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Position Number:
001032
Vacancy Open to:
All Candidates
Working Title:
Reenrollment Program Coordinator and Academic Advisor
Position Designation:
EHRA Non-Faculty
Employment Type:
Permanent - Full-time
Months per Year:
12
Work Schedule:
Office hours are 8:00 am – 5:00 pm three days per week and 8:00 am – 6: pm two days per week. The advisor will rotate hours with the advising staff for extended advising coverage. Work is required on several Saturdays annually for special events.
Hours per week:
40
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Division:
Academic Affairs
Department:
Enrollment Management (Adm)
Work Location:
106 Barnard
Primary Purpose of Department:
The primary purpose of the Office of Adult Students and Extended Services (OASES), a program under the Enrollment Management division at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is to support the University’s enrollment goals by recruiting, retaining, and graduating undergraduate adult and nontraditional students. OASES provides quality advising and promotes educational opportunities by the research, design, implementation, and evaluation of academic programs and educational services for adult and nontraditional students. OASES offers advising, educational programs, scholarships, and transition and referral services to assist adult and nontraditional students in reaching their academic and career goals.
Primary Purpose of Position:
The purpose of the position is to serve as the 49er Finish Program reenrollment coordinator and as an academic advisor for general education to prospective, new, currently enrolled, and reentry undergraduate adult students served by the Office of Adult Students and Extended Services (OASES). The position responsibilities encompass guiding the recruitment initiatives, building campus partnerships, maintaining and analyzing student data, and evaluating graduation success of the 49er Finish Program. The professional advises students to include information on academic policy, services, and resources. The professional nurtures existing and builds new relationships with partners dedicated to serving the population. The professional develops, administers, and evaluates educational programs and services using strategic and efficient organizational skills. The professional works with academic departments’ staff and faculty to determine degree completion options and market undergraduate adult students’ graduation success.
Summary of Position Responsibilities:
The position responsibilities are to serve as a reenrollment program coordinator to lead the 49er Finish program for former UNC Charlotte students and to serve as an academic advisor for general education courses to prospective, new, currently enrolled, and reentry undergraduate adult students. The position responsibilities encompass managing the 49er Finish communication plan to guide recruitment initiatives to reach former UNC Charlotte undergraduate adult students to engage them in the readmission process. The responsibilities of the position include assisting and educating prospective and enrolled undergraduate adult students with admission, readmission, and transition processes. The responsibilities include nurturing existing and building new relationships with on-campus partners to serve the undergraduate adult student population. The position responsibilities include maintaining and analyzing student data to evaluate graduation success of the 49er Finish Program. The responsibilities include academic transcript review, academic policy advising, and advising on campus services and resources. The responsibilities include developing, administering, and evaluating undergraduate adult student success programs and services using strategic and efficient organizational skills. The professional works with academic departments’ staff and faculty to determine degree completion options. The responsibilities include collaborating with campus partners to market undergraduate adult students’ graduation success.
Minimum Education/Experience:
- A master’s degree from an accredited institution.
- A minimum of three to five years of admissions recruitment experience at the university level and/or three to five years of undergraduate student academic advising experience at the university level.
- Experience working nontraditional office hours.
- Evidence of exceptional interpersonal relationship skills and professional demeanor to establish immediate credibility and confidence.
- Evidence of collaboration and flexibility.
- Evidence of tact and diplomacy.
- Evidence of being well-organized with attention to detail and ability to multi-task efficiently.
- Evidence of outstanding verbal communication, written communication, and presentation skills.
- Proficiency with various computer applications including Google Workspace, Microsoft, Banner, Connect, Word Press, Slate, and University approved academic advising systems, software, and web technology.
Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
The ideal candidate
- will exhibit previous academic advising experience of undergraduate adult students in a university setting
- will possess outstanding interpersonal, organizational, communication, and presentation skills.
- will exhibit the ability to collaborate and maintain a recruitment-oriented focus.
- will exhibit the ability to analyze data to inform decision making.
- will exhibit the flexibility to be responsible for a full range of recruitment activities.
- will be energetic with a strong sense of initiative, demonstrate the ability to work well independently and in a team, and demonstrate the capacity to manage multiple responsibilities concurrently.
- will have worked previously in a large, four-year university setting.
- will demonstrate the ability to make sound, independent judgments.
- will exhibit the ability to follow academic policy and procedures.
- will express the desire to be flexible with working hours, be prompt, demonstrate professionalism.
- will express in writing and verbally a genuine interest in educating adult learners.
- will have proficiency with the Banner student system and web technology.
Special Notes to Applicants:
- UNC Charlotte Benefits Information: https://hr.charlotte.edu/benefits/benefits-overview/
- The finalist will be subject to a Criminal Background Check and/or a Motor Vehicle Report.
