Academic Advisor, Master’s

KELLEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS – IU (IN-BUS-IUINA)

The Kelley School of Business, Evening MBA Program, located on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus invites applications for an Academic Advisor.  The Evening MBA program within the Kelley Graduate Program office suite, is centrally located on the beautiful urban IUPUI campus.

The IUPUI campus is a vibrant, diverse community that promotes inclusion, positivity and a passion for success. As a top-ranked Business School, Kelley delivers undergraduate and graduate business programs that prepare students for lifelong achievement and professional excellence. Kelley School faculty and staff are committed to collaboration, professionalism and ongoing innovation in programs and research.  To learn more, please visit our website, here .

At Kelley, we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are inseparable from our mission to transform the lives of students, organizations, and society through business education, research, and service. Diverse perspectives and experiences, including those from underrepresented groups, are vital to our ability to prepare leaders who can succeed globally, inform our research, and create and maintain a community and culture in which every person belongs and is valued.

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Provides highly personalized academic advising services for the Kelley School’s Indianapolis Evening MBA Program.
• Advises enrolled students on plans of study, curriculum requirements, academic standing and graduation eligibility.  
• Develops new advising plans and techniques.
• Manages and audits curriculum appeals, exemptions, substitutions, and exceptions in consultation with the petitions committee.  
• Audits student records.
• Assists with retention initiatives including tracking enrollments, transfers, petitions, and academic probation and referring students to the Director to address engagement issues and minimize student leaving the program.
• Improves student satisfaction with the Student Advising function.  
• Acts as main liaison with the Student Groups (Student Advisory Board and Women’s Group) to ensure engagement and responsible for assisting the groups with the university process, direction and compliance.  
• Supports all other functions as needed to ensure student satisfaction.  

General Responsibilities

• Provides academic counseling for students pursuing or considering majors, minors, or certificates. Guides students in planning their course of study in concert with the departments’ curricular requirements; explains curriculum requirements and school and campus policies.
• Meets with students in groups and one-on-one to guide students in academic programs that will meet their educational needs and the requirements of their chosen major, minor, and/or certificate.
• Assists students in making informed decisions about a choice of major and potential career or graduate school direction; helps students to assess their interests, values, and academic skills and to understand these in relation to major choice and potential future career/graduate school options.
• Teaches students how to navigate university systems, academic processes, and policies; empowers student accountability in academic decisions about courses, career direction, and long-term plans; and provides guidance on avenues for increased involvement as an IU student and in the IU community.
• Refers students to appropriate campus resources, such as academic support resources, placement programs, internship and overseas study opportunities, etc.
• Tracks and monitors students’ academic progress, reviews and maintains confidential student records to ensure that students meet requirements and to document advising discussions, and communicates this information in a timely manner to students and to appropriate academic offices when necessary.
• Represents the advising function as a presenter at campus meetings and recruiting functions; assists in developing written advising materials for use in student events.
• Researches, recommends, or creates best practices for unit or campus initiatives, projects, processes, or programs and may provide guidance to other Academic Advisors.

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.  

EDUCATION

Required

• Master’s degree in related field. 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 years in student affairs, teaching, academic advising, or related field. 
• Experience in a student-focused, higher education environment.

Preferred

• 3 years in student affairs, teaching, academic advising, or related field. 

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.
• Uses and learns new technology proficiently and changes practices with changing technology.
• Meet Best Practices and National Standards for Academic Advising.
• Understands and meets FERPA requirements.

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

May need to attend special events outside normal business hours.

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Multiple plan options for medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health Savings Account with generous IU contribution
• Life insurance, LTD, and AD&D options
• Base retirement plan contribution from IU, subject to vesting
• Additional supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition benefit for IU classes
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing our online Benefits Brochure .

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Student Services

Job Family: Academic Advising

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This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59 pm EST on the advertised Close Date. This posting may be closed at any time at the discretion of the University, but will remain open for a minimum of 5 business days. To guarantee full consideration, please submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted Date.

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