Director, Orientation and New Student Transitions

Arizona; Tucson (AZ); Presencial; USD 110.000 - 165.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability programs

Paid vacation

Sick leave and holidays

Tuition reduction for employee/family

Retirement plans

Recreation and cultural activities

Descripción de la vacante

University of Arizona seeks a Director of Orientation and New Student Transitions to lead undergraduate onboarding and transition initiatives. The role oversees the vision, assessment, and execution of orientation programs, ensuring learners acquire essential information, resources, and experiences as they begin their university journey.

The position emphasizes evidence-based practices, collaboration with campus partners, and a commitment to student persistence and degree completion, with a

Responsabilidades

• Establishes strategic vision and priorities for undergraduate orientation and transition initiatives.
• Creates and implements a coordinated transition framework and strategy for entering students.
• Develops learning outcomes for orientation experiences focused on student success, belonging, and readiness.
• Leads assessment to measure learning, program effectiveness, and student outcomes.
• Guides program development to foster belonging, engagement, and connection to the university.

Descripción del empleo

Director, Orientation and New Student Transitions

Director, Orientation and New Student Transitions

Posting Number req27515

Department Orientation and NST

Department Website Link https://enrollmentmanagement.arizona.edu/

Location Tucson Campus

Address Tucson, AZ USA

Position Highlights

The Director of Orientation and New Student Transitions provides strategic leadership for the University of Arizona's undergraduate onboarding and transition ecosystem. The position is responsible for the vision, assessment, continuous improvement, and operational oversight of orientation, transition, and onboarding initiatives that advance student success and support undergraduate students as they transition to the university.

The Director leads the development of a comprehensive orientation and transition framework that delivers the right information, resources, and experiences at the right time, equipping students to successfully navigate their entry to the University of Arizona. Through collaboration with campus partners, the position establishes learning outcomes for orientation and transition experiences, ensures programs deliver meaningful and measurable student impact, and continuously evolves services to meet the changing needs of students and the institution. Grounded in evidence-based practices and student development principles, the position fosters a culture of innovation, assessment, and service excellence while advancing the university's commitment to student success, persistence, and degree completion.

Orientation and New Student Transitions advances the University of Arizona's commitment to Success for Every Student by creating transformative entry experiences for undergraduate students. Serving students, families, academic units, and campus partners, the department designs and delivers orientation and transition programs that foster belonging, academic readiness, and confidence in navigating the university's academic and support systems. Through innovation, collaboration, and service excellence, the department strives to create seamless transition experiences that connect students to the people, resources, and opportunities that define the Arizona experience. With clarity and connection, students develop the confidence to navigate their university journey and establish their pathway to success.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

Student Transition Framework and Continuous Improvement

• Establishes, plans and directs the strategic vision and priorities for undergraduate orientation and transition initiatives in alignment with university strategic imperatives and the Success for Every Student framework.
• Creates and implements a coordinated transition framework and strategy that provides students with the right information, resources, and experiences at the right time throughout their entry to the university.
• Develops and maintains a comprehensive framework of learning outcomes for orientation and transition experiences that support student success, belonging, academic readiness, and navigation of university systems.
• Ensures orientation and transition frameworks, learning outcomes, and program strategies are informed by evidence-based practices, student development principles, and emerging trends in higher education.
• Leads assessment efforts to measure student learning, program effectiveness, engagement, and contribution to student success outcomes.
• Uses assessment findings, student feedback, institutional data, and emerging best practices to inform decision-making, continuous improvement, and innovation.
• Identifies evolving student needs and institutional priorities and ensures programs remain relevant, effective, and impactful.
• Establishes departmental goals, benchmarks, and performance indicators to evaluate success and inform strategic decision‑making.

Student Success Strategy, Partnerships and Experience Design

• Builds and maintains collaborative relationships with academic colleges, Enrollment Management, Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, advising units, faculty, and campus partners to create seamless transition experiences.
• Serves as a thought partner and institutional leader in advancing strategies that support student engagement, persistence, and degree completion.
• Promotes alignment between orientation and transition initiatives and broader university student success efforts.
• Identifies opportunities to integrate services, reduce barriers, and improve the student experience.
• Collaborates across functional areas to ensure students experience a coordinated and connected transition into the university.
• Provides strategic oversight for undergraduate orientation, transition, onboarding, and related student success programs and initiatives.
• Ensures programs are intentionally designed around learning outcomes, student development principles, and institutional priorities.
• Guides program development and experience design to foster belonging, academic readiness, engagement, and connection to the Arizona community.
• Evaluates emerging practices, technologies, and delivery models to enhance program effectiveness and student outcomes.
• Champions innovative approaches that improve the student transition experience and support institutional goals.

Department Leadership and Administration

• Provides leadership and direction for Orientation and New Student Transitions, including organizational planning, resource management, policy development, and operational effectiveness.
• Supervises professional staff and fosters a culture of accountability, collaboration, professional growth, innovation, and service excellence.
• Establishes performance expectations and evaluates departmental effectiveness through measurable goals and outcomes.
• Oversees departmental budget planning, resource allocation, and fiscal stewardship to support the effective delivery of orientation and transition programs.
• Leads strategic workforce planning, organizational development, and succession planning efforts.
• Ensures compliance with university policies, procedures, and applicable regulations.
• Establishes a comprehensive staffing, training, and development framework that supports a large student employee workforce and ensures the effective delivery of orientation and transition programs.
• Promotes a student employment model that fosters leadership development, professional growth, belonging, and meaningful engagement among student employees.
• Ensures professional staff have the tools, resources, training, and support necessary to effectively recruit, supervise, mentor, and develop student employees.
• Champions a culture of learning, recognition, accountability, and service excellence across both professional and student staff teams.

Collaboration and Professional Engagement