Advising Dean

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $67,300 -$77,500

Position Summary

Reporting to the Associate Dean, the Advising Dean in the James H. and Christine Turk Berick Center for Student Advising is responsible for advising undergraduate students across all class years in Columbia College and The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. Primary responsibilities include student advising, making connections for advisees to other campus-based advising services (resource referral), supporting the Center's programming and operational efforts, and overseeing the academic progress of advisees. The Advising Dean in this position in particular will work as an integral member of the Community and Outreach unit which oversees all general electronic communications with students, the website, publications, and general and class year programming.

Responsibilities

• Student advising duties include counseling students about academic policies, programs, and options, assisting students in the development of educational plans to achieve their short and long term goals, explore academic choices and opportunities, and evaluate post-graduate options. Advising Dean will work with specific athletics teams, academic departments in both schools, partner offices within and outside of the University.
• Resource referral duties include maintaining a comprehensive knowledge about all academic policies and procedures, core requirements, pre-professional information, and all non-major requirements. An Advising Dean will work collaboratively with faculty, academic departments, the Center for Career Education, and other campus resources and departments to address the student's questions or concerns.
• Communication oversight duties include updating the CSA website, creating and editing electronic communications with students, managing the CSA's social media accounts, and assisting with the editing of general outreach initiatives.
• Programming duties include supporting the programming efforts of the Center for Student Advising and other programs such as the New Student Orientation Program, Family Weekend, Days on Campus, Class Day.
• Oversight of academic progress duties include maintaining current records on advisees (e.g. academic plans, leaves of absence, readmission, summer study, academic disciplinary reports, student petitions, graduation clearances). The Advising Dean communicates with faculty and other advising offices as appropriate.
• Partner with relevant offices to address student crisis situations when necessary.
• Assigned to train new staff members on relevant policies and procedures and to mentor them by providing day-to-day guidance on student-advising issues.
• Assigned specific cross-unit and cross functional responsibilities that will require collaborative work within the CSA and with the CSA's partner offices.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• Minimum of three years of relevant experience required.
• Excellent written, oral communication and interpersonal skills essential.
• Attention to detail required.

**Some evening and possible weekend work is required.**

**Applications submitted without a resume and cover letter will not be considered.**

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree preferred.
• Prefer experience working with college students in one or more of the following areas: academic advising; college teaching; career counseling; academic support programs; residential life or general student affairs administration.

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