Transfer Academic Advisor

University of North Dakota•Grand Forks, ND

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of this position is to provide assistance to incoming transfer, readmitted, and non-degree students at the University of North Dakota. This position will work with retention and recruitment of these students. They will provide accurate information on all needs relating to course registration, next steps needed and additional information based on each program. This position will work closely with the college transfer advising process (CTA) and the Transfer Student Coordinator on all needs for transfer students. This position processes transfer equivalencies throughout each of the three academic semesters at the University of North Dakota.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in any field
Experience advising undergraduate students
Successful completion of a Criminal History Background Check
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the US and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
This position does not support visa sponsorship for continued employment.
Strong oral and written communication skills
Strong organization skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Ability to pay attention to detail
Ability to work independently and collaboratively
Ability to collaborate with faculty, staff, and maintain collegial relations
Ability to work in a team environment
Demonstrated leadership skills
Effective use or change of processes/delegation of workload

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree
Experience with use of advising tools (e.g. Campus Connection, Hawk Central)
Experience with workflow management and process improvement

Responsibilities

CTA oversight for all seven colleges
Determine transfer coursework that needs further evaluation for equivalency
Collaborate with departments to facilitate course evaluations
Collaborate with Academic Advising Managers to update equivalencies in TES
Hold training for staff on campus as needed on the CTA process
Continuous improvement on all processes and policies to ensure the transfer experience is effective and efficient
Collaborate with college advisors to ensure transfer pathways are updated regularly
Collaborate with college advisors to create new transfer pathways as needed
Provide support to the Transfer Coordinator to improve the transfer experience for students from two-year institutions
Understand institutional specific policies and procedures such as term dates and deadline, ES petition, Ad Pro petition, withdrawal processes, graduation applications, changes of major, collaborative course processes, readmission and reinstatement processes, academic grievance processes, etc.
Understand program/college/University goals for retention and graduation
Understand basics of financial aid
Understand career exploration tools (e.g. Academic and Career Exploration, career services events, pairings of degree options, graduate or professional degree options)
Understand campus resources and services
Understand advising technology including Campus Connection, Civitas products as used at UND, Transfer Advising Technology like TES, and others as determined necessary in the completion of effective general advising
Understand student technology including student use of Campus Connection, Hawk Central, and Blackboard
Attend on-campus workshops for professional development
Yearly participation in regional/national advising professional development opportunities