Senior Transfer Navigator

About the role

This position serves as the strategic team lead for recruiting and advising students on guided pathways to the University of North Texas (UNT), with a focus on admissions, degree planning, program requirements, and course scheduling. This position is responsible for coordinating and delivering high-quality recruitment, admission, and advising initiatives for targeted student populations and academic transfer programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and train transfer advisors, developing advisor training content.
• Conduct quality assurance reviews.
• Provide direct services to students.
• Manage retention efforts in collaboration with institutional partners to promote student academic success.
• Analyze student academic data, prepare reports, and represent the university through presentations to internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree and four (4) years of related professional experience in student services, admission, professional academic advising, or enrollment management, preferably with a focus on community college students.
• Knowledge, skills, and abilities: Strong knowledge of the transfer student lifecycle, academic advising best practices, and student development theory; proven ability to interpret degree plans, articulation agreements, and academic policy to guide students effectively; excellent interpersonal and communication skills; data-informed decision-making skills; skill in analyzing and organizing technical data; ability to effectively manage projects and work teams; ability to travel to partner institutions and represent UNT at external events with professionalism and enthusiasm; ability to maintain confidence of students record and abide by FERPA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and four (4) years of related professional experience in student services, admission, professional academic advising, or enrollment management, preferably with a focus on transfer students.

Skills

• Strong knowledge of the transfer student lifecycle, academic advising best practices, and student development theory.
• Proven ability to interpret degree plans, articulation agreements, and academic policy to guide students effectively.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with experience building relationships across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Data-informed decision-making skills, including experience with advising or CRM systems such as Navigate, Banner, or Salesforce.
• Ability to integrate and analyze information and develop reports.
• Skill in analyzing and organizing technical data.
• Ability to effectively manage projects and work teams.
• Ability to travel to partner institutions and represent UNT at external events with professionalism and enthusiasm.
• Ability to maintain confidence of students record and abide by FERPA.

Benefits

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