Academic Advisor

About the role

The Academic Advisor in the Poole College of Management at NC State University is a full-time, 12-month administrative position (EHRA) that reports directly to the Senior Associate Director of Advising or the Associate Director of Advising Programs. Our Academic Advising Team serves over 3,800 students through an integrated, team-based advising model.

Responsibilities

• Developing and delivering support initiatives for a variety of student populations to increase student engagement and success.
• Managing and advising a student organization within the college.
• Working with new students to ensure a successful transition to NC State and Poole College.
• Collaborating effectively within the shared advising model to provide consistent support for undergraduate students.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education and Experience: Require post-baccalaureate credentials or a bachelor’s degree plus alternative or equivalent professional training and experience may be substituted for the advanced degree on an exceptional basis.
• Other Required Qualifications: Experience in academic advising at the college level, excellent communication skills: oral, written, and presentation, knowledge of principles, practices, and ethics of undergraduate advising, demonstrated ability to work with a varied array of personalities under pressure and deadlines, strong team orientation; ability to closely collaborate with advising team, subteams, and Undergraduate Programs personnel, ability to interact with students at varying developmental stages in a confidential environment, ability to serve to various perspectives, identities, backgrounds, ages, and educational goals of current undergraduate students, experience speaking to small and large groups, excellent interpersonal and counseling skills, ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with the Advising Team advisors on student advising concerns.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with successfully managing heavy student traffic while continuing to provide holistic support, experience with advising software and other technology (Ex, Google Suite, EAB/Navigate, and Gemini) required to effectively and efficiently complete job responsibilities, both a broad and deep understanding, knowledge of, and experience with a variety of different populations of students, previous advising experience in a college of business, teaching Experience teaching courses to incoming first-year, internal, and external transfer students, experience with classroom management, demonstrated abilities required to effectively achieve course objectives, experience with supervision of undergraduate and/or graduate students, experience training and supporting advisors with less experience.

Benefits

Attain Work-life balance with our Childcare benefits, Wellness & Recreation Membership, and Wellness Programs that aim to build a thriving wolfpack community.