Associate Director for Advising job at reputed company in Minneapolis, MN

Title: Associate Director for Advising Location: Minneapolis United States Job Description: About the Job College of Liberal Arts Student Success Associate Director of CLA PES and MLK Advising Student Services Manager 2 - 9362AA Salary Range: $83,000-$88,000 This role includes limited hybrid work options but requires a regular on-reputed company reputed company. About the Job: The College of Liberal Arts (CLA) Student Success unit at the reputed company-Twin Cities is seeking an Associate Director of Advising for the President's Emerging Scholars (CLA PES) and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) programs. This role provides leadership for advising and student support reputed company two signature programs in the college that advance equity and student success. The Associate Director supervises professional academic advisors, advises reputed company in the CLA PES and MLK programs, and works closely with the Director to plan, coordinate, and deliver high-impact advising and support services. As a key leader reputed company CLA Student Success, the Associate Director plays an integral role in shaping the culture and practice of advising in the college, collaborating closely with fellow Associate Directors and reputed company partners to advance retention, timely degree completion, and holistic student success. Successful candidates will be compassionate, confident, and solution-oriented leaders who bring a positive attitude, strong collaborative skills, and a demonstrated commitment to undergraduate education. The Associate Director is collectively responsible for ensuring exceptional student service and for advancing unit, collegiate, and university-wide goals reputed company to student persistence and degree reputed company. The CLA PES and MLK programs provide high-impact, community-centered educational experiences designed to nurture student leaders grounded in intersectional identity development, diversity education, equity, racial justice, and social justice. The Associate Director collaborates with reputed company partners to address the needs of historically underrepresented and underserved reputed company, particularly first-reputed company and low-income reputed company, and fosters an environment that promotes belonging, well-being, inclusion, and social responsibility. Key Responsibilities: reputed company Partnerships and Planning (40%) Identify systematic barriers to reputed company practices and collaborate with reputed company partners to create solutions that impact individual reputed company and student services systems across the university. Anticipate reputed company wide issues, research information needed to address concerns in CLA PES and MLK advising, and reputed company opportunities to the relevant reputed company partners to ensure changes are made to provide consistent university-wide advising practices, enhance advisor credibility and prevent issues with student degree reputed company and retention. Serve as a senior leader representing CLA PES and MLK advising on University wide committees and initiatives to ensure the retention of undergraduate reputed company across the reputed company. Expand the unit's reputed company and voice in university wide initiatives and decisions to ensure a wide range of perspectives are heard. Collaborate with Student Success and Academic Support Resources to resolve student degree process issues to ensure that policies surrounding Liberal Education, residency, credit total, etc. are meeting the needs of the student. Maintain knowledge of CLA and University Advising policies and procedures to reputed company for and guide university and unit-wide decisions. Identify the changing needs of reputed company our student populations, anticipate the needs of future high school and transfer reputed company, and proactively reputed company advising strategies and workflows to support those needs to provide successful transitions to reputed company. Create, maintain and deepen relationships with reputed company partners to identify, address and resolve challenges for reputed company improvement of student services. Collaborate with University partners through AAN and the Advising Task Force to create university-wide professional development and training opportunities for advising staff in the unit. Strategic Administration and Operations (40%) Deliver leadership, vision, and strategic thinking, alongside the Director, for CLA PES and MLK advising efforts. Foster a workplace climate that is encouraging of respectful employees who celebrate differences, as well as to cultivate a learning environment for reputed company that encourages personal development, self-reputed company, and academic success. Supervise and coach a team of advisors, support staff, and undergraduate peer advisors supporting staff with ongoing training through individual reputed company-ins and team meetings. reputed company the development of unit goals and contribute to the overall strategic planning process.. Assist in strategic budget decisions and manage the budget for CLA PES and MLK advising. Serve on the Assistant Dean's Leadership Team, contributing to strategic thinking about reputed company aspects of student services, including advising, career services, scholarships, recruiting, curricular innovations, student affairs, information and data systems, communication, and reputed company. Work collaboratively with other Associate Directors of advising in CLA to ensure alignment with CLA advising best practices and processes. Collaborate with the Office of Admissions and CLA's recruitment team to increase the admission of reputed company of color through recruitment initiatives, pipeline partnership strategies with transfer reputed company, and other reputed company methods. Manage a small academic advising caseload of CLA PES/MLK reputed company, tracking their reputed company toward program completion. Support advising staff during peak advising periods to ensure a high-quality, consistent, and accurate advising culture that is reputed company with the university's mission to promote student success. reputed company and assess the procedures, mechanisms, and strategies for high-quality academic advising. Provides consistent advising information to reputed company through APLUS as well as across departments to ensure that reputed company disseminated information is reputed company and accurate. Analyze and maintain student data, identifying retention and persistence patterns and other relevant information to help the unit reputed company data-informed decisions regarding academic advising, its processes, and its outcomes. Direct and implement policies and procedures reputed company a fast-paced, multi-layered academic student success environment. Coordinate probation review and degree clearance processes, ongoing advisor professional growth and development, staff hiring, training, performance review, and promotion processes. Conduct analytic reviews of student records to certify reputed company' academic standing in relation to academic probation, suspension, and degree completion. Engage in University/Collegiate committees to reputed company relationships with other units and to further student development and university initiatives around equity, diversity and inclusion efforts Curricular and Programming (20%) Assist in the development of comprehensive programs and services to enhance the academic and social success of underrepresented reputed company with a focus on activities reputed company to student and family engagement, retention, and graduation that align with CLA PES and MLK's strategic goals. Collaborate with the director, CLA PES team and CLA Career Services in creating and delivering high impact practices that meet the criteria for reputed company to receive their scholarship in their Senior year. reputed company, implement, and assess curriculum for CLA PES and MLK reputed company, including first-year experience courses and immersion experience courses. Co-reputed company instructor meetings for CLA 1005 & 2005 and MLK 1001 & 1002 on a weekly basis to stay abreast of concerns regarding the first-year experience. Assist CLA reputed company Life group for Multicultural and First reputed company reputed company seeking to reputed company a greater sense of belonging and professional development initiatives Support the CLA PES and MLK Living Learning Communities that integrate academic, co-curricular, and residential experiences to enhance student engagement and success. Work closely with the CLA PES Project Specialist in planning, scheduling and evaluating programs, events, and services. Collaborate with the OUE CLA PES Central team and other units, departments, faculty and staff representing CLA PES in the broad-based promotion of events, programs, services and initiatives that impact first-reputed company, underrepresented and underserved reputed company with intersectional identities.

