What are the responsibilities and job description for the Temporary Hire - Systems Solutions Specialist (2-year grant-funded) position at University of Massachusetts?
Temporary Hire - Systems Solutions Specialist (2-year grant-funded)
Job no : 525394
Work type : Staff Full Time
Campus : UMass Dartmouth
Department : University Records
Pay Grade : No Pay Grade
Categories : Information Technology, Other Staff Positions, Admissions / Enrollment / Student Recruitment, Academic Advising & Learning Resources, Computer & Information Technology, Technical, Analytics / Programming / Data, Project Management, Academic Affairs
OFFICIAL JOB TITLE : Systems Solutions Specialist (2-year, grant-funded)
DIVISION : Enrollment Management
BARGAINING UNIT STATUS : Non-Unit Professional
DEPARTMENT : University Registrar
FLSA STATUS : Exempt
REPORTS TO : University Registrar
SUPERVISES : N / A
SUMMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION : The Systems Solutions Specialist works as a member of the University Registrar's Office with a focus on student degree / academic progression and course planning systems. Following the University's best practices to build and / or support student academic success and retention, the Systems Solution Specialist collaborates with campus constituents and vendors to analyze, establish, and document requirements for the degree planning tool's implementation and maintenance as well as other student records related systems to meet strategic objectives for student persistence and timely graduation.
EXAMPLES OF PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Leads and oversees student records-related technology improvements including a degree / course planning tool through configuration, development, implementation, and maintenance
- Collaborates with campus constituents, IT departments (internally and UMass-system level), and software vendor partners to create and manage workflow rules, data validation, and report queries
- Develops and implements a graduation readiness project including progress tracking aimed at identifying students who are within one semester of degree completion utilizing the degree planning tool
- Collaborates with college deans and chairpersons to improve and automate the degree clearance / certification process
- Partners with Associate Registrar on course capacity planning to ensure timely graduation of students
- Manages degree planning and completion reporting efforts by generating, evaluating and compiling data, authoring and distributing customized queries and reports, dashboards, and data visualizations
- Develops and supports electronic workflows related to student records enterprise systems
- Trains faculty, advisors, chairpersons, graduate program directors, deans, and staff in degree planning capabilities and results interpretation documenting processes and promoting knowledge sharing
- Performs other job-related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned and / or the job description changed periodically to reflect changing organization needs
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :
Demonstrated (over three years) project management experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED :
SALARY : $65,000-$75,000
UMass Dartmouth offers exciting benefits such as :
Benefits for Non-Unit Professional : Non-Unit Professional
Applicants must be authorized for employment in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship is not available.
To apply please submit a letter of interest, a current resume and the contact information for three professional references.
The review of applications will be ongoing until the position is filled.
Advertised : Nov 08 2024 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close :
Salary : $65,000 - $75,000
