UNIVERSITY DIVISION (BL-UDIV-IUBLA)

University Division promotes student success by engaging with students to assist their transition into Indiana University Bloomington, to educate them about academic disciplines and enrichment opportunities, and to prepare them to progress into their chosen degree-granting programs. We collaborate with students to develop informed educational plans that align with their personal, academic and career goals, and challenge them to pursue meaningful experiences inside and outside the classroom.

UD Mission: About: University Division: Indiana University Bloomington

University Division is a unit within the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education on the Bloomington Campus of Indiana University.

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Executive Director of Advising, this position is responsible for the creation of long-term strategic objectives, academic policies, requirements, processes, and partnerships for University Division (UD) including the development, implementation, and assessment of support programs for the Center for Student in Transition (SIT) and Professional Development opportunities for UD advisors.

General Responsibilities

• Contributes on senior leadership teams to formulate strategic planning and the highest-level operational objectives for academic advising areas.
• Establishes long-term business plans and long-term strategic objectives.
• Ultimately responsible for escalated operational issues, including human resources and/or people management situations. Conducts a variety of personnel actions including but not limited to hiring and dismissal.
• Drives innovation and excellence within the area of academic advising; reviews and creates policies and procedures.
• Determines budget priorities for academic advising teams; reviews and approves financial proposals; has significant fiscal responsibilities that require frequent interaction with executive leaders.
• Serves as a member of executive committees and various university committees that drive overall campus advising strategy.
• Develops business relationships across the university and externally. Serves on various university committees, communities of practice, and campus-wide task forces.
• Stays up-to-date on new academic advising standards, technologies, policies, and procedures and works collaboratively with other academic advising leaders across departments and/or campuses in determining standards, best practices, and related policies/procedures; ensures the adoption and implementation of best practices.
• Collaborates frequently with offices outside of academic advising functional areas.
• Directly responds to academic advising related complaints.

EDUCATION

Required

• Master's degree in higher education student affairs, counseling, or related field

Preferred

• Master's degree in related field such as counseling, social work, college student personnel, student affairs administration, higher education, social sciences, human development, etc
• Completed master's degree from an accredited four-year institution of higher education

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 5 years in student affairs, teaching, academic advising, or related field
• 3 years of management experience in relevant field

Preferred

• Previous experience in a student-focused, higher education environment is highly desired
• 5 years of progressive administrative responsibility and experience working with college students, academic advisors, faculty, and staff in higher education
• 2 years of supervisory experience
• Presentation and/or teaching experience at the college level
• 5 years of academic advising administration or student development administration experience

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
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent collaboration and team building skills
• Effectively coaches and delivers constructive feedback
• Instills commitment to organizational goals
• Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills
• Effective conflict management skills
• Builds and manages effective teams
• Effective leadership skills
• Ability to represent the company with external constituents
• Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion
• Comfortable with leading implementation and strategic use of technology

Preferred

• Demonstrates success with program development, implementation, and on-going program management
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrates organizational and problem-solving skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Experience developing and coordinating programs and services for students
• Experience supervising, managing, and evaluating personnel
• Experience with software commonly utilized in higher education (student information systems, database systems, MS Office, degree audit software, early alert systems, etc.)
• Demonstrates ability to learn and adapt to new IT platforms
• Demonstrates knowledge of best practices in developmental academic advising, staff development, and student success programs
• Experience in the design and implementation of academic advisor professional development programs
• Experience in the management and evaluation of professional or faculty advisors
• Knowledge of advising theory and practice and of student development theory and practice
• Engagement within professional student affairs, higher education, or advising organizations such as the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)
• Experience working with diverse student populations and commitment to fostering an inclusive, welcoming environment for students and staff

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

Salary range $70,000 - $75,000 annually

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Multiple plan options for medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health Savings Account with generous IU contribution
• Life insurance, LTD, and AD&D options
• Base retirement plan contribution from IU, subject to vesting
• Additional supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition benefit for IU classes
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing our online Benefits Brochure.

Career Level: Strategic

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Student Services

Job Family: Academic Advising

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