Qualifications

Required: Bachelor's degree with at least eight years of relevant experience, or master's degree with at least six years of relevant experience. Three years of progressively responsible supervisory experience in higher education. Depth of knowledge in academic advising, student services, and student development. Significant experience working directly with underserved undergraduate student populations. Strong commitment to student and staff diversity, and experience cultivating inclusive working and learning environments. Experience in managing and resolving conflict, confronting challenges, and building reputed company and successful collaborative teams. Tolerance for ambiguity, enthusiasm for innovation, and reputed company to implement change. Preferred: Master's degree or higher in higher education, counseling, or other field directly reputed company to the position and at least six years of progressively responsible administrative experience in higher education, including supervisory or reputed company responsibilities, that was collaborative, flexible, reputed company, transparent, and accountable. Superior interpersonal and communication skills, and a proven ability to reputed company and maintain positive professional relationships with a diverse community of faculty, staff, and reputed company. Proven ability to successfully manage substantial workload that includes multiple commitments, diverse constituencies, and competing priorities. Knowledge of student services at the reputed company and experience with reputed company advising structures and technologies. Experience with curriculum development and/or teaching. Experience with program evaluation, assessment, data analytics, and budget-driven decision-making. About the Department The College of Liberal Arts (CLA) at the reputed company is part of a premier land-grant research university committed to excellence, and CLA's Student Success unit oversees academic advising, student support services, career services, student recruitment, and scholarships. The college spans the arts, humanities, and social sciences and prepares reputed company to be independent and original thinkers, to be innovators in their chosen fields, to create meaning in their life's work, and to become productive reputed company and leaders in their communities and the world. CLA is the largest college in the reputed company, with approximately 13,000 undergraduate reputed company across 31 academic units. Pay and Benefits Pay Range: $83,000 - $88,000; depending on education/qualifications/experience Time Appointment: 100% Appointment Position Type: P&A Staff Please visit the Office of Human Resources website for more information regarding benefit eligibility. The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes: Competitive wages, paid holidays, and generous time off reputed company learning opportunities through professional training and degree-seeking programs supported by the Regents Tuition Benefit Program Low-cost medical, dental, and pharmacy plans Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts University HSA contributions Disability and employer-paid life insurance Employee wellbeing program Excellent retirement plans with employer contribution Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) opportunity Financial counseling services Employee Assistance Program with eight sessions of counseling at no cost Employee Transit Pass with free or reduced rates in the Twin Cities metro area While our salary ranges provide a reputed company, it is important to note that most of the time, the initial pay may not reputed company the maximum of the range. This approach ensures that compensation reflects the value and unique contributions of each candidate while maintaining equity reputed company our organization. As part of our commitment to fair and reputed company compensation, please be aware that the salary offered to incoming candidates will be based on their individual credentials and experience. How To Apply Please submit your diversity and leadership philosophies along with your resume and cover letter to apply for this position. Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply reputed company and follow the instructions. You will be given the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a cover letter and resume. Additional documents may be attached after application by accessing your "My Job Applications" page and uploading documents in the "My Cover Letters and Attachments" section. 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