Graduate Advisor

About the role

The Graduate Advisor is a member of a student support team that works closely with faculty, staff, and students, functioning both independently as the lead for master’s programs and as a team member supporting other priorities.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate, timely advising services related to degree requirements, satisfactory academic progress, and academic course options for master’s students through individual and group advising sessions offered in-person and online.
• Maintain program resource documents.
• Assist the Graduate Director with recruitment and retention activities, program assessment, student and program data management, coordination of special events, and other duties as assigned.
• Work closely with the Undergraduate Advisors to collaborate and coordinate on aspects of the undergraduate and graduate programs that overlap.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a relevant field from an accredited college or university or a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant field and significant related experience.
• Academic program coordination, advising, and/or student affairs experience in a higher education setting.
• Certification in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Competency with technology tools to support word processing, file and database management, basic website maintenance, and visual communications (canva, Sharepoint, etc).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with student information systems (banner, etc) or customer relationship management systems (slate, salesforce, etc).
• Experience creating and analyzing surveys or qualitative data, and using survey instruments (Qualtrics, etc).
• Experience administering a learning management system (canvas, blackboard, etc).

Benefits

Salary Information: $50,000 - Commensurate with Experience

Pay

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Schedule

Regular

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.