Academic Advisor
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Job Summary
Job Title:Academic Advisor
This position accepts local candidates only.
Classification:Admin Support
Reports To: Associate Vice President of Student Affairs
Location:Kuwait City Kuwait
Job Purpose:
American International University (AIU) is looking for a dynamic and engaged full-time Academic Advisor. We seek an individual who is passionate about mentoring and working with young adults building successful learning environments with students and who can collaboratively engage with faculty and mentor students.
Key Responsibilities:
- Keeping accurate records of student coursework.
- Planning and scheduling a calendar to meet regularly with advisees.
- Study necessary paths to degree attainment depending on the discipline and educational level.
- Providing assistance to students during their application and course registration.
- Serving as a counselor for students working with difficult courses or life challenges that may interrupt degree completion.
- Facilitate written documentation upon request.
- Transfer necessary documents to different departments inter-schools or districts upon request.
- Effectively communicate institutional standards for commencement or graduation.
- Perform other tasks as assigned by the Director of Student Success Center.
Required skilles and Qualifications:
- Must be highly organized and capable of handling multiple caseloads.
- Knowledge of database software ideally functional knowledge in Microsoft Office tools and other applications.
- Strong English communication skills.
- The ability to work with a diverse group of students of different ages and ethnicity.
- Proven ability to work independently.
Education and Experience:
- Masters degree in education and/or in the counseling field - Desired.
About American InternationalUniversity:
AIUis a new institution of higher education in Kuwait with the first student cohort admitted in fall 2019. It is a private co-educational institution offering undergraduate degrees based on the American model of higher education. Through its educational programs the College serves the intellectual cultural and personal growth of all members of degree programs inEngineeringArchitectureandDesignandBusinessAdministrationwhere the language of instruction is English.
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How to Apply:
Interested candidates should visit the Job Opportunities section on our website and submit a resume and cover letter via:
Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Organizational skills
- Communication skills
- Athenahealth
- Data Collection
- Ellucian
- Academic Advising
- Peoplesoft
- Teaching
- Mentoring
- Public Speaking
- Word Processing
About Company
AIU offers four-year undergraduate degrees in Engineering, Business, and Design. We are now accepting applications from transfer students!
