Director, Transfer & Early College Guided Pathways & Partnerships (Finance)

Department: Joint Advising

Salary: $65,866 - $82,825

This position is 100% on campus

Description:
Job Summary

The Director of transfer and Early College Guided Pathways and Partnerships is responsible for developing partnerships with community colleges and early college high schools to establish guided pathways to the bachelor's degree. The Director will coordinate population and program-specific visits and work collaboratively with departments and programs to promote and streamline the transfer of students and to ensure their subsequent success.

Duties

• Recruits, trains, and supervises joint advisors and staff; devises effective team-building strategies for the joint advising staff; organizes ongoing professional development opportunities. Manages and coordinates the daily operations of the Transfer Relations Department
• Collaborates with the Enrollment Management Division to ensure efficient and effective transfer articulation and reverse transfer processes. Work closely with Enrollment Management on recruitment, admission, and transfer credit articulation
• Serves as a resource for questions on transfer, including community colleges, early college high schools, and dual credit. Assists in identifying, tracking, and analyzing transfer student data and outcomes
• Develops and seeks new partnerships with community colleges and local school districts. Aids in facilitating transfer partnerships, initiatives, and programs to reimagine transfer recruitment, enrollment, and student success
• Assists academic leadership in coordinating the development of new guided pathways, refreshing existing pathways, and ensuring articulation agreements and pathways remain current and published
• Works closely with key campus stakeholders, including admissions, academic leadership, and marketing staff. Responsibilities encompass internal and external partnerships
• Communicates with partners internally and externally to improve transparency and efficiency of the transfer process
• Collaborates with campus stakeholders to regularly review internal transfer enrollment practices to improve processes continuously. Work closely with the Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, Assistant Vice President for Advising and Student Progression, department chairs, deans, and other appropriate staff to establish a protocol for a seamless transfer from the Associate Degree to a baccalaureate program
• Collaborates with the registrar's office and academic departments to review transfer credit articulation and to enhance inter-institutional partnerships
• Maintains a working knowledge of current and proposed state and federal transfer policies as well as current trends and high-impact practices

Marginal Duties

• Performs all other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities

Direct Reports:

• Full-time Employees

Delegation of Work:

• Regularly assigns work to subordinate(s)

Supervision Given:

• Has primary responsibility for conducting performance evaluations and making recommendations for hiring and dismissing employees

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of transfer pathways, academic advising, recruitment best practices, varied learning modalities, experience with marketing and communications, and working with students from various backgrounds
• Knowledge of transfer programs in a higher education environment and of the related trends, issues, and accepted practices
• Knowledge of computer operations/data processing systems

Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Abilities:

• Ability to exercise group leadership skills which emphasize collaboration, consensus building, conflict resolution, and problem-solving
• Ability to work as a part of a team dedicated to collaboration and the university's goal of increasing enrollment

Work Location and Physical Demands

Primary Work Location:

• Works in an office environment

Physical Demands:

• Work is performed in a typical interior work environment that does not subject the employee to any unpleasant elements
• The individual has discretion in relation to walking, standing, etc., and has minimal exposure to physical risks

Qualifications

Required Education:

• Master's degree

Required Experience:

• Minimum of five (5) years of related job experience
• Five years of relevant higher education experience or in a related field with progressive leadership working with undergraduate students (traditional and adult learners)

License/Certification:

• None required

Preferred Qualifications

• Community College Advising and Administration experience is preferred
• Five (5) years of experience in Student Services or Enrollment Management is preferred
• Experience with PeopleSoft and EAB is preferred

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The policy of the University of Houston-System and its universities is to ensure equal opportunity in all its educational programs and activities, and all terms and conditions of employment without regard to age, race, color, disability, religion, national origin, ethnicity, military status, genetic information, sex (including gender and pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or status, or gender expression, except where such a distinction is required by law.