Advising Outreach, Assessment, & Retention Manager

Join the Admitted Academic Advising Team in the Wisconsin School of Business as an Advising Outreach, Assessment, & Retention Manager! In this pivotal role, you will engage students in decision making processes and promote appropriate and responsible choices on academics matters such as course selection and degree requirements. In this role you will maintain appropriate confidentiality, update student advising records, and contribute to the development of academic advising related programming. You will be responsible for managing the teams communication portfolio, develop outreach strategies, create and implement assessment strategy, lead assessment development, and advise a caseload of admitted business students.

• 5% Receives, processes, and responds to academic inquiries according to established policies and procedures
• 35% Serves as a main point of contact for students and provides information about educational options and academic requirements; assists with identifying and assessing interests, skills, and values to match appropriate field of study/career options, and refers students to appropriate institutional resources
• 5% Develops and implements academic advising events such as workshops, panel discussions, and guest speakers
• 5% Maintains confidentiality and accurate student records and processes and responds to academic inquiries according to established institutional and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) policies
• 35% Supervises unit staff and/or plans, organizes, allocates resources, assesses performance, and leads the operational activities of a function within the advising or academic services portfolio, such as program management and/or curriculum management
• 5% Maintains expertise with advised curriculum and may assist in developing and recommending exceptions for policy and curriculum
• 5% Proactively engages students as needed
• 5% Participates in the campus-wide advising community providing input to leadership regarding the development of advising, recruitment, and co/curricular programs offered by the school/college

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

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Required
Bachelor's Degree

Required:
- Two years of experience working in higher education

Preferred:
- Experience advising or supporting undergraduate pre-business or business students in a higher education setting
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple responsibilities with accuracy and attention to detail in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
- Experience using student data, assessment tools, or reporting systems (e.g.,Tableau, Starfish, Advising Gateway) to inform advising practices and improve student outcomes
- Evidence of building and maintaining collaborative relationships with students, advising staff, faculty, and campus stakeholders

Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Ongoing/Renewable

Minimum $65,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits.

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

Please complete the online application and attach a cover letter along with a comprehensive resume.

Our search committee will review all application materials after the posted deadline. We will notify selected applicants to participate further in the selection process directly. We will notify all applicants once the search is completed and we have selected a top candidate. As applicants move on to next steps in the process, they will be asked to provide names and contact information (e-mail address, phone number, and mailing address) of at least three references.

Rima Okbazghi
okbazghi@wisc.edu
608-262-2810
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Academic Advising Manager(AE003)

A12-WISCONSIN SCH OF BUSINESS/UNDERGRADUATE PROG OFFICE

Academic Staff-Renewable

315118-AS