Coordinator for Advising Training and Development

The University of Kansas; Lawrence (KS); On-site; USD 50,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas is seeking a Coordinator for Jayhawk Academic Advising Training and Development to support the Associate Director in building a robust onboarding and ongoing training program for academic advisors.

The role emphasizes delivering training modules, coaching, and professional development, while coordinating travel, managing access to essential tools, and supporting orientation activities across campuses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and three years of experience working directly with students in higher education.
• Enterprise-level technology systems experience for academic advising or student support as shown in application materials.
• One year’s experience requiring the understanding of developmental and proactive advising practices or closely related fields.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills as evidenced by application materials.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver onboarding and training programs for academic advisors.
• Supervise new advisors during training until they transition to team supervisors.
• Coordinate with content experts to schedule training multiple times per year.
• Maintain training modules per NACADA/NASPA or similar standards.
• Assess gaps and provide coaching to address advisor knowledge gaps.
• Deliver ongoing professional development for advisors and staff.
• Assist staff with travel arrangements for professional development.
• Manage access to tools and systems for new advisors.
• Support standardized advisor expectations and processes.
• Capture and analyze training metrics and respond to needs.
• Provide gap coverage for advising caseloads when needed.
• Ensure FERPA and related policies are followed in all duties.

Skills

Student advising

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Project coordination

Enterprise-level systems experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

PeopleSoft SR Module

Job description

Position Overview

The Coordinator for Jayhawk Academic Advising Training and Development assists the JAA Associate Director for Training and Development in implementing and executing effective training programming that results in consistent and standardized advising approaches and ensures the overall quality expectations, deliverables and milestones of the team are met. The Coordinator reports directly to the Associate Director for Advising Training and Development.

Job Description

70% - Training Development and Delivery

• Assist in the organization, coordination, maintenance, and execution of a robust and comprehensive academic advisor onboarding and ongoing training program.
• Supervise the new advisors until they transition to their team supervisors toward the end of training.
• Liaise with content experts to ensure training is delivered multiple times per year as needed by Jayhawk Academic Advising.
• Maintain and deliver academic advising training modules utilizing best practices within NACADA, NASPA, or other professional organizations.
• Consult with the associate director to assess gaps in advisor knowledge or advising content understanding and provide training and/or desk-side coaching as needed to address gaps.
• Deliver ongoing professional development for advisors and related personnel.
• Support professional development by assisting participating staff with travel arrangements.
• Maintain a system to manage new advisor access to required tools and systems.
• Assist in processes and trainings to support any standardized advisor expectations.
• Assist the associate director to capture, analyze, interpret, and respond to daily, monthly, and semester metrics on advising training activities and needs.

10% - Advisor Recognition

• Coordinate advisor recognition and award processes for campus, regional and national consideration.
• Conduct informal advisor recognition and collaborate with the management team to showcase excellent advising work.

10% - Advising Caseload Coverage/Orientation Support

• In the event of advising vacancies, provide gap coverage of assigned advising caseloads to minimize disruption to students and the JAA team. This position may have an advising caseload of 15% or less of a standard advising load at the discretion of the associate director.
• Complies with all student records and enrollment confidentiality and compliance requirements including but not limited to: FERPA, Financial Aid, university policies, etc.
• Provide administrative support for new student orientation by managing daily advising assignments from registrations through Slate and in coordination with Orientation and Transition Programs.

10% - Other Duties as Assigned

• Represent JAA on committees, workgroups, and in meetings as needed or assigned by the Director.
• Participate in relevant professional development.
• Other duties as assigned by the Associate Director or Director of JAA.

Required Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree and three years of experience working directly with students in higher education.
2. Prior experience utilizing enterprise level technology systems for academic advising or student support as shown in application materials.
3. One year’s experience requiring the understanding of developmental and proactive advising practices or closely related fields.
4. Excellent communication and organizational skills as evidenced by application materials.

This position requires a formal degree in the cited discipline area(s) to ensure that candidates have the foundational knowledge and skill set required to perform the duties of the position. The level of degree is based on accreditation requirements, institutional standards of academic and professional excellence, alignment with peer institution benchmarks, and contributes to the credibility and effectiveness of the role within the university community.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Master’s degree in higher education, counseling, or related field.
2. Prior experience delivering training or educational programming.
3. Prior experience as an academic advisor.
4. Demonstrated experience working within a higher education setting.
5. Demonstrated experience with the PeopleSoft Student Records (SR) Module or other student information systems.
6. Demonstrated experience coordinating multi-week programming across multiple units and locations.

Additional Candidate Instructions

In addition to the online application, the following documents are required to be considered for this position:

• Cover letter describing how you meet the required and preferred qualifications.
• Resume.
• List of three (3) professional references.

Application Review Begins

Application Review BeginsMonday November 2, 2026

Anticipated Start Date

Anticipated Start DateMonday December 7, 2026

Contact Information to Applicants

Jody Johnson

[e-mail]

Advertised Salary Range

$49,600-52,500