Description

Description

The position oversees all operations of the Office of Advisement in the College of Business and Analytics. This includes advising students while also providing leadership and direction to advisors and staff members, working effectively to address wide-ranging student academic situations, concerns, building effective working relationships with campus and community partners including high schools and community colleges. providing training and professional development support for advisors.

This position strives to improve student success, retention, and graduation rates while establishing and maintaining a culture of providing exceptional service to students. The Chief Academic Advisor reports to the Dean of the College of Business and Analytics and/or the college's Director of Student Services.

Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, while also considering internal equity.

Examples of Duties

• Serve as a strong, enthusiastic ambassador for the university's academic programs and support services;
• Supervise, oversee and mentor academic advisors, student workers and other staff assigned to the advising center;
• Manage and administer day-to-day operations of the advising center;
• Promote and institute an inclusive environment where all students, faculty and staff are valued, supported and respected;
• Serves as a liaison between the academic programs, the Provost's office, and academic advisors;
• Maintain excellent current knowledge of the university's academic programs, curriculum, practices and academic and student policies;
• Maintain strong working knowledge of the various types of student financial assistance programs and other student support resources on campus;
• Assist with gathering, interpreting and reporting of student enrollment as well as assessment data;
• Serve on committees concerned with advancement of academic advising and/or student success;
• Prepare reports for the academic advisement center that may include outcome assessment and continuous improvement indicators as well as changes in undergraduate degree programs;
• Coordinate and collaborate with offices across campus, including Student Affairs, ADEI, and Enrollment Management areas to ensure accuracy of academic advising materials distributed to students, faculty, and staff
• Model and expect organization, attention to detail, and exemplary customer service and collegiality
• This position reports to the Dean of the College of Business and Analytics and/or Director of Student Services for the College of Business and Analytics.
• Other appropriate duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: Master's degree; 3 yrs experience with academic advising at a four-year institution; experience advising students in multiple degree programs; proficiency in basic Microsoft Office programs; proficiency with student information systems (e.g., Banner, Slate) and degree audit systems (e.g., Degree Works); Knowledge of policies and procedures associated with SIUC (e.g., Financial Aid, Registrar, Student Affairs, Accreditation, Transfer Student Services); experience assisting students from a holistic perspective.

Preferred Qualifications: Position will demand excellence in communication, customer service and professionalism in dealing with university departments, faculty, staff, students, and parents.

R equired Documents: Submit a letter of application, CV, and three references .

Contact: Kim Little, klittle@siu.edu

Supplemental Information

College of Business and Analytics at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC), is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The University is in Carbondale, Illinois, approximately one hundred miles southeast of St. Louis, Missouri. SIUC has approximately 9,500 undergraduate and 2,700 graduate students. We offer Bachelor of Science undergraduate academic degree programs in our School of Management and Marketing, School of Analytics, Finance and Economics, and School of Accountancy. We offer graduate academic degrees with master's programs in Business Administration (MBA), Public Administration (MPA), Business Analytics, Economics, Accountancy (MAcc), Business Analytics, and doctoral degree programs in Business Administration and Economics. Please visit our website at www.business.siu.edu .

Benefits

University employees may be eligible for a variety of State of Illinois benefits. These benefits are administered through the Illinois Department of Central Management Service (CMS). These benefits include: Health Insurance plans (HMOs, OAPs, QCHP and CDHP), Dental Insurance, Vision Plan, Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Supplemental Long Term Disability (LTD), Flex Spending Accounts, MCAP and DCAP, and 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan.

Eligible employees are required to participate in the State Universities Retirement System (SURS). SURS is the retirement administrator for employees in public higher education in the State of Illinois.

Other benefits available to eligible employees include: Generous paid time-off, 403(b) Supplemental Retirement Plans, and Employee Assistance Program.
SIUC also provides extensive tuition benefits for its employees and their families such as: tuition waiver/application fee waiver for the employee and their dependents , a Legacy tuition rate for children of SIU Alumni , and Civil Service Employee Counsel (CSEC) Education Assistance Program (EAP) .

For more information please visit: https://hr.siu.edu/benefits/