The Coordinator of Student Success Initiatives shall be skilled in academic advising, transfer advising, transcript review, and the degree clearance process. The primary responsibility of this position is to oversee Project Achievement (Women) population, the institution’s graduation initiative dedicated to increasing student success of our African American male and female students. Project Achievement includes both academic and social programming components including social engagement events held on and off campus related to personal and professional development for African American men and women. The successful candidate is detail-oriented and has the skills to analyze, forecast, and report extensively on data related to Student Success efforts. S/he must also be knowledgeable of the college’s degree programs, graduation requirements, CLEP testing policies, and transfer requirements. S/he will work under the supervision of the Director of Student Success Initiatives, with a focus on Project Achievement, and other related student success initiatives

• Manages the transcript review process of student cohorts: ensures the detailed documentation of student transcript reviews, follows up with students concerning their degree progress with a focus on timely completion, and accountable for ensuring accurate transcript reviews and documentation.

• Develops and implements programs and events to support students’ progression toward degree completion, and to foster student engagement by providing academic, social and cultural supports, specifically for the Project Achievement (Women) initiative.

• Completes student communications regarding degree completion progress and requirements. This includes ensuring that cohort students are contacted through multiple means regarding their degree completion requirements.

• Responsible for completing waiver and substitution forms for cohort students as determined through the degree completion review.

• Updates completion progress logs for all cohort members, which includes ensuring daily updates to progress logs are posted, coordination of completion efforts of advisors on all campuses, and communication of completion activities with advisors at all campuses.

• Fosters a collaborative, team-oriented work environment, and serves in supervisory capacity for the area in the absence of the Director of Student Success Initiatives.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

 

Master’s Degree in Student Affairs, Social Sciences, Education or closely related field is required.

• Ability to establish cooperative working relationships and to coordinate activities with other departments especially with professional staff and a diverse and changing student body.

• Must have proven ability to drive exceptional customer experience and results through team development.

• Ability to diplomatically manage multiple commitments to students, staff, and operations.

• Must be able to work and meet expectations in a high-touch, high-volume, fast-paced and dynamic work environment.

• Must have excellent verbal and written skills. Command of English grammar and syntax is integral to communicate effectively.

• Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and student information systems.

• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse and changing student body and with professional staff.

• This position’s duties are normally performed in a typical interior/residence work environment, based on the activity scheduled.

• Some physical effort required; however, the employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

• No or very limited exposure to physical risk.

• Some travel required.

$50,000 -$58,000

Full Time. Flexible schedule to meet department needs. Some evening, weekends, and extended hours will be required. Ability and willingness to travel on short notice to all on and off- campus sites as needed by the college. Mandatory overtime is required throughout the year, especially at peak times. Employee must establish primary residency in New Jersey within one year of appointment unless an exemption applies.