LEAD ACADEMIC ADVISOR

Posting Details
Position Information

Posting Number	SRGV7620
Working Title	LEAD ACADEMIC ADVISOR
Number of Vacancies	2
Location	Rio Grande Valley
Department	Academic Advising Center
FTE	1
FLSA	Exempt
Scope of Job	Provides leadership, professional development, and supervision for academic advising staff while maintaining an advising student caseload. Analyzes data from currently adopted solutions to monitor and evaluate the progress of target student populations.
Description of Duties	• Provides informative and collaborative academic advising for assigned student populations as well as assists Academic Advisors in complex cases. • Teaches students strategies related to academic planning and monitoring, major selection, and academic success. • Provides extensive and/or complex advising to assist students in self-evaluation and choosing a major in relation to their career and life goals. • Manages the process of planning, implementing, and evaluating interventions for targeted populations. • Supervises and mentors’ staff within their assigned area. Develops specialized trainings as needed. • Collaborates with colleges and departments to develop advising tools and resources related to major selection, academic planning and academic success based on up-to-date degree plans and admission/graduation policies and criteria. • Organizes and analyzes data from adopted technologies to monitor student progress toward completion. • Develops, provides and coordinates presentations for orientations, trainings, university events and activities regarding academic advising, retention initiatives, mentoring and academic success. • Maintains a working knowledge of best practices in advising for retention and timely progress to degree. • Participates in professional development programming, assessment, and mentoring opportunities to enhance skills and knowledge in academic advisement and related fields. • Coordinates special advising programs and initiatives. • Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervision Received	General supervision from assigned supervisor.
Supervision Given	Direct supervision of assigned staff.
Required Education	Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
Preferred Education	Master’s degree from an accredited university.
Licenses/Certifications	None.
Required Experience	Three (3) years of experience in academic advising or other closely related student service experience in a higher education setting.
Preferred Experience	Experience leading teams of and/or initiatives in a higher education setting.
Equipment	Use of standard office equipment.
Working Conditions	Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Office Environment; some travel and weekend work is required. UTRGV is a distributed institution, which requires presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is performed primarily in a general office environment across the Rio Grande Valley.
Other	Ability to use computers for word processing, calendar sharing, emailing, accessing student academic information. Ability to successfully collaborate with faculty, administrators within higher education (i.e. college deans, department chairs, and other administrators, etc.) and professional staff. Strong written/verbal communication, collaboration and presentation skills. Ability to apply current university academic policies and procedures, current academic advisement practices, student academic monitoring and retention efforts. Ability to identify specific student needs and to refer students effectively to available resources. Able to read and interpret state guidelines.
Physical Capabilities	N/A
Employment Category	Full-Time
Minimum Salary	Commensurate with Experience
Posted Salary	Commensurate with Experience
Position Available Date	06/17/2024
Grant Funded Position	No
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EEO Statement	It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.
Special Instructions to Applicants	Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days. Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days. If you have any questions, please visit our Careers site at https://careers.utrgv.edu for detailed contact information.
Additional Information	UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need. All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). Incomplete applications will not be considered. Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the VP of HR & Talent Development .
Quick Link	https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/43258