Posted: Jun 17, 2025

Assistant Director of Education Abroad

University of North Carolina Wilmington - Wilmington, NC

Full-time

Salary: $56,000.00 - $65,783.00 Annually

Application Deadline: Jul 13, 2025

Brief Summary of Work for this Position	The Assistant Director of Education Abroad will liaise with campus academic departments for course articulations and international credit transfer. Additionally, they will oversee the coordination, marketing, promotion, and execution of education abroad events, programs, and outreach, while also advising on a small portfolio of education abroad opportunities. This position will also manage UNCW’s Education Abroad scholarship processes, and will coordinate programming, fundraising, assessment, and career-related activities for education abroad alumni and returnees.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements	A Master’s degree or its academic equivalent in a field related to the position. Five years of professional experience working in higher education with faculty, staff and students. Experience working with events and special projects. A minimum of 2 years experience with education abroad advising. Knowledge of and experience working with international academic credit transfer. Excellent command of the English language, written and oral, and effective interpersonal communication skills, including sensitivity and diplomacy in working with people from numerous countries and cultures.
Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills & Experience	Experience living, working, traveling or studying abroad. Knowledge of and experience working with scholarships for education abroad participants. Proficiency in the following computer tools and applications: Terra Dotta, SharePoint, OneDrive, Qualtrix, Adobe Acrobat Professional, and Canva or other design platforms. Detail-oriented and able to work independently with limited oversight. Willingness to periodically travel domestically and internationally. Experience thriving in a fast-paced work environment. Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit	The Office of Global Partnerships and International Education is dedicated to developing and increasing the international dimension of the UNCW campus. This is accomplished by fostering programs and services for international students; helping UNCW students to participate in education abroad programs; assisting UNCW faculty in their teaching, research, and scholarship abroad; developing and strengthening educational linkages with international partners so as to create opportunities for student, faculty, and staff exchanges; identifying and obtaining resources to further the internationalization of UNCW, and by enhancing and expanding international and global opportunities and resources on campus and in the surrounding community.
College/School Information
University Information	The University of North Carolina Wilmington, the state’s coastal university, is dedicated to the integration of teaching, mentoring, research and service. Widely acknowledged for its world-class faculty and staff and continuously recognized at a national level for scholarly excellence and affordability, UNCW offers a powerful academic experience that stimulates creative inquiry and critical thinking and a community rich in diversity, inclusion and global perspectives. A public institution with nearly 18,000 students, UNCW offers a full range of baccalaureate- and graduate-level programs, as well as doctoral degrees in educational leadership, marine biology, nursing practice and psychology; and many distance learning options, including clinical research, an accelerated RN-to-BSN program, an Executive M.B.A. program structured for working professionals, and the nation’s only bachelor’s degree program focused on coastal engineering. The university’s efforts to advance research and scholarly activities have earned UNCW the elevated designation of “Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity” institution (R2 University) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. UNCW has been part of the University of North Carolina System since 1969.

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