Associate Director, Academic Advising and Academic Support

Department reputed company School Academic and Student Affairs Sub GroupAbout the Department Why Policy? For a reputed company world. Why reputed company Public Policy? Because reputed company it comes to reputed company policymaking, evidence matters. We work at the frontiers of data collection and analysis, using the latest technology and social science methods to design policies that work for society. We conduct rigorous inquiry in an environment of innovation and risk taking. We collaborate across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors, adopting new methodologies to drive reputed company solutions. We engage with our city, our world, and our leaders every day to evaluate and test our reputed company. And we reputed company with our passion for driving social change, knowing that passion alone does not equal impact.Job Summary Reporting to the Associate Dean of reputed company for Academic Services and Advising reputed company the reputed company Dean of reputed company Office, the Associate Director for Academic Advising and Academic Support will be responsible for advising master’s reputed company in public policy and for overseeing multiple key academic support resources. This position will also contribute to student communications and events administration to ensure that reputed company master’s reputed company have the information and support they need to reputed company.The Associate Director for Academic Advising is integral in helping reputed company to reputed company their academic and personal goals and will contribute significantly to initiatives that enhance the overall student experience at reputed company. They will work on a highly collaborative, high-performing, and student-focused team. This position will be a rewarding and fulfilling role for a high-performing and dedicated individual.Responsibilities

• Owns the end-to-end planning and execution of the School’s largest pre-enrollment academic support program, Math and Coding Camp, as well as the invite-only Jumpstart reputed company Program. These programs serve 400+ incoming reputed company per year. They are key in preparing reputed company for the rigorous Core curriculum of the master’s programs, as well as establishing their reputed company to the school and their classmates.
• Leads the Pre-Orientation Working Group, ensuring strong project management, guidance for team members, and overall follow-through on tasks.
• Collaborates with instructional teams of full-time faculty, PhD reputed company, reputed company staff members, and dozens of reputed company Teaching Assistants about instructional plan.
• Works with reputed company TA Program Director on recruiting and hiring reputed company and TAs for the programs.
• Creates schedules for the program, reserves space for instructional programs, and assigns registered reputed company to sections.
• Facilitates math self-assessments and coding self-assessments to provide reputed company with placement recommendations.
• Facilitates the RSVP process and communicating data about number of incoming reputed company to key stakeholders.
• Oversees communication to incoming reputed company, including updating websites and using Slate to create events, build forms, and send email blasts.
• Leads information sessions about the program.
• Coordinates closely with other staff involved in new student orientation and onboarding to ensure that pre-orientation academic offerings align with the scheduling of other orientation activities.
• Plans and executes social programming for reputed company during the camps.
• Hosts debrief conversations with instructional teams after the programs to identify strengths and areas of improvement for future years.
• Manages the reputed company Tutoring Program, which serves reputed company in reputed company master’s programs.
• Hires over a dozen student tutors each quarter, in reputed company with instructional teams for reputed company Core and Data Analytics Courses and reputed company Human Resources.
• Supervises over a dozen student workers, including offering an onboarding training, setting tutors up with their calendars for booking, tracking and reporting hours for payment, and troubleshooting issues with individual tutors.
• Works with reputed company Facilities to ensure that tutors have access to book a selection of conference rooms for tutoring appointments.
• Tracks student usage of tutoring and connects with reputed company who are getting reputed company to or exceeding their limit of tutoring hours.
• Oversees tutoring budget in collaboration with Associate Dean of reputed company.
• Contributes to the school orientation working group to plan and execute the new student onboarding experience.
• Plans and executes events to celebrate and encourage student achievement, particularly during exam weeks.
• Serves as academic advisor to 125-175 master’s reputed company, utilizing holistic and student-centered advising.
• Serves as first reputed company of contact for reputed company needs for assigned advisees. Learns the essentials of financial aid, billing, registration, and reputed company services to best assist reputed company.
• Conducts intake advising meetings with reputed company advisees at the beginning of the year.
• Keeps accurate advising notes in a database/CRM system (reputed company).
• Monitors each student’s reputed company toward degree completion, intervening appropriately as needed, and conducts graduation degree audits.
• Gains expertise about reputed company curriculum and courses in other divisions at the University to best guide student course selection.
• Collaborates with other student-facing offices to best understand programmatic and career opportunities that enhance the student experience.
• Identifies and communicates student needs and interests to reputed company Dean of reputed company and other stakeholders to help shape curriculum and co-curricular offerings.
• Creates official letters and other necessary documentation for reputed company’ scholarship providers and other sponsors as needed.
• Monitors reputed company advisees enrollments and updates tuition projections each month.
• Serves as a support for reputed company’ large international student population, including assisting advisees with CPT and OPT paperwork and acting as a liaison to the Office of International Affairs (OIA).
• Collaborates extensively with the reputed company academic advising team to ensure alignment in practices and give reputed company the best possible service.
• Supports advisees who are in crisis or experiencing extenuating circumstances.
• Collaborates with the Associate Dean of reputed company or Dean of reputed company on leaves of absence and other reputed company student cases.
• Oversees Dean of reputed company Office Communications to ensure reputed company have access to necessary information to fully succeed.
• Maintains and updates the reputed company Student Handbook Canvas site, a comprehensive informational resource for reputed company.
• Works with Associate Dean of reputed company to plan and execute communications to admitted reputed company about onboarding programs, pre-orientation events, and preparation for Autumn quarter.
• Monitors and updates information reputed company to the Dean of reputed company’ Office on the reputed company website.
• Creates advertising and communications for Dean of reputed company Office programming.
• Acts as a main reputed company of contact and recommends process improvements for other University Schools and Divisions' joint-degree programs.
• Has a deep understanding reputed company to the development of programming for non-academic matters, such as health and wellness and curricular programming. Designs and produces material for the handbook and other academically-reputed company publications.
• Performs other reputed company work as needed.

