"Student Affairs Manager"

Student Affairs Manager

Req ID: 122872

Location: Irvine, California

Division: Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sci

Department: Pharmacy & Pharm Sci Admin

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range Minimum: USD $71,600.00/Yr.

Salary Range Maximum: USD $127,400.00/Yr.

Who We Are

Founded in 1965, UC Irvine is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation's top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Irvine has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It's located in one of the world's safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County's second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide.

To learn more about UC Irvine, visit www.uci.edu.

The School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences spans a continuum from discovery, development, and delivery of new drugs, devices, and diagnostics all the way to optimizing medication therapy in patients and patient populations. The school offers a BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences, MS in Pharmacology, PhD in Pharmacological Sciences, and Doctor of Pharmacy PharmD. https://pharmsci.uci.edu

Your Role on the Team

The Student Affairs Manager applies advanced academic advising concepts and experience, addresses the most difficult problems in the academic advising of undergraduate and graduate students, and develops solutions to these problems. Demonstrates advanced, specialized expertise in student affairs and is responsible for the School's Office of Student Affairs, including strategic planning and budgetary oversight of the unit. Identifies systemic problems and issues, and proposes solutions to school leadership on changes to school policy and procedures. Provides advice and counsel on pharmacy academic advising issues to other, experienced academic advisors.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required:

• Knowledge of advising and counseling techniques.
• Skills in monitoring / assessing people, processes or services, to make improvements.
• Abilities in problem identification, reasoning, and ability to develop original ideas to solve problems.
• Ability to multi-task
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and diplomacy skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe PDF
• Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training
• 2-5 years' experience advising both undergraduate and graduate students
• Some supervisory experience - staff supervision is ideal but will consider student employees

Preferred:

• Knowledge of health sciences professional degree program requirements
• Thorough knowledge of college / school policies, procedures, requirements, and student handbooks.
• Thorough knowledge of department / college / school precedents and application of policy.

Special Conditions:

• Occasional evening and weekend work is required.
• Occasional travel (locally, regionally, and nationally) is required.

Total Rewards

In addition to the salary range listed below, we offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.