Associate Director, Undergraduate Programs Office Undergraduate Programs and Records

About the role

The successful candidate will be an experienced student-services professional who enjoys working directly with students while also taking a broader leadership role in programs that shape the undergraduate experience. This position offers the opportunity to have a meaningful impact on students at several important points in their Engineering journey—from recruitment and orientation through advising, registration, and academic progression. Located at Boston, MA, United States.

Responsibilities

• Serve as academic advisor for approximately 200 undergraduate students, helping students assess their academic progress, explore options, navigate challenges, and make informed decisions about their academic paths.
• Supervise and mentor two Academic Advisors, providing ongoing guidance and support through regular individual meetings.
• Oversee advising and registration services for approximately 450 first-year Engineering students and analyze first-year student data and trends to inform programming and student support.
• Plan and implement EK 100, the Freshman Advising Seminar, including coordinating the course syllabus and selecting, hiring, and training approximately 35 EK 100 Student Advisors.
• Serve as the College's primary liaison to the Office of Orientation and coordinate Summer Orientation programming for incoming first-year Engineering students.
• Partner with University Recruitment and the Yield Committee to plan and implement recruitment and yield initiatives, including Admitted Terrier Days, Fall and Winter Open Houses, and Admitted Terrier Visits.
• Collaborate with the Director of Undergraduate Programs, Associate Dean, Dean, and other College partners to develop programming and activities for Admitted Terrier Days and other recruitment initiatives.
• Monitor and provide annual reporting on recruitment and enrollment data, including deposits, conversion/yield, and matriculation.
• Serve as a key liaison with cognate departments and programs, including Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, the CAS Writing Program, and first-year Engineering courses.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for transfer students and collaborate with the Engineering Registrar to manage registration and waitlist considerations for first-year and transfer student populations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 5–8 years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 3–5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in academic advising, student services, higher education administration, or a related area.
• Demonstrated ability to advise and support students as they navigate academic decisions, requirements, and challenges.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple programs, events, and priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with students, faculty, staff, College leadership, and University partners.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a student-focused team while also exercising independent judgment and initiative.
• Experience supervising or mentoring staff is preferred.
• Experience supporting first-year students, orientation, recruitment, yield, or retention initiatives is preferred.

Pay

The expected hiring range for this position is $72,000.00 to $93,000.00. The final salary will be determined based on departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and internal pay comparison.