Student Engagement and Global Learning Specialist (Student Life Specialist)

Indiana University; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental

Tuition subsidy

Paid time off

EAP

Job summary

Indiana University in Bloomington seeks a Student Engagement and Global Learning Specialist to enhance co-curricular experiences, oversee student organizations, honors housing, and collaborative programming that boosts campus community. The role requires coordinating across the Hutton Honors College and global education partners.

The position emphasizes program development, budget oversight, and support for international experiences, with duties including travel for study abroad and compliance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; field broadly relevant to student services.
• Master's degree preferred for advanced roles in student life and programming.
• Experience in higher education or student services is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements programs to improve student engagement and involvement.
• Interact with students and collect feedback for program improvement.
• Collaborate across departments to support student life goals and funding.
• Prepare reports and present outcomes to secure funding for initiatives.
• Advise student organizations on operations, budgets, and policies.
• Coordinate communications for student life initiatives to maximize participation.

Skills

Communication skills

Professionalism

Time management

Knowledge acquisition

Accuracy under pressure

Customer service

Partnership building

Education

Bachelor's degree in public affairs, public health, counseling, social work, education, business, or related field

Master's degree in higher education student affairs or related field

Tools

Kuali Financial System (KFS)

Emburse

BUY.IU

Job description

HUTTON HONORS COLLEGE (BL-HHON-IUBLA)

The Hutton Honors College (HHC) recruits talented, highly-motivated students who enjoy thinking about problems from multiple perspectives and who take pleasure in learning for its own sake. We strive to provide an enriched academic and social experience for our students and to create an environment that fosters active, innovative learning. Through special events, interdisciplinary seminars, and support for research and study-abroad opportunities, we provide students with many of the benefits of attending a small college all in the context of an enormous, pluralistic, and distinguished research institution.

The Student Engagement and Global Learning Specialist in the Hutton Honors College supports the development and implementation of high-impact co-curricular experiences that foster student involvement, leadership, and campus community, with primary responsibility for student organizations, honors housing, and collaborative programming that enhances the overall student experience.

Department Specific Responsibilities

• Advances global learning initiatives by supporting internationally focused programs, including study abroad engagement, intercultural programming, and opportunities that promote global awareness and cross-cultural competency among students.
• Builds upon strategic partnerships, advises student leaders, and contributes to a holistic, globally connected environment for Hutton Honors students, while working across student affairs and global education partners.
• Manages finances related to the Hutton student organizations by monitoring account balances, overseeing purchasing for student-organization sponsored events, reconciling transactions in Emburse, processing internal transfer documents in Kuali Financial System (KFS), and processing external payments to Self-Governed Student Organization's (SGSO's) and other vendors through BUY.IU, etc.
• Oversees the Hutton House Program and works with student leaders and faculty mentors to develop distinctive programming for the Hutton Houses.
• Works closely with Communications/Events Specialist and with Director of Academic Administration and Operations to schedule, publicize, and execute extracurricular and student organization programming and events.
• Maintains the HHC events calendar by coordinating with student organization leaders, HHC functional area directors, and other relevant stakeholders to ensure adherence to scheduling policies and minimize conflicts.
• Liaises with IU Housing regarding the Hutton Honors Communities and placements.
• Manages an assigned portfolio of short-term study abroad programs, including collaborating with relevant stakeholders to make program arrangements, creating and maintaining program handbooks, delivering pre-departure and re-entry meetings, and submitting program reports.
• Serves as a member of program and scholarship application review committee(s).
• Travels internationally to provide onsite student support and oversee program logistics during assigned Hutton Honors Study Abroad programs.
• Acts as point of contact during Hutton Honors Study Abroad programs and enacts designated role within the Hutton Honors Study Abroad emergency plan, as needed.
• Collaborates with other members of the Hutton International Experiences Program (HIEP) team to plan and execute global learning-focused events, including study abroad fairs, culture nights, speaker series, etc.
• Supports compliance and documentation procedures, including compiling and preparing program data.
• Stays current on country-specific, federal, and IU policies and regulations on international study and travel.
• Cross trains to support other functional areas within the HHC.
• May serve on relevant departmental or campus committees.
• May provide guidance to student workers and volunteers.

General Responsibilities

• Develops and implements programs and initiatives geared at improving student engagement and involvement outcomes at the program, department/division, or campus level.
• Interfaces directly with students, attending student life events and programs and gathering satisfaction feedback from student participants to implement into future student life initiatives and objectives.
• Collaborates with staff in own department and other departments, as well as student organization leaders, on shared student life goals, often coordinating funding to sponsor student life initiatives.
• Measures and evaluates effectiveness of student life initiatives against projected outcomes; regularly prepares reports and presents to stakeholders on effectiveness and to secure funding for initiatives moving forward.
• Provides guidance to student organizations regarding operations, budget, leadership, activities, recruitment, registration, policies, and compliance. Promotes leadership and student development through advising of individual student leaders and volunteers. Contributes to formation, interpretation, and implementation of student organization policies.
• Plans and coordinates communications for student life initiatives to ensure student participation and inclusion.
• May provide guidance to other Student Life Specialists; makes process recommendations to manager for improved delivery of service.

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree in public affairs, public health, counseling, social work, education, business, or related field.

Preferred

• Master's degree in higher education student affairs or related field.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 years in student services, higher education, or related field.

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient written and verbal communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.
• Demonstrates ability to maintain confidential information.
• Demonstrates customer service skills.
• Ability to build strong partnerships with students and other university departments.

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Bloomington, Indiana

This is an in-person position.

$50,107.00 - $55,600.00 annually

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Student Services

Job Family: Student Life

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