Transfer Advising Manager
About The Position
The Transfer Advising Manager advises pre-business, certificate, and transfer students while managing prospective transfer advising, supporting transfer admission processes, and coordinating transfer student transition initiatives and programming. The manager serves as the institutional contact for partner transfer institutions, fostering relationships that support transfer pathways, recruitment, and student success. They maintain advising records, contribute to advising and transition programming, and work to ensure students receive accurate, timely, and holistic support that promotes retention and timely degree completion while helping foster an inclusive and welcoming environment.
Requirements
- Minimum 2 Years of experience in higher education
- Minimum 1 Year experience leading programming for transfer students
- Bachelor's degree required
Nice To Haves
- Experience working collaboratively across schools/colleges
- Experience working directly with transfer, pre-business, and certificate students
- Master’s degree in higher education or related field preferred
Responsibilities
- Serves as a main point of contact for students and provides information about educational options and academic requirements; assists with identifying and assessing interests, skills, and values to match appropriate field of study/career options, and refers students to appropriate institutional resources
- Maintains expertise with advised curriculum and may assist in developing and recommending exceptions for policy and curriculum
- Supervises unit staff and/or plans, organizes, allocates resources, assesses performance, and leads the operational activities of a function within the advising or academic services portfolio, such as program management and/or curriculum management
- Proactively engages students as needed
- Maintains confidentiality and accurate student records and processes and responds to academic inquiries according to established institutional and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) policies
- Develops and implements academic advising events such as workshops, panel discussions, and guest speakers
- Participates in the campus-wide advising community providing input to leadership regarding the development of advising, recruitment, and co/curricular programs offered by the school/college
- Receives, processes, and responds to academic inquiries according to established policies and procedures
Benefits
- generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off
- competitive insurances and savings accounts
- retirement benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
