Academic Advising Professional II

The Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health (MEZCOPH) seeks an Academic Advising Professional to develop and implement strategies to support the college advising objectives. This position will serve as point of contact for undergraduate students navigating the matriculation process. The position will assist students in their successful academic experience. Hybrid work week schedule is available for this position.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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• Advising students on academic, career and personal issues:
  identifying the educational and career option appropriate for each student and
  assisting with the analysis of each option, including possible outcomes and
  their implications, if needed, referring student to other campus resources.
• Building and presenting academic information alongside
  senior academic advisors.
• Developing solutions to a variety of problems and working on
  moderately complex projects. Referring to policies and practices for guidance
  and determining best course of action to achieve results.
• Encouraging undergraduate students to participate in MEZCOPH
  student organizations.
• Collaborating with the advising team and health sciences
  colleagues to update and contribute to the development and maintenance of web,
  print and other materials relating to undergraduate recruitment, advising and
  other academic services.
• Assisting with the undergraduate student admissions process
  and representing the college at campus-wide recruitment and admissions-related
  events.
• Assisting with undergraduate student transfer credit
  evaluation and adjustments to the student record.
• Collecting data on prospective, current and graduating
  undergraduate students; assisting in the preparation of reports and surveys for
  programs reviews, assessment reports, etc. This includes utilizing data to
  design and implement outreach campaigns to support student success and
  retention initiatives for our college and designing and implementing in-person
  advising initiatives and projects (class presentations, etc.) to support
  student success.
• Participating in team member activities of the Office of
  Student Affairs.
• Assisting with course registration and enrollment
  management.
• Completing degree checks for undergraduate students.
• Participating in MEZCOPH recruitment activities.
• Participating in the development of materials and
  preparation for undergraduate new students, transfer and international student
  orientation (both on campus and out of state) and presenting academic
  information to new students during these orientations.
• Staying current with advising policies and procedures;
  participating in university advising meetings as needed.
  Assisting with advising students on academic probation.
• Documenting all pertinent student information, and
  maintaining electronic and hard copy undergraduate student files and records.
• Collecting data on prospective current and graduating
  undergraduate students.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with students from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.

• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

• Bachelor's degree from CEPH-accredited public health program or related field.
• Public health background.