Assistant Director, Undergraduate Program

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students.  Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Job Description

The Office of Undergraduate Programs seeks an Assistant Director to support the current “one-stop” service center for students, offering academic planning and counseling, crisis support, internship and career advice. Liaison work with offices critical to student satisfaction e.g., Student Services, academic departments, athletics.

The incumbent will act as a generalist, whose main focus will be to provide academic advising and support services to sophomores, juniors and seniors

Provide academic advising for a caseload of ~500 students iin the Carroll School undergraduate program. Responsible for interpreting forms related to academic status; Interpret student records and analyze the university and school specific policies to provide accurate information; Assist with course registration each fall, spring, and summer registration period; Monitor the degree progress for all students; Provide summer advising and support to incoming first year students at the seven summer orientations; Serve as a resource for faculty advisors who have questions about their students; Conduct liaison work with offices critical to student support and satisfaction e.g., Counseling Services, Campus Ministry, Dean of Students’ Office, Residential Life, Student Services, BAIC, LTL, Montserrat, academic departments, athletics, etc.; Consult with the Senior Associate Dean on individual student issues and concerns

Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $65,550 to $81,950; salary commensurate with relevant experience.

A minimum of three years’ experience in curricular advising for college students and liaison with university faculty and staff; enthusiasm for students coupled with a commitment to the fair implementation of policy; event planning experience highly desirable

Requirements

BA or BS degree, Master’s degree preferred

Must have excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills; the ability to prioritize workflow, work well with minimum supervision, and accept responsibility for total task completion is required, must work well with minimum supervision, and accept responsibility for total task completion.

Must be proficient in Google Suite and Microsoft Office suite; experience with student information systems preferred.

Some evening, and occasional weekend- work is required.

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
• Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity .

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