Academic Advising Director jobs in Tucson, AZ

Academic Advising and Student Services
 • Directly supervises Academic Advisor positions and leads on writing/interpreting policy
 • Responsible for operating within fiscal parameters and providing input to budgetary processes 
 • Directs or supports the hiring, training, knowledge sharing, and evaluation of academic advising staff 
 • Develops resources to increase advising effectiveness and efficiency 
 • Coordinates selective program admission and other advising processes 
 • Oversees student communications 
 • Represents a large department or college on advising councils and by maximizing collaboration with UAZ advising units
 • Provides support for the development of UAccess Analytics reporting 
 • Manages the creation and maintenance of advising documents and web resources, including Arizona Transfer Pathways, planning guides, program applications, and course rotations 
 • Develops relationships with community partners 
 • Collaborates with Assistant/Associate Deans to coordinate and oversee student programs and provide direction and leadership 
 • Champions student engagement and success by providing vision and leadership to academic advising professionals 

Curricular Planning, Assessment, Retention, and Analytics:
 • Partners with other academic advising functional areas and leadership for needs assessment, process improvements, recommended solutions and implementation of academic advising programs/initiatives 
 • Analyzes data to track things like student retention and graduation rates
 • Oversees all catalog changes, guides College leadership on curricular needs and issues
 • Reviews curricular plans regularly, engage in curricular conversations and committees
 • Collaborates with others on teaching schedules, general education plans, and assessment
 • Partners with other academic advising functional areas and leadership for needs assessment, process improvements, recommended solutions and implementation of academic advising programs/initiatives

Management, Leadership, and Coordination:
 • Creats and manages a student ambassador program
 • Builds projects which champion student engagement and success
 • Builds campus partnerships for needs assessments and process improvements
 • Manages employees and is accountable for the performance and results of a team
 • Provides guidance to employees, colleagues and/or customers 
 • Adapts departmental plans or priorities to address resource and operational challenges; establishes and influences operating policies and contributes to policy/program development 
 • Works closely with College leadership and may serve as a proxy for senior leadership as necessary