Job Description:The State University of New York (SUNY) seeks two Directors of Holistic Advisement to support a systemwide effort to strengthen advising and student support across SUNY campuses within the Office of Student Success.
Reporting directly to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Success and Transformational Initiatives, the Director and their counterpart (team of two) will build and strengthen proactive, data-informed, holistic advisement practices that help students stay on track, complete gateway courses, build credit momentum, and graduate on time. The work will support the Chancellor's student success agenda and systemwide Academic Momentum Campaign.
The Director will work with campuses to assess current advisement practices, provide training and technical assistance, develop clear guidance and tools, coordinate professional learning, and help campus teams use data to guide outreach, referrals, academic planning, and follow-up practices. The role requires significant campus-based leadership experience in advisement and student success work.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead a systemwide effort to improve holistic advisement practices in partnership with campuses and SUNY System Administration offices.
- Work with campus leaders and advisement teams to understand current advisement structures, training needs, student data tools, and barriers to proactive support.
- Develop clear guidance and practical tools for holistic advisement, including outreach, referrals, academic planning, course progression, credit accumulation, documentation, and follow-up practices.
- Design and deliver training sessions, webinars, workshops, guides, checklists, templates, and other resources for advisors, faculty advisors, advisement leaders, and student success staff.
- Provide technical assistance, office hours, professional learning meetings, and targeted follow-up to help campuses put stronger advisement practices into daily use.
- Coordinate a professional learning community that allows campuses to share promising practices, common challenges, tools, and lessons learned.
- Help campuses use available student data, early alerts, degree progress information, and advising technologies to identify students who need support and connect them to the right resources.
- Monitor campus progress, gather feedback, summarize lessons learned, and prepare updates, reports, presentations, and briefing materials for SUNY leadership.
Requirements:Minimum Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
- Minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in higher education advisement, student success, academic affairs, academic support, or a closely related area.
- Significant campus-based leadership experience in advisement, student success, or academic support, including responsibility for programs, staff, operations, policy, or cross-functional campus work.
- Demonstrated understanding of holistic advisement, proactive student support, academic momentum, and strategies that improve retention and completion.
- Experience developing or delivering professional training, guidance materials, technical assistance, or campus support related to advisement or student success.
- Strong writing, presentation, facilitation, communication, and project management skills, with the ability to work effectively with campus and system-level leaders.
Preferred Qualifications:- Master's degree from an accredited institution.
- Experience leading or significantly improving academic advisement at the campus level.
- Experience using student data, early alerts, degree progress information, or advising technologies to guide outreach and student support.
- Experience working with multi-campus initiatives, professional learning communities, technical assistance, or systemwide student success efforts.
Additional Information: - Please Note: This position is a one-year temporary appointment, with the possibility of an extension.
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. VISA sponsorship is not available for this position.
- Salary is dependent on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, experience, education, training, and certifications. The range for this position is $115,000-$125,000 annually.
- The state title for this position is Senior Staff Associate (SL-5) and is part of the United University Professions Union.
- Excellent Benefit Package which includes: NYS health insurance, free dental and vision coverage, competitive retirement options, tuition assistance, parental leave at full pay, and generous vacation, sick, and holiday time. Generous amount of time off: 13 days of paid holidays per year; 15 days of vacation and 15 days of sick time accrued for the first year of employment. Then increases thereafter. Please see our UUP benefits summary for additional information.
SUNY System Administration BenefitsSUNY System Administration provides an outstanding and comprehensive benefits package to support you and your family through the many life changes you may experience while you work for SUNY. Our nationally recognized benefits include:
- Retirement: The choice between a fully funded pension plan and a self-driven defined contribution plan, along with two supplemental plans to increase your ability to save for retirement.
- Health Insurance: Several health insurance options at an affordable cost that provide full coverage without mandatory deductibles.
- Time Off: Paid time off with separate vacation and sick leave accruals up to 21 days a year for each category.
- Additional paid leave policy options for childbirth, adoption, elder care, and other family care situations.
- Flexible Working Arrangements: Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid schedules, are available depending on position.
Explore our full benefits offerings here: www.suny.edu/benefits
Application Instructions:For full consideration, applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, and three professional references through Interview Exchange. The review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
