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Associate Executive, Career Advising

PageUp Desc Code: STU - Associate Executive, Career Advising

Function: STU - Student Services

Sub-function: Student Advising

Discipline: Career Advising

Career Track: A - Academic Administration

Career Track Level: Executive - Level 1

Broad Salary Range Code: 05

Range: $99503 - $208956


Market Reference Range Code: 05B

Range: $120964 - $187495


Student Services: Student Services is responsible for the management and administration of work in multiple student services specialties, including but not limited to academic advising, career services, admissions, financial aid, student advocacy and support, health and wellness services, student engagement and development, learning support services, and housing and residential life.

Student Advising: Student Advising provides planning, advising, and support services to students to ensure their academic, personal, and professional success. Educates students in self-reflection, identifying their options for majors and careers, and to communicate skills and interests through written methods and interpersonally.

Career Advising: Career Advising plans, develops and implements programs, activities and services to foster career development. Educates students in self-reflection and in identifying their options for majors and careers, and to communicate skills and interests through written methods (resumes, cover letters, social media) and interpersonally (interviewing and networking). Assists in planning career events, mentoring programs or other opportunities for students to undertake learning experiences such as internships, projects or research opportunities.

A - Academic Administration: Roles that are student facing or academic in nature.

Executive: Executive: The positions work is achieved through the strategic direction of the organization as a whole. Executives have direct accountability for setting strategic goals and using resources. They are responsible for administrative oversight of a senior management area or other business unit with a universitywide scope of impact. These positions contribute to the highest-level panels and teams. The decisions made under the purview of the executive positions duties must routinely have direct impact on success across the university and impact the overall development of the university. Executive positions are reflected in the E1-E3 career track levels in the management/leadership track.

Level 1: Associate Executive: Accountable for annual execution of goals and objectives in area of responsibility; disseminates goals to direct reports and ensures goals are operationalized. Recommends and may approve policy for area of operational and/or functional control. Typically has multiple directors and managers as direct reports. Scope of responsibility is a university wide sub-function with multiple disciplines, or multiple functions within a college or business unit.