Senior Program Director for Student and Academic Success; INTERNAL Job Houston area,Texas USA,Education / Teaching

Position: Senior Program Director for Student and Academic Success (INTERNAL) - (496993 )

Department
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Deans Office
-Arts Salary
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Commensurate with Experience/Education

Description

Responsible for the operations of a complex center or multiple departments at the university. Oversees staff and budgets, and projects.

Administers a complex center or multiple departments.

Manages budget and engages in strategic planning to ensure allgoals are met.

Hires and directs the activities of staff.

Resolves personnel issues as they arise.

Engages in budget-planning, grant oversight, and policy development.

Implements new programs and projects and monitors ongoing activities of department or center.

Reviews department policies and processes and implements improvements as needed.

Represents department or center to internal and external constituents.

Performs other job-related duties as required.

Additional Posting Information Summary

Provides senior leadership and administrative oversight for the college’s academic advising and student-success operations acrossundergraduate and graduate degree programs, minors, certificates,and other academic pathways. Leads college-wide efforts related to enrollment monitoring and optimization, student retention and progression, degree completion, academic policy implementation, andthe evaluation of course offerings and schedules in relation tostudent and program needs.

Uses enrollment, advising, and academic-progress data to identify trends, barriers, and opportunities for improvement.

Collaborates with college leadership, academic units, faculty, anduniversity offices to strengthen academic pathways, improve the student experience, and ensure students have access to the courses,advising, and support necessary to complete their academic goals.

Job Duties

Provides executive leadership and oversight for the college’sacademic advising and student-success operations supportingundergraduate and graduate degree programs, minors, certificates,and other academic pathways.

Advises undergraduate and graduate students regarding academicrequirements, degree planning, policies, progress, and completion,with particular responsibility for complex, sensitive, or escalated student cases.

Directs professional advising staff; establishes service standards and priorities; evaluates performance; supportsprofessional development; and provides input regarding hiring,personnel matters, and organizational structure.

Develops and implements college-wide strategies to improve student retention, academic progression, degree completion, and the overall student experience.

Monitors and analyzes enrollment, course demand, academic progress, retention, and completion data to identify trends,barriers, capacity needs, and opportunities for improvement.

Reviews course schedules and planned offerings to identifyaccess, sequencing, capacity, and enrollment concerns. Collaborates with academic units and scheduling personnel to recommend improvements supporting student progression.

Advises college leadership, academic administrators, faculty,and staff regarding enrollment optimization, advising practices,student-success strategies, academic policies, curricula, anddegree pathways.

Leads the development and continuous improvement of policies,processes, programs, technologies, and communications supportingadvising and student success; represents the college on university committees and collaborates with university offices to advancestudent outcomes.

Engages in professional development with established professional organizations and associations to maintain continuous learning of established and emerging best practices to bestrategically applied for continued success of the office.

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Job Requirements Education

Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an…