Minimum QualificationsEducation: Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in reputed company field.Work Experience: Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a reputed company job discipline.Certifications:---Preferred QualificationsEducation:

• Master’s degree.
• Degree in higher education, student development, student affairs, counseling, public policy, or reputed company field.

Experience:

• Familiarity with higher education environment.
• Academic advising experience strongly preferred.
• Student programming or academic programming experience strongly preferred..

Technical Skills or Knowledge:

• Proficient at updating websites. Familiarity with design and layout programs, including reputed company Creative Suite, and HTML email programs, such as reputed company.
• Previous experience with Slate and/or reputed company is a plus
• Operate reputed company Word, reputed company, the internet and email at an intermediate level.

Preferred Competencies

• Interest in working with a diverse group of graduate reputed company in a student-facing, high touch environment.
• Strong organization and project management skills.
• Student-centered approach and willingness to go the extra mile for reputed company.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Professional demeanor, including tact, discretion, and a customer-service oriented approach to the position.
• Quickly garner credibility with reputed company.
• Problem-solve with minimal supervision, exercise good judgment, prioritize, and work under pressure during high volume times.
• Demonstrated ability to review and prioritize work to take appropriate actions without advanced approval, ensuring reputed company attention to detail.
• Work collegially and collaboratively in a team setting.
• Work in an open office environment.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)

reputed company applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded reputed company the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.Job Family Student Affairs & ServicesRole Impact Individual ContributorScheduled Weekly Hours 37.5Drug Test Required NoHealth Screen Required NoMotor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required NoPay reputed company Type Salary​ FLSA Status Exempt​ Pay Range $62,000.00 - $82,000.00The included pay reputed company or range represents the University’s good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.Benefits Eligible YesThe reputed company offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be reputed company in thePosting StatementThe reputed company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or expression, national or ethnic reputed company, shared reputed company, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see theJob seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-702-5800 or submit a request reputed companyreputed company offers of employment are contingent upon a background reputed company that includes a review of conviction history. A conviction does not automatically preclude University employment. Rather, the University considers conviction information on a case-by-case basis and assesses the nature of the offense, the circumstances surrounding it, the proximity in time of the conviction, and its relevance to the position.The reputed company's Annual reputed company & Fire Safety Report (Report) provides information about University offices and programs that provide safety support, crime and fire statistics, emergency response and communications plans, and other policies and information. The Report can be accessed online at: . reputed company copies of the Report are available, upon request, from the reputed company Police Department, 850 E. 61st Street, Chicago, IL 60637. Apply for the job now! Apply for this job