Academic Advisor 3 - Undergraduate Business Programs

Department: Student ServicesSalary: 49,400 - 56,200 Description: Directs and coordinates the academic advising activities of a college or major educational office. 1. Directs, implements and evaluates advising activities for a college or major office. 2. Interprets and communicates academic policies and procedures to faculty, students and staff. 3. Coordinates and supervises the mailing of all letters of recommendation to professional schools and maintains statistics on the number of students entering professional school. 4. Conducts career counseling workshops and provides advise on field of study. 5. Participates in class schedule development and registration tasks, including problem enrollments, drop/adds, and so forth. 6. Supervises the compilation and analyses of data and the preparation of related management reports. 7. Acts as liaison with university administration and faculty on academic matters. 8. Performs other job-related duties as required. Additional Position Information This position works in the Office of Undergraduate Business Programs at the C. T. Bauer College of Business. This position engages with students to advise them on academic requirements for degree progress, course selection, policies, procedures, and resources based on an assessment of individual student needs. Successful candidates will have the ability to work independently as well as part of a team, work well under pressure, consistently meet deadlines, and manage multiple projects while remaining flexible and positive. This will require exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail. The selected candidate will be required to (including but not limited to): • Manage a high work volume with attention to detail and accuracy. • Advise students for an undergraduate program. • Processes academic forms and letters for an undergraduate program. • Process graduation applications for an undergraduate program. • Plan and execute events for undergraduate students. • Responsible for promoting Bauer majors and minors to Bauer undergraduate students; may include (but is not limited to): o Advising Bauer students considering declaring a program as their major or minor o Managing promotion and administrative processes related to specialty programs and/or certificates o Participating in presentations to classes o Conducting presentations to student organizations o Be adaptable to change, as constant improvements are being made in advising. Preferences: • Experience in Higher Education • Experience directly in academic advising Qualifications: Experience will be considered in lieu of education. Bachelor’s degree is required. Notes to Applicant: Please include full work history on resume. Required Attachments: Cover Letter, Resume MQ: Requires application of advanced principles, techniques and theory in a professional discipline or a thorough general business management knowledge. Knowledge of this level is typically obtained through a directly job-related Master's degree or equivalent formal training in a recognized field of specialization that is directly related to the type of work being performed. Requires a minimum of one (1) year of directly job-related experience.