Director of the Carolina College Advising Corps

UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

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About The Position

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks a creative, committed, and clear-minded professional to serve as Director of the Carolina College Advising Corps. This position oversees the day-to-day administration and operational management of the Carolina College Advising Corps, a public service of UNC -Chapel Hill that places recent college graduates as next step advisers in high schools across North Carolina, with the aim of helping low-income, first-generation, and underserved students explore and pursue their post-secondary pathways. The Director contributes to strategic planning and organizational development while ensuring the successful execution of program goals and objectives. Travel and work beyond the traditional 40-hour work week are required. The successful candidate will demonstrate exemplary success in building and managing strong teams; solving problems; thinking critically; collaborating and building professional relationships with colleagues, students, and educators; and speaking and writing clearly and persuasively. As a full partner in the University’s academic enterprise, the successful candidate will also demonstrate a strong commitment to Carolina’s mission, along with a keen interest in community engagement and serving North Carolina.

Requirements

• Five years’ experience leading complex college access, educational outreach, student success, or community engagement programs.
• Demonstrated experience in leadership, supervision and staff development.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and cultivate collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders through strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to build and manage strong teams.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Ability to collaborate and build professional relationships with colleagues, students, and educators.
• Ability to speak and write clearly and persuasively.
• Strong commitment to Carolina’s mission.
• Keen interest in community engagement and serving North Carolina.

Nice To Haves

• Experience building and maintaining partnerships with schools, districts, higher education institutions, and community organizations.
• Experience with program evaluation, data analysis, reporting, and outcomes assessment.
• Experience managing grant-funded programs, including budgeting, compliance, fundraising, and sustainability planning.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the day-to-day administration and operational management of the Carolina College Advising Corps.
• Provides leadership for program staff and advisers.
• Oversees adviser recruitment, onboarding, training, and development.
• Manages relationships with partner high schools and districts.
• Leads program assessment, reporting, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Works closely with the Executive Director to implement strategic priorities, advance program effectiveness, and support long-term sustainability.
• Contributes to strategic planning and organizational development.
• Ensures the successful execution of program goals and objectives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed