The Director will provide direction for implementation and ongoing management of the Academic Navigators Team. We are seeking a passionate, organized, diplomatic and experienced leader who is excited to play a leadership role in building a scalable student support program that utilizes the intersection of staff/faculty teams and technology to increase degree completion, close equity gaps, and build an ecology of validation for UNL’s undergraduates.

Focused on utilizing data in support of student success programs and initiatives, the Director will oversee the hiring, training, and joint supervision of a team of Academic Navigators embedded in UNL Colleges, using shared case management approaches to identify and meet student needs. Working in partnership with report writing teams in Institutional Effectiveness and Analytics (IEA), the Office of the University Registrar (OUR), and Academic Services and Enrollment Management (ASEM), the incumbent will provide input on data analytics and student success reporting needs for use by a variety of student success professionals and lead the university-wide Academic Navigators team in providing students resources, support, and referrals based on this data to support degree completion.

The Director will collaborate and consult actively with multiple campus stakeholders from the ranks of academic advising, retention programming, Student Life, and associate deans for undergraduate education. Such work will include updating academic leaders on the progress of the Academic Navigators (AN) team and sharing institutional barriers identified by the AN team with appropriate campus partners to affect change.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks to attract and retain a high performing and diverse workforce in which employees’ differences are respected and valued to better meet the varying needs of the diverse populations we serve. The university fosters a diverse and inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration so that all individuals are able to participate and contribute to their full potential. As an EO/AA employer, qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. See: http://www.unl.edu/equity/notice-nondiscrimination.

Master’s degree and 5 years’ experience supporting student success efforts within an advising, college or cohort retention program which target first year scholars. Experience training and supervising staff. Experience collaborating with colleagues from other campus units. Experience supporting at-promise students in successful retention and degree completion. Experience collaborating with campus partners from a variety of administrative levels. Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize tasks and maintain confidentiality. Strong data skills (including spreadsheet reporting and data management and analysis), research skills, oral and written presentation skills, and demonstrated ability to utilize data to inform and assess student success programming.

Five or more years of experience demonstrating progressive leadership of student success efforts. Resource allocation experience. Experience leading student success and retention efforts at a campus wide level.

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Lydia Coulson
Search Committee Chair
lcoulson2@unl.edu