KELLEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (BL-BUS-IUBLA)

The Kelley School of Business at Indiana University is a comprehensive provider of top-tier business education with a full portfolio of undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and executive programs on campuses in Bloomington and Indianapolis, and online worldwide. The Kelley School has been creating career momentum for 100 years, going from 70 students in 1920 to an enrollment of more than 12,000 students today. Our innovative curriculum is built on personal development, teamwork, and experiential learning with an emphasis on global and social responsibility. Our success is reflected in our reputation among academic peers, our career placement statistics, and the accomplishments of more than 117,000 living alumni around the globe.

The Associate Director of Student Relations is an integral member of the Graduate Accounting Programs (GAP) leadership team and reports to the Director of GAP. The person in this role establishes and executes strategies and experiences to maximize meaningful engagement of approximately 150-200 full-time, in-residence master's students (i.e., 3/2 MBA and MS in Accounting with Data and Analytics - MSADA).

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Responsible for several major areas of student relations
• Academic Advising/ Monitoring
  • Promotes student achievement of timely academic progress, desired career outcomes, and professional development.
  • Designs and delivers events/experiences that enhance student well-being and personal development.
  • Provides direction and counsel to various constituents (e.g., prospective students, undergraduate academic advisors, recruiting team, etc.) to promote efficient and successful paths to meeting degree prerequisites.
  • Provides direction and assistance to 3/2 MBA and MSADA students wishing to sit for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination in Indiana and facilitates information-gathering for students interested in other jurisdictions.
• Enrollment Management/ Data Analysis/ Accreditation
  • Coordinates with academic departments to build class schedules that maximize student options subject to faculty teaching constraints.
  • Analyzes course enrollment data, application data, and other data to offers viable solutions to address strategic curriculum decisions.
  • Collaborates with faculty to document assurance of learning for accreditation, interprets feedback, and offers curriculum change suggestions to GAP leadership.
• Student Experience
  • Plans events within each degree and across degrees to facilitate key stakeholder relationships: student-to-student; student-to-faculty; student-to-alumnus. Events include but are not limited to new student orientations, graduations, alumni receptions, and regular social gatherings.
  • Manages experiential courses that require team creation, global student travel, and faculty collaboration (e.g., Field Study, Field Consulting, Career Success Skills, Capstone Simulation, etc.).

General Responsibilities

• Develops and implements programs and initiatives that touch on various/multiple student-related goals, such as enhancing and reinforcing academic engagement and experiential learning; increasing student engagement, wellness, and involvement; fostering learning, inclusion, and development; supporting students in crisis and adversity; and improving the student campus experience.
• Interfaces directly with students by attending student programming events, advising student organization leaders, meeting one-on-one to discuss areas of concern on campus, and gathering satisfaction feedback from student participants to implement into future student services initiatives and objectives.
• Collaborates with staff in own department and other departments, as well as academic and campus leaders, on shared student services goals, often coordinating funding to sponsor student programs and initiatives.
• Projects outcomes for services offered at the program, department/division, or campus level. Measures and evaluates effectiveness of student services against projected outcomes; regularly prepares reports on impact to students and budget and may present to stakeholders on effectiveness and to secure funding for initiatives moving forward.
• Serves on committees and performs student services research across the field of higher education and at peer institutions to identify and recommend best practices.
• Plans and coordinates communications for student services initiatives to ensure student participation and engagement.
• May provide guidance to other student services staff; makes process recommendations to manager for improved delivery of service.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree in higher education student affairs, public affairs, counseling, social work, education, business, or related field

Preferred

• Master's degree in related field

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 years in student services, higher education, or related field

Preferred

• 3 years in collegiate admissions and/or academic advising and/or higher education administration

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Highly thorough and dependable
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
• Demonstrates ability to maintain confidential information
• Demonstrates customer service skills
• Commitment to working with people from diverse backgrounds and commitment to cultural competency
• Ability to build strong partnerships with students and other university departments

Preferred

• Demonstrates success as a quick learner and is detail-oriented, persistent, and efficient while exhibiting compassion, diplomacy, and tact
• Familiarity with analogous programs
• Demonstrates excellence in organization and problem-solving skills
• Strong conceptual, strategic and client relations skills, as well as project management skills
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team
• Ability to work with diverse constituencies in a highly energetic setting
• Knowledge of Indiana University policies and procedures, SIS, IUIE, Microsoft Office, and other computer skills

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Bloomington, Indiana

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Student Services

Job Family: Student Services Generalist

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