Assistant Manager, Institutional Engagement & Events

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Regular Full-Time United States - Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, US

Salary Range: $50,000.00 To $55,000.00 Annually

Type: Full t ime, exempt, 40 hours /week

Location: Remote USA, Indianapolis

Salary: Minimum salary of $55,000. Salary is commensurate with skills and experience.

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, RX and Life insurance; generous paid time off and floating holidays; 403(b) match after first year of employment; generous tuition support for employees and

dependents at Butler University after first year of employment. Enjoy flexible work arrangements and an appreciation for work/life balance.

Reports
to: Assistant Director of Operations, Institutional Engagement

• Do you enjoy building relationships and communicating the value of programs to a variety of audiences?
• Do you have a knack for organization, project management, and bringing events and initiatives to life?
• Are you adaptable, collaborative, and comfortable using tools like Salesforce to track engagement and support informed decisions?

If so, we would love to welcome you to our global community, as Assistant Manager, Institutional Engagement & Events!

The Assistant Manager, Institutional Engagement & Events plays a key role in growing enrollment and institutional adoption of IFSA-Designed and Career Accelerator programs. The position combines targeted partner development, campus outreach, and relationship management with event strategy and execution designed to build program awareness, secure academic and institutional support, engage priority student audiences, and advance enrollment.

Working closely with Institutional Engagement Managers, Academic Affairs, Marketing, Student Engagement, site staff, senior leaders, and other cross-functional colleagues, this role helps identify and advance institutional opportunities for IFSA-Designed and Career Accelerator programming. Responsibilities include supporting Midwest regional engagement and the broader team portfolio; coordinating targeted outreach to study abroad offices, faculty, academic departments, career centers, advisors, and student groups; and translating program priorities into effective campus and virtual engagement.

The role will manage a portfolio of institutional partners where there is strong potential to grow these programs.

The position also coordinates high-impact events—including webinars, faculty and advisor engagements, campus programs, Global Site Seminars, conferences, institutional visits, and advisory meetings—with a clear focus on strengthening knowledge, advocacy, approvals, and enrollment for IFSA-Designed and Career Accelerator programs. While the annual scope is intended to be balanced between institutional engagement and events, priorities will shift throughout the year based on program launches, approval cycles, recruitment periods, conferences, and enrollment needs.

This position requires exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently across time zones with multiple teams.

The Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA) was founded in 1988 as aproviderofstudy abroadprogrammingfor U.S. undergraduates.

With student success in mind, the organization creates global learning environments designed to foster the development of critical perspectives, knowledge, and skills essential for students to thrive in the future. Offering more than 100 programs in 19 countries, we draw upon theory and evidence-based practice to create a variety ofprogrammodels and flexible academic options in alignment with the…