ANNOUNCEMENT OF
Professional Vacancy
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
1400 WASHINGTON AVENUE, ALBANY, NEW YORK 12222

Applications are invited for consideration for appointment for the following position:

Budget Title:	Staff Assistant		Descriptive Title:		Administrative Coordinator
Department:	International Education		Item Number:		To be determined
Professional Rank and Salary Range:	SL-2		Date to be filled:		As soon as possible
Brief description of duties:
Reporting to the Director of International Students and Scholar Services, the Administrative Coordinator is a full-time 12 month position with full benefits. Duties include: responding to questions from incoming international students about traveling to the U.S. and settling in; counseling continuing students about routine academic and visa matters, ensuring that they complete appropriate application forms, and scheduling appointments with the ISSS advisor and director for complex questions; maintaining student files and records in SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System); assisting in the organization of orientation program, workshops and events; organizing mass mailings; managing the listserv and sending regular newsletters/announcements to international students with information on regulatory changes, application deadlines, events on campus and in Albany, etc.; and drafting/editing print materials.
Qualifications:
The position requires a Bachelor’s degree. The Bachelor’s degree must be from a college or university accredited by a U.S. Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization. The candidate should have at least one year’s office experience working with adult students and the general public; skills in organizing and managing data and files for reporting and record-keeping compliance; proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel; ability to handle multiple tasks and to complete work in an orderly and timely fashion; and excellent oral and written communication skills. Preferred qualifications include prior experience working with international students, faculty or scholars; knowledge of and experience with SEVIS and PeopleSoft; work experience in higher education; and cross-cultural experience through study or employment abroad, and/or through working with people in multicultural settings. Applicants must address in their application their ability to work with culturally diverse populations.
Special Notes:
Persons interested in the above should submit a letter of application, resume and references with contact information to the person named below.
Persons interested in the above position should submit a resume along with a letter of application, referencing P08 # below to:		Name and Address:		Carlos Ortiz, Search Committee Chair Administrative Assistant-ISSS Office of International Education University at Albany 1400 Washington Avenue, Science Library G-40 Albany, NY 12222
P08-15691 Item No: TBD		Closing date for the receipt of applications:		Review of applications will begin on August 11, 2008 and will continue until the successful candidate is identified.

THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY IS AN EO/AA/IRCA/ADA EMPLOYER