Student Affairs Manager

Position Details

Position Number:

Payroll

Title:

STDT SVC ADVISOR 3 SV (005156)

Job Code: 005156

Job Open Date: 7/15/26

Application Review Begins: 7/30/26

Department: CMST (DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION)

Percentage of Time: 100

Union Code: SV-Student Services & Advising Professionals

Employee Class: Staff:
Career

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Grade: 19

Pay Rate/Range: The full salary range for this position is $62,100 to $107,100 per year. The budgeted salary that the University expects to pay for this position is $62,100.

Work Location: SSMS 4115

Working Days and

Hours:

M-F; 8 AM - 5 PM

Benefits Eligibility: Full Benefits

Remote or Hybrid Work Arrangement: Hybrid possible (Both UC & Non-UC locations), pending successful completion of 6‑month probationary period.

Special Instructions: For full consideration, please include a resume and a cover letter as part of your application.

The UCSB Department of Communication is internationally known for its research and instruction in communication processes and effects. The program focuses on human interaction, especially its social impacts and practical applications. Our goal is to provide theoretically motivated, innovative, and methodologically rigorous research, teaching, and service. We aim to help students understand how messages are developed, interpreted, and exchanged to inform, influence, and connect across a wide range of social contexts and cultures.

The Student Affairs Manager provides the full range of student services to current and prospective undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of Communication. The role involves advising, program administration, recruitment, faculty coordination, and student support, ensuring that departmental and University policies are followed and that deadlines and campus policies are met.

• 35% Undergraduate Program Administration: Oversees all undergraduate program administrative duties for approximately 2,000 undergraduate students, supervises student affairs staff, manages advising, maintains records, prepares schedules, and coordinates course evaluations and summer sessions.
• 30% Graduate Program Coordinator: Manages graduate student services for the MA/PhD and PhD‑only program, provides advising, coordinates evaluations, promotes student success, oversees block grant funding, and handles employment documentation and international student matters.
• 15% Academic Student Appointments: Works with faculty and administrators to assign teaching assistants and associates, process employment paperwork, track tuition remission, advise on compliance issues, and provide liaison services to campus agencies.
• 10% Graduate Admissions/Recruitment: Coordinates the admissions process, processes applications, maintains statistics, represents the department at recruitment events, and develops strategies to increase enrollment.
• 10% Development, Outreach, and Publications: Oversees orientation, participates in committees, manages social media, coordinates events, maintains email lists, and ensures accurate catalog and brochure information.

• Bachelor's Degree
• 1–3 years experience in academic advising and/or student support services in a higher education program, college, or school
• Strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks under deadline pressure
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, assertiveness and diplomacy, and critical attention to detail
• Ability to exercise good judgment, common sense, and discretion with careful attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks with minimal supervision; set boundaries and adhere to them
• Ability to creatively problem‑solve and remain calm under pressure
• Ability to work effectively and cooperatively as a staff team member, as well as with faculty members
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite & Google Workspace

• 1–3 years experience with graduate students
• Administrative and/or financial management experience
• Knowledge of department/school/college policies, procedures, and requirements
• Skills in judgment and decision‑making, and problem‑solving
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