Student Success & Honors College Coordinator

Are you someone who cares deeply about student success and making an impact? Join the University of Alaska Anchorage as our Student Success & Honors College Coordinator! In this critical role, you will have the opportunity to shape student success initiatives and help grow the Honors College reach across UAA through enrollment and engagement opportunities. If you thrive in a fast-paced environments and enjoy taking on a diverse range of projects, we want you on our team!

At the University of Alaska Anchorage, the Office of Student Success is a campus-wide engine for innovation, connection, and impact. We are dedicated to removing barriers, strengthening pathways, and ensuring every student has the tools and support they need to thrive. The Student Success & Honors College Coordinator plays a pivotal role in this mission, working at the intersection of data, strategy, and student engagement.

From leading university-wide initiatives like progress reporting campaigns and student success technologies to collaborating with faculty and staff across campus, this role offers a unique opportunity to shape how UAA supports and celebrates student achievement at scale.

This position also provides dynamic leadership experience within the Honors College, where you will guide the Peer Ambassador Program and create meaningful opportunities for high-achieving students to connect, lead, and grow. You'll plan signature events, analyze program outcomes to drive improvements, and collaborate closely with the Director and Honors College Dean to elevate the student experience.

Additionally, you will contribute to major federally funded initiatives, ensuring compliance, supporting grant operations, and helping sustain innovative peer-to-peer support programs that make a lasting difference in students' academic journeys.

You will thrive in this role if you are energized by collaboration, excited to turn data into action, and passionate about student success. Demonstrated successes or skills should include strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and communication cycles, comfort with tracking and analyzing data (and utilizing data analysis tools), and a critical approach to apply assessment to practice.

Effective interpersonal skills such as the ability to work collaboratively with faculty, staff, and students and displaying excellent written and verbal communication skills are also essential.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree required and 2 years of relevant experience in academic support, program coordination, student affairs, or related post-secondary education roles.

Master's degree preferred.

Position Details:

This position is located on the University of Alaska campus in Anchorage, and flexible on-site/hybrid work arrangements may be considered in accordance with UA regulations. This is a full-time, exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage.

New hires will be placed on the UA Staff Salary Schedule, Grade 79, based on education and experience.

Application review will begin on 6/18/2026. Applications received by this date will receive priority consideration; however, the recruitment will remain open until filled.

The University of Alaska (UA) requires employees to work on-site based on operational and business needs. Hybrid and remote work arrangements may be considered only for positions specifically designated and advertised as eligible for hybrid or remote work. Any approved arrangement will be based on the position's duties, operational needs, and the employee's ability to effectively perform the work remotely.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Please attach a resume, cover letter, and the names and contact information for three (3) professional references with your application.

This position is a term-funded position and is reviewed annually for contract renewal at the University's…