Director of Advising
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Location: Norfolk, VA 23503
Description:
Title: Director of Advising
Agency: ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Location: Norfolk, VA
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Hiring Range:
Full Time or Part Time:
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Job Description:
The Director of Advising provides oversight for the Batten College of Engineering and Technology Advising Center and ensures the quality of professional academic advising offered within the college. They will collaborate with campus partners to create programming relevant to the success of students in the college, organize and lead registration campaigns, continually assess strengths and opportunities for improvement in the advising office, provide opportunities for professional development with advising staff, collaborate with other advising centers on university wide advising and registration programming, and support advisors with complex advising situations.
Minimum Qualifications:
Knowledge and Skills
Agency: ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Location: Norfolk, VA
FLSA:
Hiring Range:
Full Time or Part Time:
Additional Detail
Job Description:
The Director of Advising provides oversight for the Batten College of Engineering and Technology Advising Center and ensures the quality of professional academic advising offered within the college. They will collaborate with campus partners to create programming relevant to the success of students in the college, organize and lead registration campaigns, continually assess strengths and opportunities for improvement in the advising office, provide opportunities for professional development with advising staff, collaborate with other advising centers on university wide advising and registration programming, and support advisors with complex advising situations.
Minimum Qualifications:
Knowledge and Skills
- Comprehensive knowledge of advising theories and best practices
- Considerable skills working with a diverse population of students, faculty, and administrators
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong written communication skills
- Considerable comfortability utilizing technology
- Considerable empathy, flexibility, and a growth mindset
- Considerable ability to work independently and cooperatively
- Comprehensive knowledge of and commitment to higher education policies and procedures, including FERPA Ability to multitask, and prioritize tasks according to importance
- Considerable ability to manage a team that engages in high levels of independent work with students
- Considerable ability to collaborate as part of a team and encourage the professional growth of team members
- Extensive experience in academic advising, coaching, or related higher education student services
- Extensive track record of quality leadership of a team
- Masters Degree
- Masters or Terminal Degree in Higher Education, Counseling, or a field of study related to the College Advising Center.
- Extensive track record of quality leadership of a team within a higher education institution