Job Description:

The Assistant Registrar primarily supports faculty and students in areas including course scheduling, faculty grading, and student registration. This position plays an important role in supporting the Registrar in day-to-day operational decision-making, managing the College Catalog, and improving internal processes, forms, and the maintenance of academic data. The position requires both technical and relationship-building skills and collaboration with other Berry office staff, faculty, and administration is essential. The ideal candidate will be prepared to mentor and support students within a diverse campus community.

Responsibilities include the following:

• Maintain courses in the student SIS (Jenzabar), reflecting course descriptions, pre-requisites, co-requisites, and related data. Work with Academic Departments each semester to create and maintain course section schedules.
• Oversee the official College Catalogs (Acalog), updating policy and course data approved by the Academic Council and Graduate Council.
• Support student registration during pre-registration and add/drop and create individualized courses as needed.
• Work with the Registrar to coordinate final grade submission by faculty and the production of Probation/Suspension/Dean's Lists.
• Initiate improvements in the presentation and processing of forms.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience in a higher education setting, preferably in a Registrar's Office or other administrative or student-support office.
• Previous experience working with student information systems (SIS) in the college setting. Experience with Jenzabar's SIS is preferred.
• Mastery of Microsoft Office software including Word and Excel
• Experience maintaining confidential data and working with database reporting tools.
• Proven track record of successful collaboration with students and faculty
• Skill with creative problem-solving and conflict resolution

Additional Information:

ABOUT BERRY COLLEGE

Berry is a selective independent college of 2,200 students located adjacent to Rome, GA, midway between Atlanta, GA, and Chattanooga, TN. Berry's educational approach deliberately unites challenging academic programs with practical work experience in a residential campus community that encourages faith and emphasizes caring for the needs of others above self. This commitment to an "education of the head, heart, and hands" remains as relevant today as when our founder instilled this ethic more than a century ago. Nationally recognized for quality of learning and quality of life, Berry offers first-rate undergraduate degree programs in the sciences, humanities, arts, and human sciences, as well as undergraduate and master's level opportunities in

business and teacher education. The College's stunning 27,000-acre campus affords opportunities that cannot be duplicated elsewhere. Berry's ongoing commitment is to provide exceptional educational experiences to talented students from a wide range of social, racial, and economic backgrounds.

COLLEGE COMMITMENTS

Berry College is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse faculty and staff. An Equal Opportunity Institution, Berry complies with all applicable laws and provisions prohibiting discrimination in its educational and employment policies. Berry respects the essential dignity of all individuals and accordingly hires and promotes employees without regard to matters of personal identity such as race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and political affiliation. Berry College is committed to ensuring facilities, programs, services, and activities are accessible to everyone, including those seeking employment at Berry College. Inquiries about interview or workplace accommodations are welcomed and can be directed to Wayne Phipps, Assistant Vice President for Human Resources, at (706) 290-2698.

Application Instructions:

Applicants should electronically submit a letter of application, resume, and the contact information for three professional references. The job is open until filled. Application review will begin November 6 and will continue until a qualified individual has been hired.

Specific questions about the position may be sent directly to Dr. Bryce Durbin, Registrar and Director of Institutional Research at bdurbin@berry.edu.