Academic Advisor, Pre-Nursing & MNHS

Title: Academic Advisor:
Pre-Nursing and Math, Natural & Health Sciences (MNHS)

Position Number: 0097563T

Hiring Unit: UH AT WEST OAHU, STUDENT AFFAIRS, ADVISING SERVICES

Location: Kapolei

Date Posted: 01/02/2026

Closing Date: 01/16/2026

Band: B

Salary: salary schedules and placement information

Full Time/Part Time: Full-time

Month: 11-month

Temporary/Permanent: Permanent

• Serves as liaison to the MNHS Division, faculty, and the Pre-Nursing pathway program to stay current with program requirements and convey accurate advising to students.
• Supports student success by providing proactive support services individually or in groups, including:
  • Advising and consulting students on college experience, advocacy, student aid, enrollment, academic planning, concentration declaration, transfer evaluation, and billing.
  • Advising students on educational objectives aligned with life/career goals and program planning.
  • Ensuring course selection fulfills degree objectives based on transfer credits and using online tools (e.g., STAR).
  • Communicating university matriculation and academic progress policies.
  • Monitoring academic progress for satisfactory progress and financial aid eligibility.
  • Outreach to students at risk of dropping out or not meeting thresholds.
  • Designing, executing, and evaluating educational experiences to support persistence, including courses, workshops, and activities.
• Maintains and manages data on assigned students to evaluate advising impact, including:
  • Analyzing student data for retention strategies.
  • Preparing and presenting regular reports on effective and ineffective approaches.
  • Collaborating with IT and staff on data collection, assessment, and storage methods.
• Exercises budgetary direction and accountability for delegated accounts, including:
  • Reviewing monthly cash, encumbrance, and expenditure reports.
  • Reporting budget variances to supervisors and staff.
  • Monitoring purchasing decisions.
  • Preparing fiscal paperwork for budget expenditure and revenue collection.
  • Maintaining cash handling controls and internal fiscal integrity.
• Develops, interprets, implements, and revises policies and procedures for assigned programs, facilities, and services.
• Develops, interprets, and updates operational manuals in cooperation with others.
• Provides management skills and knowledge, including serving in the absence of a supervisor.
• Manages and directs admissions, advising, and operations related to Health Sciences and Pre-Nursing pathway advising.
• Provides leadership and oversight for recruitment, interviewing, selection, training, supervision, and evaluation of paraprofessional, intern/practicum, student assistant, and volunteer peer mentor staff.
• Participates as a member of national professional associations (e.g., National Academic Advising Association, American College Personnel Association).
• Serves on divisional and sectional teams, providing direction for projects and activities such as staff training, student transition, and success efforts.
• Serves on university-wide committees, planning efforts, and programs.
• Assumes other related duties as assigned.

• Possession of a baccalaureate degree in health sciences, education, social sciences, human development, social work, or related field, and 3 years of progressively responsible professional experience in academic advising, career advising, or academic success programs, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Considerable working knowledge of principles, practices, and techniques in academic advising, academic success programs, and student support services.
• Considerable working knowledge of applicable federal and state laws, rules, regulations, and theories related to academic advising and student support services.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve complex problems through creative reasoning and logical analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and present information clearly in writing, verbally, and through prepared reports and other materials.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external organizations and team members.
• Demonstrated ability to operate a personal computer and apply word processing software.
• For supervisory work, demonstrated ability to lead subordinates, manage work priorities and projects, and handle employee relations.

• Considerable knowledge of administrative and organizational processes related to operations, services, facilities, and programs.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate groups and conduct presentations.
• Demonstrated ability in program development skills, especially in needs assessment, design, and evaluation.
• Ability to interpret and apply legal and policy provisions consistently.
• Ability to work outside of normally scheduled business hours, including evenings, weekends, and/or holidays as needed.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with multicultural populations, including first-generation college…