Department: Informatics Student Success and Advising

Position Number: 30021535

Position Status: Regular

Work Schedule: Mon - Fri 8:15 - 4:30
Occasional evenings and weekends may bew required for specific college events.

Hours per Week
37.5

Months per Year
12

Commitment to Inclusive Excellence

Northern Kentucky University (NKU) seeks excellence by enriching its educational environment and culture through the diversity of its administration, faculty, and staff and by embracing inclusiveness, equity, and global awareness in all dimensions of its work. NKU is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action institution. We encourage applications by members of diverse groups and by persons with a demonstrated commitment to issues of diversity and experience in achieving goals relative to inclusive excellence. Our vision is that NKU will be nationally recognized for being a student-ready, regionally engaged university that empowers diverse learners for economic and social mobility. We will do this while promoting a culture of excellence, acting with integrity, fostering a community of belonging, working with creativity and innovation, and maintaining a climate of collegiality. In your role, you will be expected to ensure that students who interact with you have a high-quality experience that supports the vision of the institution.

Purpose of Position

Northern Kentucky University welcomes applicants to fill the position of Academic Advisor to advise undergraduate majors in the College of Informatics. This is a full-time staff position in the Informatics Student Success and Advising Center. The Academic Advisor will provide academic advising, guidance and support to undergraduate students across 13 different disciplines. The Advisor will utilize holistic and proactive academic advising strategies towards goals of student retention, persistence, accomplishment, and success.

This advisor will be part of a team of faculty and staff dedicated to student success. Advisors are specifically expected to work closely with students to identify, implement, and support the best path to graduation, direct them to student resources, and help them make meaningful college decisions. We focus on building productive working relationships with students, alumni, faculty, staff, administrators from across the university.

Advisors are expected to have a firm grasp of the tools, systems, platforms and organizational structures that support student success; they must have a ready understanding of university policies and an awareness of and commitment to best practices in advising. Members of our team are advocates for the college and its mission. They are committed to the value of collaboration, student success, creative problem-solving, and professional development.

Primary Responsibilities

• Advise majors and minors in the College of Informatics including new students, current majors, transfer students, as well as potential students;

• Provide personal communication with undergraduates regarding academic advising issues;

• Assist students in developing a clear path to reach their educational and career goals. Deal with placement, transfer, graduation, and other degree-path issues and refer students to appropriate resources as needed;

• Collaborate and participate in admissions, orientation, recruitment, and retention events within Academic Affairs and Student Affairs;

• Serve on appropriate committees (for example, Academic Advising Council);

• Assist the Informatics Student Success and Advising Center with special initiatives and projects.

• Become a Master Advisor which is an internal program to create a core of highly skilled advisors who provide high-quality academic advising to support new and continuing NKU students.
• Attend regular training classes, conferences, and educational events to stay current on NKU policies and best practices in academic advising.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required. A Master's degree in Student Affairs, Education, College Student Personnel, or Counseling, is strongly preferred.

Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and exceptional communication skills are required. The ability to work with diverse populations, strong teamwork skills, and the ability to handle multiple tasks are also required.

Proficiency with office software (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); ability to learn complex software systems (e.g. SAP and Navigate) quickly. Ability to learn, understand, and articulate the requirements, culture, and skills developed in the College of Informatics.

2 years of related experience is required preferably advising undergraduate university students

Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Education: Master's Degree

Minimum Experience: 2 years

Salary: $40,307

Pay Grade: S69

Requisition Number: 2024S2003

Job Open Date: 03/17/2024

Open Until Filled: No

It is Northern Kentucky University’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity for all persons and to take the necessary actions needed to recruit, employ, train, promote, and retain qualified faculty and staff, including members of protected groups. Discrimination against any individual based upon protected status, which is defined as age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic, or veteran status, is prohibited.

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