Global Ambassador

About the role

• Global Ambassadors will be scheduled to work a set shift either in the Study Abroad Office or another location on campus (e.g. a BC Commons Table).
• 4-10 hours per week
• Global Ambassadors are NOT required to work during finals week or school breaks

Job Summary

Global Ambassadors (GAs) are vital to the success of the Study Abroad Office. They promote international education opportunities across Bethel’s campus.

For each shift, GAs will be scheduled to complete a specific task/activity. Global Ambassador roles/tasks may include:

• Peer Advising
• • Provide peer-to-peer advising based on firsthand experiences from your time abroad (could specialize in a particular geographic area, set of majors, third-party partner, etc.)
  • • Program Searching
    • Scholarships

• Engage in student outreach, active recruitment, and general clerical support

• Host “Coffee Conversations” to chat with interested and/or returning study abroad students

• Classroom presentations
• Administrative tasks
• • Answer phone and voicemails
  • Maintain study-abroad email inbox
  • Greet visitors and serve as a first point of contact for faculty, staff, and student walk-ins
  • Work on spreadsheets and other data entry
  • Assist with application management in Via (updating application statuses, sending email updates to students, etc.)
• Assisting with events
• • Track registrations
  • Day-of set up and takedown
  • Participate in panels
  • Interact with attendees
• Hosting/recording the #BethelAbroad Podcast
• Graphic design
• • Create social media and online marketing content
  • Create print content (such as posters and brochures)
  • Examples of past projects have included:
  • • Stickers
    • Logo design/branding
    • Course brochures for the Spring Study Abroad Fair
    • Social media content
    • Posters
    • Prints for the office
    • Bulletin board designs for the hallway
• Other projects as assigned

Qualifications

• Must be a current student at Bethel University
• Enthusiastic about encouraging other students to study off campus
• Excellent customer service
• Dependable and consistent ability to work scheduled shifts
• High degree of professionalism in conduct/office etiquette
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills
• Timely and professional e-communication
• Strong attention to detail
• Independent, adaptable, and self-motivated
• Previous (or upcoming) study away experience

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience with teaching, mentorship, coaching, and/or leadership
• Experience with and enthusiasm for marketing and outreach
• Patience and empathy when working with diverse populations

Additional Responsibilities:

Bethel’s mission is to educate and equip students to lead lives of impact through transformative academics in a Christ-centered community. Bethel’s employee community plays a central role in developing our students as whole and holy persons. To carry out this mission, Bethel uses the foundation of our guiding documents, the Affirmation of Faith, Community Covenant, and Key Policies. Bethel expects all employees to actively participate in creating our Christ-centered community by agreeing with and abiding by our core beliefs in the Affirmation of Faith and supporting all other beliefs as Biblical, responsible, and thoughtful approaches while avoiding dissension and divisiveness. Employees teach and mentor students and help one another uphold our Community Covenant commitments.  As a result of these expectations, all University employees act as ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ by actively partnering with the University to carry out its mission and foster Bethel’s Christ-centered covenant community.

Other Duties: The essential functions, tasks and responsibilities of this position may change from time to time. Bethel University reserves the right to add or omit duties and responsibilities at the discretion of the University or its leadership. Additional tasks or duties required of the position, will be communicated to the incumbent with specificity to ensure the employee may perform their role with complete understanding. This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed; it is not intended to be all-inclusive.