Coordinator, University Partnerships and Degree Acceleration

Position Title

Coordinator, University Partnerships and Degree Acceleration

FULL TIME

STATUS:
Full time

DEPARTMENT:
University Partnerships and Degree Acceleration

DIVISION:
Student Development

CLASSIFICATION:
Non-exempt

UNION: TOSSC-AFT Local 604

REPORTS TO:

Manager, University Partnerships and Degree Acceleration

PLACEMENT:
Grade 109

HIRING RANGE: $24.79 - $26.28

Application review will begin in January 2026

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The student population at the college is diverse in ethnicity, gender, language, age, and background. Joliet Junior College is an AA/EO employer and strongly encourages applications from candidates who would enhance the diversity of its staff.

Coordinates programs and processes that oversee the effective transfer of Joliet Junior College students and supports University Partnerships and Degree Acceleration (UPDA) initiatives. Oversees marketing, promotion, and data collection for UPDA initiatives; serves as liaison for UPDA and internal/external stakeholders to assist with the promotion of articulation agreements, credit for prior learning (CPL), reverse transfer, transfer events, and other departmental initiatives.

Collects departmental data and creates reports to drive decisions and enhance service offerings; and continuously improves experience for all UPDA stakeholders. Creates, leads, assesses, and coordinates training for the JJC community, including internal and external partners. Works cooperatively with departments to provide accurate transfer information. Coordinates transfer-related events. Updates and maintains departmental print and digital materials, including but not limited to websites.

Serves as a backup to the Manager in his/ her absence.

• Supports UPDA Manager with growth, development, promotion, assessment, and training of UPDA services and initiatives. This includes developing, maintaining, and regularly communicating/ promoting through website updates/pages, newsletter articles, digital media (including Romeoville Campus), printed materials, Communication Center outreach, social media postings, etc. Supports UPDA Manager to ensure consistent branding of University Partnerships efforts.
• Develops relationships with four-year partners by way of coordinating, promoting, and hosting on-site table visits, in-person and remote trainings/updates, workshops, college visit days, four-year partner advising sessions, college fairs, and other related events. Works collaboratively with the Administrative Assistant II to the Dean of Academic Intervention, Support, and Student Development Grants. In partnership with four-year institutions and internal JJC stakeholders, highlight existing articulation agreements and student benefits, while also identifying additional opportunities.
• Works closely with UPDA Manager to develop, coordinate, enhance, promote, and measure effectiveness of articulation agreements in support of effective transfer of JJC students and alumni. Maintain calendar to regularly review agreements to ensure contracts are current and relevant. Assists Manager with the workflow of articulation agreements and transfer guide creation, maintenance, promotion, and deprecation in conjunction with Academic Affairs and Student Development partners.
• With regard to CPL, works closely with UPDA Manager, JJC faculty, Enrollment Management staff, and other relevant stakeholders to ensure JJC CPL options are current. Assists Manager to develop and maintain print and digital materials and to promote CPL options. Oversees data collection, and report creation, of CPL inquiries, usage, impact, and satisfaction with CPL options and processes.
• With regard to reverse transfer, works closely with UPDA Manager, Enrollment Management staff, and four-year partners to ensure JJC reverse transfer options are clearly promoted and relevant information is easily accessible. Assists Manager to develop and maintain print and digital materials, including but not limited to internal request forms. Develops and provides synchronous and asynchronous training for students and other interested parties to understand value of reverse transfer and process(es) to work with four-year partners.
  
  Oversees data collection and report creation of reverse transfer inquiries, usage, impact, and satisfaction.
• Works closely with UPDA Manager, Information Technology, the Communication Center, and others to identify prospective UPDA students, develop sustainable and meaningful metrics, and produce regular quality reports which demonstrate usage, impact, and satisfaction.
• Develops, organizes, leads, and assesses trainings, informational sessions, and presentations to an audience of students, student supporters, advising staff, faculty, recruiters, and/or other relevant stakeholders related to articulation agreements, workflow approval process, CPL, reverse transfer,…