Assistant Director Advising Center College of Business

Greenville, NC, USA

Posted on Aug 12, 2026

About the Role

The Assistant Director in the Advising Center, College of Business, provides individual academic counseling to students on matters such as concentration selection, course selection, and academic performance. This role guides students in developing decision-making skills, creates proactive and intervention-based programs/workshops, and coordinates academic orientation for new students or concentrations. The Assistant Director supports the university’s student development approach to academic advising, maintains student records, and ensures students are trained to use DegreeWorks for academic planning. Additionally, the role involves monitoring at-risk students, participating in intervention efforts, and evaluating program effectiveness. The Assistant Director also leads an area of programming in the College of Business to support recruitment, retention, or student success, and teaches one section of COAD 1000 for intended business students.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual academic counseling to students on concentration selection, course selection, and academic performance.
• Guide students in developing decision-making skills through intervention workshops and initiatives.
• Create programs, workshops, and initiatives to enhance students’ academic performance from proactive and intervention perspectives.
• Coordinate academic orientation for new students and/or new concentrations.
• Support the university’s student development approach to academic advising.
• Maintain organized and current records documenting individual student progress.
• Train entering students to use DegreeWorks for academic planning.
• Monitor students identified as academically at-risk and participate in intervention efforts.
• Participate in professional development and research conducted by the Office of Student Success and the College of Business.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of programs, courses, advising materials, policies, and procedures.
• Lead an area of programming in the College of Business to support student recruitment, retention, and/or success.
• Teach one section of COAD 1000 for intended business students.

Requirements

• Graduate degree (MBA, MA, MS, PhD, or EdD) in a closely related discipline (e.g., counseling, adult education, educational leadership, business administration, public administration, psychology, or higher education administration) from an appropriately accredited institution.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least three (3) years of experience in academic advising/counseling and program development in an institution of higher education.
• Leadership experience in academic advising or counseling in an institution of higher education.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, organizational, and customer-service skills.

Pay

$41,379 - $56,774 per year

About the Organization

East Carolina University (ECU) is a public, four-year R1 institution located in Greenville, NC, classified among the top 5% of research universities in the U.S. ECU is recognized for its commitment to research, innovation, social mobility, and public service, with repeated Carnegie Community Engagement and Leadership for Public Purpose designations. The College of Business’s Center for Student Success is responsible for designing, coordinating, and implementing academic advising and career services programs, supporting students across six concentrations and the minor in business administration.