Academic Advisor 3 - Liberal Arts & Social Sci (INTERNAL)

University of Houston • Houston, TX

35d

About The Position

Directs and coordinates the academic advising activities of a college or major educational office. 1. Directs, implements and evaluates advising activities for a college or major office. 2. Interprets and communicates academic policies and procedures to faculty, students and staff. 3. Coordinates and supervises the mailing of all letters of recommendation to professional schools and maintains statistics on the number of students entering professional school. 4. Conducts career counseling workshops and provides advise on field of study. 5. Participates in class schedule development and registration tasks, including problem enrollments, drop/adds, and so forth. 6. Supervises the compilation and analyses of data and the preparation of related management reports. 7. Acts as liaison with university administration and faculty on academic matters. 8. Performs other job-related duties as required. Experience will be considered in lieu of education. Education will be considered in lieu of experience.

Requirements

• Requires application of advanced principles, techniques and theory in a professional discipline or a thorough general business management knowledge.
• Knowledge of this level is typically obtained through a directly job-related Master's degree or equivalent formal training in a recognized field of specialization that is directly related to the type of work being performed.
• Requires a minimum of one (1) year of directly job-related experience.
• All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

Responsibilities

• Directs, implements and evaluates advising activities for a college or major office.
• Interprets and communicates academic policies and procedures to faculty, students and staff.
• Coordinates and supervises the mailing of all letters of recommendation to professional schools and maintains statistics on the number of students entering professional school.
• Conducts career counseling workshops and provides advise on field of study.
• Participates in class schedule development and registration tasks, including problem enrollments, drop/adds, and so forth.
• Supervises the compilation and analyses of data and the preparation of related management reports.
• Acts as liaison with university administration and faculty on academic matters.
• Performs other job-related duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees