineraries, and budgets
Track student travel, review follow-up reports, and coordinate student presentations upon their return
Serve as administrator of record for a portion of the Foundation Fellows Oxford Maymester, working in Oxford, England; also assist in training a graduate assistant in preparation for this activity
Duties may also include serving as an Honors staff trip leader with Foundation Fellows during UGA spring break
Make arrangements for the majority of program events
Coordinate catering, transportation, invitations, contracting, and photography for a wide range of cultural, social, and professional development program events such as receptions, dinner seminars, meetings, and banquets
Recruit faculty from departments across campus, visiting scholars, industry leaders, and program alumni to deliver dinner seminars, workshops, and book discussions
Event management, logistics (e.g. venue contracts, transportation), and programming coordination for all-scholar/offsite/overnight retreats and all-scholar/on-campus/day-long retreats
Responsible for management of program growth, new scholarship management, and new yearly scholarship recruitment
Process all expenses related to the Foundation Fellowship and monitor program budgets in excess of $2 million. This involves travel and conference grants, scholarship stipends, and the payment of program invoices, staff expense reports, and student reimbursements
Management and processing of multiple scholarships from both internal and external sources
Manage office procedures and communications. Perform additional clerical duties including responding to emails and phone calls
Facilitate mailings and purchases
High level of autonomy is expected with management of office tasks, budgets, scholarships, travel planning, and event planning
Self-reporting with financial and job duties
Office tasks involve superior time management and attention to detail in organizing and maintaining program calendars, websites, contractual deadlines, meetings, faculty and peer mentor programs, student advisory boards, the Foundation Fellows Library, and supervision of a student worker
Compile year-end reports and edit and proofread text for the annual report
Manage content and database of 900+ alumni & current students on Foundation Fellows online community platform
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent and 2 years of professional experience
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in a related field and at least one year of relevant experience with two or more years of relevant experience preferred
Knowledge of the university's policies and procedures is preferred
Company
The University of Georgia
The University of Georgia, a land-grant and sea-grant university with state-wide commitments and responsibilities, is the state's flagship institution of higher education.
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