Senior Academic Program Coordinator

About the role

Purpose: Provide leadership and oversight of student transition initiatives in the Office of Student Engagement (OSE) within the College of Liberal Arts (CoLA). Develop, plan, and implement student programming, including first-year and transfer orientation, first-year experiences, and other initiatives. Work collaboratively with the OSE team as well as partners and stakeholders in CoLA and across UT.

Responsibilities

• Student Transition Initiatives: Serve as the lead for Liberal Arts Student Transition Initiatives, including course offerings.
• Lead current First-Year Interest Group (FIG) and Transfer Interest Group (TrIG) initiatives in collaboration with UT’s FYE and TYE offices, and develop new initiatives as needed.
• Recruit and train staff facilitators and student mentors for student transition initiatives, guiding them through each stage of implementation.
• Oversee the selection, assignment, reservations, and communications processes for students and advisors to facilitate enrollment in first-year experiences including FIG/TrIG.
• Develop online educational materials to educate incoming students on student transition opportunities and programming.
• Continually assess student transition needs to meet student demand and enrollment.
• Orientation: Serve as the lead for Liberal Arts Orientation, managing the coordination of all Orientations (Spring, Summer, Fall, First-Year, Transfer, Family, and related programming) between all Student Affairs units.
• Supervision: Provide leadership and oversight for student and professional staff that support student transition initiatives, including hiring, training, evaluation, and fostering development of direct reports.
• Student Affairs: Ensure effective collaboration with OSE areas for continual team and community development, participating in and supporting college events, professional development opportunities, and serving on committees.
• Data: Manage various metrics regarding first-year initiatives for continued program improvement, including implementation and management of data projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of professional experience in student advising/support programming or Master’s Degree and 3 years of professional experience in student advising/support programming.
• Experience developing, implementing, and evaluating student development programs.
• Excellent verbal, written, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work well as part of a team and independently.
• Demonstrated collaboration skills with many different units.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate should be innovative, show initiative, demonstrate skills for anticipating changing priorities, and respond effectively to feedback. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

• Preferred Qualifications: More than the required experience/qualifications; Experience with and strong working knowledge of Liberal Arts advising practices, policies, and tools; Experience with student transition initiatives, first-year students, UT Orientation, and mentorship programs.

Benefits

The university offers an impressive benefits package. For more details on benefits, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards.

Pay

Salary Range: $54,000 + depending on qualifications