Executive Director of University Advising

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Job no: 507223
Work type: Full‑Time
Location: University City - Philadelphia, PA
Categories: Drexel University, Office of the Provost

The Executive Director of University Advising, reporting to the Senior Vice Provost of Undergraduate Affairs, plays a pivotal role in ensuring a high standard of excellence for undergraduate student advising.
The Executive Director is responsible for being a student success champion and should work to instill this same commitment in all undergraduate academic advisors. A foundational component of the position is the responsibility to coordinate, manage, and lead the undergraduate academic advising teams within each academic unit.
As the head of the Office of University Advising, the Executive Director must serve as a liaison with numerous offices including: i) the McGonigal Academic Resource Center (ARC), ii) the Office of Instiutional Research, Accreditation, and Assessment (IRAA), iii) the Council of Associate Deans of Undergraduate Education (CADUE), iv) Stein bright Career Development Center (SCDC), v) Academic Information Systems, vi) Office of the University Registrar, and vii) Retention Partners Group (RPG), among others.

• Provide centralized support for academic advisors based in the colleges. Assume primary responsibility for coordinating and monitoring university‑wide advising initiatives, ensuring consistent implementation across colleges and advising units.
• Serve as the primary contact for institutional strategy for academic advising (e.g., cross‑college retention strategy, changes in technology, changes in SOPs that impact advising).
• Coordinate a regular meeting with academic advising leader (weekly).
• Represent advising on large‑scale university initiatives (e.g., MSCHE Standard IV).
• Monitor, take action, and support advisors on emerging advising issues and institutional needs. Provide intervention in escalated significant issues as appropriate.
• Represent advising on centralized leadership groups such as Executive Council, AT Transition Planning Core Team, Retention Partner Group Core Team, AT Curricular Redesign Leads, Provost Office Policy Group, ADUE.
• Manage the centralized advising budget used for advisor development, external vendor contracts (e.g., Time Trade, McGraw Hill Alex), and office operations.
• Represent…