Senior Academic Evaluator, Enrollment Management, Hybrid Remote

Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Home to more than 47,000 students, 10,500 faculty and staff and 330,000 alumni, UC combines a Top 35 research university with a physical setting The New York Times calls “the most ambitious campus design program in the country.”

With the launch of Next Lives Here, the Cincinnati Innovation District, a $100 million JobsOhio investment, eight straight years of record enrollment, worldwide leadership in cooperative education, a dynamic academic health center and entry into the Big 12 athletic conference, UC’s momentum has never been stronger. UC’s annual budget tops $1.6 billion and its endowment totals $1.9 billion.

About the Department
The Advising Tools and Assessment team configure and maintain digital tools that support advising practices at the University of Cincinnati. The Advising Tools and Assessment team is a unit within Advising and Academic Services, a department in Enrollment Management. The Senior Academic Evaluator reports to the Assistant Directors on the Advising Tools and Assessment team. The main responsibility of the Senior Academic Evaluator is to interpret, create, and maintain degree audit programs from curriculum in their assigned colleges.

Job Overview
The Office of Advising and Academic Services (A&AS) is seeking a Senior Academic Evaluator to work in its Advising Tools and Assessment team. This position with partner with academic units to design curricular information that best supports advising and student success.  The Senior Academic Evaluator will review, analyze, interpret, and process academic information to facilitate student clarity, enrollment, and degree progression.

Essential Functions

• Create, encode, and maintain accurate, up-to-date degree program information for students in all UC academic programs.
• Manage and plan daily operational activities that support student clarity (i.e., process degree audits, encode curriculum changes, etc.)
• Interpret and monitor degree program requirements, degree progress audits, curriculum guides, and respond to student and advisor inquiries.
• Maintain, update and test software and data systems (i.e. advising and student information tools, etc.) Generate reports, analyze and interpret data.
• Develop and implement procedures and train new evaluator staff as needed, in conjunction with director(s).
• May coordinate and administer training for faculty, advisors, and staff.
• Develop advanced, consultative working knowledge of advising and student success technology functions.  Design technical solutions to curricular delivery challenges.
• Provide workflow oversight for designated academic programs, in partnership with college/unit academic leaders.  Serve as primary partner in designing curricular information resources for individual colleges and/or academic programs.
• May have responsibility for creation and maintenance of university-wide and program-level articulation agreements and bi-lateral agreements.
• Act as liaison with campus departments and colleges, students, admissions, registration, advisors, faculty and staff.
• Utilize sound equity and inclusion practices for team success.
• Function as a member of a team to ensure the proper workflow and outcomes of the unit.  Collaborate with UC advising community colleagues to advance quality advising practice.
• Maintain compliance with state, local, federal and University policies and guidelines including ODHE Transfer Assurance Guides (TAGS), Ohio Transfer Module (OTM) and University General Education requirements.
• Perform related duties based on departmental need. This job description can be changed at any time.

Required Education
Bachelor’s Degree

Required Experience
Three (3) years of relevant experience.

Additional Qualifications Considered

• Experience with PeopleSoft Campus Solutions Academic Advisement Module.
• Experience interpreting higher education curriculum.
• Experience encoding degree audit programs.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Office environment/no specific unusual physical or environmental demands.
• Sitting - Continuously
• Repetitive hand motion (such as typing) - Continuously
• Hearing, listening - Continuously
• Talking - Continuously
• Standing - Often
• Walking - Often
• Reaching overhead - Seldom
• Pulling, pushing - Seldom
• Lifting - up to 20 pounds - Seldom

Compensation and Benefits
UC offers a wide array of complementary and affordable benefit options, to meet the financial, educational, health, and wellness needs of you and your family. Eligibility varies by position and FTE.

• Competitive salary range of $45,000 - $50,000 dependent on the candidate's experience.
• Comprehensive insurance plans including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
• Flexible spending accounts and an award-winning employee wellness program, plus an employee assistance program.
• Financial security via our life and long-term disability insurance, accident and illness insurance, and retirement savings plans.
• Generous paid time off work options including vacation, sick leave, annual holidays, and winter season days in addition to paid parental leave.
• Tuition remission is available for employees and their eligible dependents.
• Enjoy discounts for on and off-campus activities and services.

Interested candidates, please go to: https://bit.ly/3DjWpHm

The University of Cincinnati, as a multi-national and culturally diverse university, is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and diverse place of learning and employment. As part of a complete job application you will be asked to include a Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion statement.

As a UC employee, and an employee of an Ohio public institution, if hired you will not contribute to the federal Social Security system, other than contributions to Medicare. Instead, UC employees have the option to contribute to a state retirement plan (OPERS, STRS) or an alternative retirement plan (ARP).

The University of Cincinnati is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer / Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran.