BE AN INTERNATIONAL PEER ADVISOR!

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ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN ON-CAMPUS JOB THAT:

Allows you to share your enthusiasm for going abroad?

Increases your knowledge of international opportunities?

Allows you to interact with students, staff and faculty?

Allows you to be innovative and creative?

Allows you to develop new skills?

Incorporates your own ideas?

Looks great on a resume?

THEN WE HAVE A JOB FOR YOU!!

Job Description:

International Peer Advisors (IPA) are UCI students who have returned from study, work, internship, volunteer, research or teaching programs in a foreign country. These students work for the Center for International Education assisting with outreach, publicity and advising for the opportunities abroad available to UCI students.

This year we will have two categories of IPAs:

• Generalist IPAs
• Front Desk IPAs

 

Duties for Generalist IPAs:

• Make presentations to classes, dorms and student groups
• Represent CIE at campus events and information tables
• Make and post fliers and posters
• Organize outreach and promotional strategies
• Advise prospective students interested in opportunities abroad, either individually or in a group setting
• Assist students in understanding application and pre-departure processes
• Assist with pre-departure orientations
• Coordinate events
• Assist with maintaining resource materials
• General office and program support in the Center for International Education
• Attend weekly IPA meetings

 

Duties for Front Desk IPAs:

• Serve as one of three IPAs responsible for being the welcoming “first contact” at the Center for International Education’s front desk. In this role you will have a high level of student contact with a chance to “change a life” everyday. You will also learn a lot about how CIE functions and operates behind the scenes.
• Respond to questions from individuals who walk in or call, and refer them to appropriate resources or to their next step in the process
• Respond to emails that come to the main CIE email inbox 
• Assist students in understanding application and pre-departure processes
• Schedule appointments with Staff Advisors
• Data entry
• Various administrative and programmatic support
• Some “generalist” IPA duties as listed above
• Attend weekly IPA meeting
• Attend weekly meeting with Front Desk supervisor

 

Experiences and Skills Required for All:

• Previous experience abroad - study, work, internship, volunteer, research and/or teaching.
• Strong public speaking skills (50% of job)
• Ability to communicate complex information and processes

 

At Least One of the Below is Also Required:

• Customer service experience
• Peer advising experience
• Experience organizing events
• Experience independently carrying out projects
• Web editing experience

 

Time Commitment:

• Must be able to attend the entire week of training from September 14-18, 2009 and begin work the week of September 21, 2009 Welcome Week.
• Front Desk IPAs:  We need 3 students who can work approximately 20 hours per week for the full academic year.  These IPAs will work at the CIE front desk the majority of their hours and will also do a limited amount of Generalist IPA duties.
• Generalist IPAs:  We need about 10 students who can work approximately 7-12 hours a week during Fall Quarter, 6-10 hours a week during Winter Quarter, and 4-8 hours a week during Spring Quarter.

 

Pay Rate:

$8.91 per hour.

Training:

September 14-18, 2009
You must be available for the entire training period.

How to apply:

Click Here to apply now! Applications are DUE by August 21, 2009.  Early applications are welcome.

Applicants who are selected for an interview will be contacted via e-mail or phone within 2 weeks after the application deadline.   Note:  If you are selected for an interview, be prepared to give specific examples demonstrating the relevant skills you possess and how you have acquired them.