Transfer Evaluator I

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Lynchburg (VA); Hybrid; USD 24,796 - 28,929; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Liberty University seeks a Transfer Evaluator to independently administer a comprehensive transcript evaluation system for domestic and international students, aligning with Enrollment Management to achieve transfer enrollment goals. Responsibilities include evaluating coursework for equivalencies, maintaining articulation databases, and providing preliminary evaluations.

You will interact with prospective students, applicants, and families, and participate in on-campus events while staying

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree, or significant work towards a bachelor’s degree, and a minimum of one year of Registrar or other relevant experience is required.
• Strong computer skills are required.
• Well-developed communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate unofficial and official domestic and international transfer coursework for equivalencies.
• Award applicable transfer credit and understand the academics of various institutions.
• Maintain 24 turnaround times and adjust for workload.
• Develop articulation databases for transfer coursework from other institutions.
• Provide preliminary transcript evaluations for students, as requested.
• Meet with transfer prospects, applicants, and students to discuss transfer equivalencies.
• Assist with events on campus and stay current with transfer policies and technology.

Skills

Communication skills

English proficiency

Organizational skills

Computer skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree or significant work toward bachelor's degree

Job description

Working independently and exercising good judgment and discretionthe position of Transfer Evaluator is responsible for administeringa comprehensive system of transcript evaluations for domestic andinternational students and works in conjunction with EnrollmentManagement to help the institution reach transfer enrollmentgoals.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Evaluate unofficial and official domestic and internationaltransfer coursework for equivalencies to Liberty University and award applicable transfer credit. Must be familiar with theacademics and accreditation of domestic and internationalinstitutions. Maintains 24 turnaround times and adjusts accordinglyfor other departmental needs based on current workload. Helps todevelop and maintain articulation databases for transfer courseworkfrom other institutions. Works with EnrollmentManagement toprovide preliminary transcript evaluations for students, asrequested. Acquire in-depth training in domestic and internationaltranscript evaluation. Able to meet and communicate with transferprospects, applicants, current students, and parents to answerquestions regarding transfer equivalencies. Is fully trained indegree completion plan options and must be able to interpret corerequirements for each major with transfer prospects and applicants.Serves at various on-campus events for prospective studentsthroughout the year and advises the student on transferringcoursework. Remains abreast of existing and emerging technologies,and processes as they relate to transferring coursework. Workseffectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU’s mission.Occasionally required to assist with events outside of normalbusiness hours, including but not limited to Commencementexercises.

QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS

Education andExperience

A bachelor's degree, or significant work towards a bachelor’sdegree, and a minimum of one year of Registrar or other relevantexperience is required. Strong computer skills are required.Well-developed communication skills. Must be fully proficient inall academic processes and regulations as they apply tostudents.

ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THEJOB

Communication and Comprehension

• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writingto convey clear, well-articulated information.
• Ability to understand, speak, and write English in order toconvey messages and correspond in an articulate and professionalmanner.
• Possess public communication skills that allow professionalrepresentation of Liberty University to a variety of business,government, and community customers and associates.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent purchasing systems and computer skills.

Problem-Solving

• Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, andapply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine andcomplex nature.

Physical and Sensory Abilities

• Occasionally required to travel to local and campuslocations.

• Frequently required to sit for extended periods to performdeskwork or type on a keyboard.
• Regularly required to hear and speak in order to effectivelycommunicate orally.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to moveabout the building.
• Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel, or stoop in order toconduct business.
• Regularly lift 10 or fewer pounds.
• Consistently review electronic documentation of various formatsand process data on the computer through various systems and filetypes.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work Environment

The working environment in which one will typically perform theessential functions of this position is a climate-controlled officesetting. It is well lit, and the noise level is moderate.

Driving Requirements

If the employee is required to travel in performing the duties andresponsibilities of the position, the use of one’s personal vehicle(or LU vehicles) may be required for travel. Proof of a validdriver’s license, an acceptable DMV record, LU Driving Approval,and liability insurance is required when driving in the performanceof the employee’s position.

Time Type

Full time

Location

Hybrid

Pay Range

Compensation is determined based on factors such as qualifications,experience, education, skills, and certifications, along withUniversity needs and external market conditions. Market benchmarksmay be used, as appropriate, in combination with internal equity toensure pay is fair and aligned with the broader compensationstructure.

The position may also be eligible for comprehensivebenefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, andtuition assistance.

$18.27 - $21.63

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe itis our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility ofensuring that all management practices regarding employees areconducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with TitleVII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal andstate statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promotingforall job classifications will be administered without regard torace, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy orchildbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicablestatus protected by law, including state of employment protectedclasses. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate allemployees and prospective employees strictly according to therequirements of the job. All personnel related activities such ascompensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments,working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs,and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions andprivileges of employment will be administered without regard torace, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy orchildbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicablestatus protected by law, including all applicable state ofemployment protected classes. The University is a Christianreligious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject toreligious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiringpractices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliancewith both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exceptionto the “religion” component of the employment discrimination lawsfor religious organizations (including educational institutions),and permits them to give employment practice preference to membersof their own religious beliefs.