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Boston University DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SUCCESS, Undergraduate Advising in BOSTON, Massachusetts
The Boston University Director of Student Success is a member of the Undergraduate Affairs team in the Office of the Provost. The Director leads a team of professional staff members who provide holistic advising and student support to first-year students, incoming transfer students, and other designated student populations. Together with the team, the Director develops programming designed to integrate incoming students into the university community and to introduce all students to the high-impact academic experiences available to them at BU. In collaboration with the Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Advising and Student Success, the Director of Student Success runs How to BU, an Orientation Program (serving 5000 students annually) that focuses on setting up incoming students for success, and the Director coordinates multiple sections of a BU Hub cocurricular that introduces students to habits and skills that foster academic and personal success.
Required Skills
Qualifications:
Master's Degree in a relevant discipline
5-8 years of work experience in a higher education setting
Excellent leadership and managerial skills
Experience supervising academic advisors, student success coaches, or other student support staff
Understanding of the national landscape of student success and familiarity with relevant literature and best practices
Strong interpersonal communication skills, including well-honed writing and presentation skills
Excellent organizational, time-management, and multi-tasking skills
Ability to help staff set priorities and achieve goals
Demonstrated ability to work with students, faculty, and staff with diverse identities and from a range of backgrounds
Enthusiasm for increasing engagement of historically underrepresented groups in high-impact learning practices
Demonstrated ability to collaborate successfully with other campus units
Event planning experience preferred
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Required Experience