Description:
Responsible for the operations of a large program or center at the university. Oversees staff, budgets, and projects. 1. Oversees a large department, program or center. 2. Manages budget and engages in strategic planning to ensure all goals are met. 3. Hires and directs the activities of staff. 4. Resolves personnel issues as they arise. 5. Engages in budget-planning, grant oversight, and policy development. 6. Implements new programs and projects and monitors ongoing activities of department or…
center. 7. Reviews department policies and processes and implements improvements as needed. 8. Represents department or center to internal and external constituents. 9. Performs other job-related duties as required. Additional Posting Information: Summary Responsible for the operations of the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts academic advising and student-success program and for assigned college-level academic program administration. In collaboration with the Executive Director for Student Success, directs advising and student support services, oversees staff and projects, develops short- and long-term goals, and advises students. Serves as a college liaison for university admissions, orientation, academic policy, undergraduate and graduate curriculum proposals, and catalog updates.
Job Duties
1. Oversees daily academic advising and student-support operations
for the Office of Student Success and serves as director of the
office when the Executive Director for Student Success is
unavailable.
2. Advises a defined caseload of students regarding degree
requirements, academic planning, policies, progress, and
completion; provides career guidance and coordinates the resolution
of complex or escalated student concerns.
3. Directs the activities of advising staff and student workers,
establishes work priorities and service expectations, trains
advisors, maintains training resources, evaluates performance, and
provides input on personnel matters.
4. Collaborates with the Executive Director for Student Success to
develop and implement policies, procedures, strategic plans,
projects, and service improvements supporting student success;
participates in budget and resource planning for assigned
programs.
5. Serves as the college liaison for university admissions,
orientation, and academic policy, communicating requirements and
coordinating implementation with faculty, staff, students, and
university offices.
6. Guides faculty and departmental graduate directors in preparing
undergraduate and graduate academic proposals; reviews and
facilitates proposals through school and college curriculum
committees and subsequent university approval processes.
7. Reviews, coordinates, and submits college catalog updates for
undergraduate and graduate programs, ensuring that program
requirements, policies, and curricular information are accurate and
consistent with approved actions.
8. In collaboration with the Associate Dean for Operations,
coordinate and manage the annual curricular process, enforce
curricular deadlines with college partners, and establish
semester-based college curriculum committee meetings.
9. Maintains regular communication with faculty, departmental
curriculum directors, academic units, and the college Academic
Affairs office regarding undergraduate and graduate policies,
curricula, degree requirements, and implementation needs.
10. Performs high-level academic administrative functions,
including reviewing petitions and exceptions, processing graduation
applications, maintaining and auditing student records, and
entering course permissions and enrollment-limit overrides.
11. Implements and monitors student-success and academic-program
initiatives, evaluates policies and processes, recommends
improvements, represents the office and college to internal and
external constituents, and serves on university committees as
assigned.
12. Performs other job-related duties as required.
Job Requirements
Education
Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical
aspects of an analytical, technical, or professional discipline, or
the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline.
Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal,
directly job-related four-year degree from a college or university
or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program directly
related to the work being performed.
Preferred: Graduate-level degree in a relevant or related
field.
Experience
Requires a minimum of five years of direct job-related
experience.
Preferred: Five years of directly job-related experience working
with creative and performing arts students in an academic advising
or academic administration capacity.
Experience will be considered in lieu of
education.
Education will be considered in lieu of
experience.
MQ: Education: Requires a thorough understanding of both
theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or
professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one
professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally
obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from
a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized
training program that is directly related to the type of work being
performed.
Experience: Requires a minimum of five (5) years of directly
job-related experience.
Certification/Licensing: None.
All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.
The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.
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