Posting Open Date:
06/21/2024
Posting Close Date:
07/05/2024
Open Until Filled:
No
Organization
About Us
UNC Charlotte is North Carolina's urban research university. It leverages its location in the state's largest city to offer internationally competitive programs of research and creative activity, exemplary undergraduate, graduate and professionalprograms, and a focused set of community engagement initiatives. UNC Charlotte maintains a particular commitment to addressing the cultural, economic, educational, environmental, health, and social needs of the greater Charlotte region.
Located in the state’s largest metropolitan area, UNC Charlotte is among the fastest growing universities in the UNC System. A large public university with a small college feel, UNC Charlotte’s 1,000-acre campus is the home away from home for more than 29,000 students. The University offers internationally competitive research and creative activity opportunities and exemplary undergraduate, graduate and professional programs coupled with a focused set of community engagement initiatives that enrich the region’s quality of life.
In fulfilling our mission, we envision a University that promises:
- An accessible and affordable quality education that equips students with intellectual and professional skills, ethical principles, and an international perspective.
- A strong foundation in liberal arts and opportunities for experiential education to enhance students’ personal and professional growth.
- A robust intellectual environment that values social and cultural diversity, free expression, collegiality, integrity, and mutual respect.
- A safe, diverse, team-oriented, ethically responsible, and respectful workplace environment that develops the professional capacities of our faculty and staff.
To achieve a leadership position in higher education, we will:
- Rigorously assess our progress toward our institutional, academic, and administrative plans using benchmarks appropriate to the goals articulated by our programs and in our plans.
- Serve as faithful stewards of the public and private resources entrusted to us and provide effective and efficient administrative services that exceed the expectations of our diverse constituencies.
- Create meaningful collaborations among university, business, and community leaders to address issues and opportunities of the region.
- Develop an infrastructure that makes learning accessible to those on campus and in our community and supports the scholarly activities of the faculty.
- Pursue opportunities to enhance personal wellness through artistic, athletic, or recreational activities.
- Operate an attractive, environmentally responsible and sustainable campus integrated with the retail and residential neighborhoods that surround us.
Dual Career
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is committed to the recruitment and retention of highly qualified and productive faculty, administrators, and other professional staff members. We recognize that career decisions are influenced by family considerations. For up to one year from the date of an employee’s relocation to Charlotte, the University will assist the employee’s spouse or domestic partner with efforts to find employment within the University and/or within the surrounding area.
Diversity at UNC Charlotte
UNC Charlotte is committed to cultivating diversity and inclusion throughout the campus. Our campus community is comprised of people who represent the wide breadth of gender identities, sexualities, races and ethnicities, faith traditions, nationalities, and other social groups and backgrounds. All of theseidentities and experiences enrich the University as a whole. UNC Charlotte strives to celebrate and leverage the benefits of this diversity, and to sustain an inclusive and welcoming environment for all students, faculty, and staff.
To learn more about plans, programs, resources and news and events relating to diversity and inclusion at UNC Charlotte please use the followinglink: https://diversity.uncc.edu/
To access the full text of the UNC Charlotte Plan for Campus Diversity, Access and Inclusion please use the followinglink: https://diversity.uncc.edu/sites/diversity.uncc.edu/files/media/Campus%20Plan%20for%20Diversity%2C%20Access%2C%20and%20Inclusion%202016.pdf
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Overview of the UNC Charlotte Plan for Campus Diversity, Access and Inclusion.
The goal of quality education for all at UNC Charlotte is the foundation for our Diversity Plan.At its fullest potential, higher education allows students to interact with people from different backgrounds and to engage a range of ideas and perspectives.This educational experience cultivates the skills that graduates will need to function adeptly in a global society.
As North Carolina and the Charlotte region undergo rapid population growth and demographic change, UNC Charlotte must respond to the needs of a more diverse student population. It is imperative that the University prepare its students to become leaders and thriving citizens in a pluralistic and multicultural society. In adopting our Diversity Plan, we affirm that:
- We believe that a diverse faculty, staff and student body are critical in advancing teaching, scholarship, and community engagement at UNC Charlotte.
- We are committed to enhancing opportunities for living, working and learning in a diverse environment
- We are committed to educating our students to interact effectively and respectfully in the global community.
The Plan identifies components of a diverse campus community and outlines steps toward building an inclusive environment that promotes the success of all students, faculty, and staff. It is a living document that affirms our institutional values and is designed to offer guidance to University departments and units for achieving the University goals for diversity. The seven broad objectives of the Diversity Plan are:
1: Promote a broad understanding of goals for diversity, access, and inclusion for the University through active outreach to the campus community.
2: Recruit and graduate a diverse student body that reflects community diversity and addresses the state’s need to increase access to higher education for historically underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students.
3: Increase the recruitment of underrepresented faculty and advance their progression through the faculty ranks.
4: Increase the representation of staff from underrepresented groups.
5: Ensure the presence of institutional environments and course development that enhance learning and appreciation for the full range of diversity.
6: Develop external relationships with the community to enhance diversity on and off campus.
7: Ensure the Success of the Plan through Assessment, Accountability, and Recognition.
