Associate Director of Faculty-Led Programs

The Associate Director of Faculty-Led & Custom Programs supports the development, administration, and delivery of University of Maine faculty-led courses, historically referred to as travel study courses. The portfolio includes programs offered within Maine, elsewhere in the United States and U.S. territories, and internationally.

Reporting to and working under the supervision of the Director of OIP, the Associate Director serves as the primary operational liaison to UMaine faculty developing and leading faculty-led courses and coordinates programs from initial concept and proposal through implementation and post-program review. The position also coordinates and hosts inbound faculty-led programs from international partner institutions, participates in emergency response and on-call rotation, and is cross-trained to provide advising and operational support across OIP's broader education abroad portfolio. Typical hiring range for this position is $60,000 to $65,000 commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Please review the Associate Director of Faculty-Led Programs job description for more information.

About the University: 
The University of Maine is a community of more than 11,900 undergraduate and graduate students, and 2,500 employees located on the Orono campus, the regional campus in Machias, and throughout the state. UMaine is a land, sea and space grant university, and maintains a leadership role as the University of Maine System's flagship institution. UMaine is the state's public research university and a Carnegie R1 top-tier research institution, dedicated to providing excellent teaching, research and service for Maine, the nation and the world. More information about UMaine is at umaine.edu. 

The University of Maine offers a wide range of benefits for employees including, but not limited to, tuition benefits (employee and dependent), comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short and long term disability as well as retirement plan options.  

UMaine is located in beautiful Central Maine. Many employees report that a primary reason for choosing to come to UMaine is quality of life. Numerous cultural activities, excellent public schools, safe neighborhoods, high quality medical care, little traffic, and a reasonable cost of living make the greater Bangor area a wonderful place to live. Visit the Maine Office of Tourism to learn more about what the Bangor region has to offer. 

Qualifications: 
Required:

• Bachelor's degree in international studies, business, or a related field and at least three years of progressively responsible experience in education abroad, higher education program administration, or a closely related field.
• Experience studying, living, working, or leading educational programs internationally or in a sustained cross-cultural environment.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating complex programs or projects involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, deadlines, and administrative requirements.
• Knowledge of professional practices in education abroad, student health and safety, risk management, and/or inbound international programming.
• Strong organizational, project-management, problem-solving, and judgment skills, including the ability to manage multiple programs independently, maintain attention to detail, and appropriately escalate significant issues.
• Strong written, oral, interpersonal, advising, and presentation skills; demonstrated intercultural sensitivity and ability to work effectively and respectfully with faculty, students, colleagues, partners, vendors, and individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Proficiency with common office, spreadsheet, database, project-management, and web-based systems; ability to learn new technologies.

Preferred:

• Master's degree in international education, higher education, international studies, business, or a related field
• Experience developing or administering international and domestic faculty-led, custom, or comparable experiential programs.
• Experience developing program itineraries, budgets, proposals, contracts, vendor relationships, and logistical arrangements for group travel or educational programming.
• Experience advising undergraduate students and coordinating student orientation, pre-departure preparation, or related education abroad programming.
• Experience with education abroad management software such as Via TRM or a comparable platform.
• Experience with education abroad emergency on-call rotation outside normal business hours.
   

Other Information: 

To be considered for this position you will need to “Apply” and upload the documentation listed below:

1.) a cover letter which describes your experience, interests, and suitability for the position
2.) a resume/curriculum vitae

Candidates selected to proceed to the final stages of the search process will be requested to provide a list of names and contact information for references.

Incomplete application materials cannot be considered. Materials received after the initial review date will be reviewed at the discretion of the University.

For full consideration, materials must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. EST on November 20, 2026.

The successful applicant is subject to appropriate background screening.