Assistant Director Admissions and Student Affairs MSBMI-(MSBMI/ACADEMIC AFFAIRS) (Finance)
What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas' resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That's where you come in.
Once you join us you won't want to leave. It's because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you'd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:
- 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
- Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time - all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
- The longer you stay, the more vacation you'll accrue!
- Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
- Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees' wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...
- Free financial and legal counseling
- Free mental health counseling services
- Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
- Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
- Resources for child and elder care
- Plus many more!
Position Summary:
Assists school leadership in the direction, management of academic admissions and student affairs including implementing academic policy, plans and procedures for services to students and overseeing compliance for multiple academic programs in Houston, Laredo and Rio Grande Valley. Works with school leadership to ensure proper implementation of processes and develops reporting mechanisms for required review and approval through school, institutional and accreditation agencies. Serves as an administrative resource to faculty, staff and students.
Position Key Accountabilities:
- Counsels and advises prospective and current students on graduate programs available at SBMI including admission requirement and procedures, student services and university policies, which includes travel to undergraduate campuses and national conferences for student recruitment.
- Oversees the review of all program applications submitted for completeness. Ensures the review of applications and admissions recommendations are consistent and aligned with SBMIs admissions policies and procedures. Manages the tasks specific to the start of new application cycles in MyUTH, Radius Applicant Tracking System and website updates.
- Serves as the liaison with the Registrar, the SBMI Admission, Progression and Graduation committee, the SBMI Scholarship and Awards Committee, SBMI Faculty, and Office of International Affairs regarding applicants and newly admitted students.
- Supervises the maintenance of records and files; ensures adherence to confidentiality, and records management policies and procedures.
- Manages SBMIs online orientation and registration each semester for new and/or returning students, disseminates information regarding graduation activities and related commencement and other special events for local and regional academic programs and recruitment.
- Prepares statistical reports and analysis as needed regarding the applicant pool, admissions progression, student retention, graduation audits for school, institution and accreditation needs.
- Reviews and makes recommendations to Directors and Associate Deans for revisions to policies and procedures as needed to improve operations.
- Facilitates the implementation of the newly established academic programs in MyUTH and the Radius Applicant Tracking System based on the agreed upon articulation agreements.
- Manages Human Resources activities for direct reports in regards to: recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Certification/Skills:
- None.
Minimum Education:
- Bachelor's Degree required.
Minimum Experience:
- Five (5) years' experience in higher education administration.
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code ยง 51.215
Residency Requirement:
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
