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Executive Director of New Student Transition and Family Programs

The University of Texas at Arlington · Arlington, TX · 4 days ago
Information TechnologyFull-time

Purpose of Position

The Executive Director for New Student, Transition, and Family Programs provides strategic leadership for orientation, transition, and family engagement initiatives that support new student success, engagement, and retention. The role oversees major programs, collaborates with Student Affairs and Academic Affairs partners, and ensures a seamless transition experience for new students and their families.

Essential Functions

  • Develop, plan, implement, and assess comprehensive orientation and transition programs for new first-year, transfer, international, and graduate students and their families, including in-person and virtual orientation options and related transition experiences.
  • Provide strategic leadership and daily management for New Student, Transition, and Family Programs, including supervising professional staff, paraprofessionals, and student leaders; setting priorities; and advancing short- and long-term goals.
  • Lead the implementation and facilitation of major new student programs and Student Affairs initiatives, including New Maverick Orientation, Blaze Camp, Early Arrival Move-In Orientation, Maverick Kickoff, Convocation, and related events.
  • Direct orientation registration, onboarding, and retention coordination with Admissions, the Yield, Onboarding, and Retention Committee, Student Affairs leadership, and campus stakeholders to support a seamless transition experience.
  • Oversee orientation and transition technology platforms, including Visual Zen, Slate, Advantage Design Group Online Orientation, CampusESP, and Canvas orientation modules, ensuring effective functionality, compliance, registration processes, and user experience.
  • Develop and manage family engagement, communication, and outreach initiatives, including Friends and Family Weekend, guest orientation and welcome events, First Generation, Transfer, and Off-Campus initiatives, and departmental website, publications, and electronic messaging.
  • Manage the department’s annual revenue budget, fiscal strategy, expenditure projections, year-end balances, assessment plans, and committee participation to support program effectiveness and departmental priorities.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Master’s degree in higher education administration, counseling, college student personnel, or a related field and five (5) years of relevant experience to include experience in new student orientation and first-year experience programs.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Seven (7) years of professional experience with significant experience in orientation/first-year programs.
  • Familiarity with programs and services for family members, first-generation students, former transfer students, and other student communities who receive support from departments.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Ability to achieve goals.
  • Ability to establish unit priorities.
  • Ability to develop, plan, and implement short- and long-range unit goals.
  • Ability to formulate policy and organize/manage resources.
  • Ability to examine and re-engineer operations and procedures.
  • Excellent program planning and implementation skills.
  • Demonstrated understanding of academia to achieve results in a cross-functional environment.
  • Demonstrated supervision skills, including management practices and principles.
  • Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Commitment to creating an inclusive work and educational environment for all UTA students and staff.
  • Ability to assist students and parents with concerns.
  • Strategic planning, budget preparation, and budget management skills.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, including public speaking, presentation, negotiation, and conflict resolution.
  • Demonstrated understanding and consideration of the differing needs and concerns of individuals with varying backgrounds.
  • Commitment to fostering an equitable workplace culture.

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday; 8:00am through 5:00pm. Available to work evenings and weekends as needed, particularly during orientation season.

Benefits

Position is benefit eligible: Yes. We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to our employees at the University. https://www.uta.edu/hr/employee-benefits

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