Assistant Director – Academic Advising and Student Services

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a leadership-focused professional to direct day-to-day academic advising, onboarding, retention, and student engagement within the School of Business in Illinois. The role drives operational execution of student support services and enables collaboration across departments to promote student persistence and degree completion.

The position requires a bachelor's degree, travel to regional centers, and hands-on experience with CampusNexus and MS Office tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university.
• One year of experience working with university advising, admissions and/or recruiting, or relevant corporate experience.
• Valid driver's license; some travel required.
• Ability to travel independently to Henry and Douglas Regional Academic Centers.
• Proficiency with MS-Excel, MS-Word, and MS-PowerPoint.
• Ability to use CampusNexus to access, update, and manage student records.
• Ability to assimilate University and School academic regulations.
• Criminal background check.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for day-to-day academic advising, student success, onboarding, retention, and student engagement initiatives within the School of Business.
• Oversee operational implementation of student support services.
• Coordinate advising initiatives.
• Manage student intervention efforts.
• Collaborate with academic and administrative partners to promote student persistence, progression, and degree completion.
• Support enrollment growth, transfer student recruitment, onboarding, retention programming, and student engagement efforts.
• Collaborate with faculty, admissions, enrollment management, career services, corporate partnerships, and student affairs.
• Support students from enrollment through graduation.
• Provide academic advising support and student success services.
• Lead student outreach, communication, and retention initiatives.
• Support orientation, onboarding, and transition activities.
• Manage student records and reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Communication

Problem-Solving

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS-Excel

MS-Word

MS-PowerPoint

CampusNexus

Job description

• Provide leadership for day-to-day academic advising, student success, onboarding, retention, and student engagement initiatives within the School of Business


• Oversee operational implementation of student support services


• Coordinate advising initiatives


• Manage student intervention efforts


• Collaborate with academic and administrative partners to promote student persistence, progression, and degree completion


• Support enrollment growth, transfer student recruitment, onboarding, retention programming, and student engagement efforts


• Collaborate with faculty, admissions, enrollment management, career services, corporate partnerships, and student affairs


• Support students from enrollment through graduation


• Provide academic advising support and student success services


• Lead student outreach, communication, and retention initiatives


• Support orientation, onboarding, and transition activities


• Manage student records and reporting

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university


• One year of experience working with university advising, university admissions and/or recruiting, or relevant corporate experience


• Valid current driver's license; position requires some travel


• Ability to independently travel to the Henry and Douglas Regional Academic Centers


• Microsoft Office Suite


• Proficiency with MS-Excel, MS-Word, and MS-PowerPoint


• Ability to use CampusNexus to access, update, and manage student records


• Ability to quickly assimilate University and School academic regulations


• Criminal background check


• Resume, cover letter, and list of references with contact information required

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in academic advising, student success initiatives, and operational management of student support services. Proficient in collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance student engagement, retention, and degree completion.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Academic Advising


• Student Success Services


• Enrollment Management


• CampusNexus


• Microsoft Office Suite

Hard Skills

• Student Records Management


• Retention Programming


• Onboarding Processes


• Data Reporting


• Student Intervention Strategies

Soft Skills

• Leadership


• Collaboration


• Communication


• Problem-Solving


• Organizational Skills

Industry Keywords

• Student Engagement


• Transfer Student Recruitment


• Academic Regulations


• University Admissions


• Student Affairs

Tools & Technologies

• MS-Excel


• MS-Word


• MS-PowerPoint


• CampusNexus