Indigenous Graduate Student Advisor

Job title:

Indigenous Graduate Pupil Advisor

Firm

College of British Columbia

Job description

Employees – Non Union

Job Class M&P – AAPS

Job Profile AAPS Salaried – Pupil Administration, Degree C

Job Title Indigenous Graduate Pupil Advisor

Division UBCO | Program Assist | Aboriginal Packages and Providers

Compensation Vary

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Posting Finish Date January 24, 2024

Word: Purposes will likely be accepted till 11:59 PM on the day previous to the Posting Finish Date above.

Job Finish Date Feb 28, 2026

Job Abstract
Develops, offers, evaluates and assesses scholar advising companies, packages and tasks for the UBC Okanagan campus with the intention to help the educational success, private growth and retention of all graduate diploma college students with a specific deal with First Nation, Métis, and Inuit college students. Advises Indigenous graduate college students by the admission utility cycle and consults with the Supervisor, Analytics and Awards School of Graduate Research (CoGS), to supply steering associated to making use of for each inside and exterior award funding. Extra duties for this place embrace: the creation and dissemination of print and digital info associated to all packages, assists within the growth and use of knowledge expertise because it pertains to scholar advising and Indigenous Packages and Providers, growth and implementation of recruiting and retention actions that help scholar success; participates within the administration of the IndigenousPrograms and Providers and School of Graduate Research places of work.

Organizational Standing
The place reviews collectively to the Affiliate Director of IndigenousPrograms and Providers (IPS) and the Director of the School of Graduate Research (CoGS). The incumbent works independently, with initiative and appreciable autonomy underneath the final supervision of the Affiliate DirectorIPS and Director CoGS. The place contributes on to the event of coverage and priorities of the models and identifies actions to combine the suggestions of UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan. The incumbent interacts usually and consults with school and college members, departmental advisors, Pupil (Peer) Advisors, Work-Examine college students, and scholar service personnel elsewhere on campus.

Work Carried out

Pupil Advising Providers

• Evaluates and makes strategic suggestions for areas of potential enchancment and progress in Indigenous Packages and Providers and the School of Graduate Research and develops packages and insurance policies to go well with.
• Maintains present information of scholar advising requirements and greatest practices by attending and presenting at conferences and workshops and sustaining membership in scholar advising organizations.
• Collaborates on scholar growth tasks with different campus models.
• Researches and implements liaison initiatives between different schools and campus models.
• Evaluates packages and recommends enhancements.
• Creates/develops enhanced and devoted advisory companies for potential and present Indigenous graduate college students by the coed life-cycle.
• Develops and facilitates workshops for UBC Indigenous undergraduate college students keen on graduate research, and fosters connections with advising employees in undergraduate models to develop a holistic undergraduate to graduate advising mannequin.

Oversees and ensures productive dialogue with graduate program places of work associated to Indigenous graduate college students and advises on greatest practices to help scholar success.

Coverage Improvement and Strategic Planning

• Identifies systematic limitations to the Indigenous graduate scholar expertise as they work together with UBC places of work and companies, and offers options to decreasing limitations/ and or recommends coverage adjustments.
• Critiques and assesses related UBC insurance policies and procedures and proposes options and /or enterprise course of enhancements that may have a constructive impact for indigenous graduate scholar admissions, enrolment and retention.
• Identifies methods and works collaboratively with the Postdoctoral Affairs Coordinator CoGS to advertise and help Indigenous postdoctoral fellow positions on UBC’s Okanagan campus.

Strategic Program Improvement

• In partnership with schools and departments/models, creates and implements the Pathways to Graduate Research for Indigenous College students program to help the transition of Indigenous undergraduate college students to graduate research at UBC Okanagan.
• Develops and implements plans for program governance, recruitment, orientations, and transitions.
• Plans and manages the Pathways to Graduate Research for Indigenous College students three-week summer season intensive program, together with school participation, studying plans, tuition and awards, lodging plans, and analysis.
• Develops, writes, edits and oversees the design, publication and distribution of program supplies (print and digital).
• Develops and maintains partnerships with the Supporting Aboriginal Graduate Enhancement (SAGE) program.

Educational Success, Private Improvement and Retention of College students

• Directs college students to develop a holistic view of educational and profession plans with the intention to stability tutorial, skilled, social and private calls for.
• Assesses and interprets scholar’s tutorial and private objectives and identifies applicable packages.
• Companions with Graduate Program Coordinators to supply recommendation on College diploma and certificates program necessities and admission standards, alternate and/or further instructional choices.
• Assists college students with course choice to make sure they meet diploma necessities and chosen program conditions.
• Gathers and analyzes info to assist resolve advanced scholar program points in partnership with related models and schools.
• Evaluates and assists college students to request alternatives to review exterior UBC.
• Interprets and advises on College insurance policies and procedures and rules.
• Evaluates scholar requests for tutorial concession and offers applicable recommendation, motion and follow-up.
• Identifies college students in disaster, both private or tutorial, and advises on accessible tutorial choices and private help companies on campus.
• Advises and educates college students about growth of profession plans and offering referrals to different applicable campus models for additional exploration.
• Contributes, interprets and applies College admission insurance policies.
• Develops and implements recruiting and retention actions: Consults and collaborates on the design, growth, and modifying of different promotional supplies.

• Plans and prepares multimedia supplies for publicity initiatives to advertise tutorial packages at recruitment and orientation occasions.
• Evaluates promotional planning technique regularly.
• Participates in advising and orientation occasions for different campus models.
• Participates in training/profession gala’s, welcome periods and collaborating in on-campus recruitment initiatives.
• Participates in outreach occasions for potential college students, faculty counselors and oldsters as requested.
• Designs, develops, and implements net applied sciences pertinent to the communication, outreach, and success of scholars in all packages.

Workplace Administration

• Studies on utilized info applied sciences pertaining to Indigenous Pupil Advising to judge the utilization, functioning and communication success of applied sciences in scholar advising, recruitment, retention, and growth.
• Participates within the recruitment, hiring and coaching {of professional} advisors and different employees as wanted.
• Participates in growth of working coverage to enhance effectivity.
• Works collaboratively with models throughout the Okanagan campus in supporting the UBC Indigenous Strategic Plan and UBC Okanagan’s Declaration of Reality and Reconciliation commitments to recruit, retain, and promote the educational success of First Nation, Métis, and Inuit college students.
• Participates within the ongoing growth of College-wide scholar info techniques and companies, and contributes to the continued growth of UBC’s imaginative and prescient because it pertains to advising companies.
• Acts as liaison between college students and school/departments to facilitate applicable resolutions of disputes between school and college students.
• Performs different duties associated to the help and growth of scholar advising and the operation of the Indigenous Packages and Providers unit and the School of Graduate Research workplace.

Consequence of Error/Judgement

Misinterpretation of College insurance policies might trigger college students critical problem achieve their instructional aims. Advising selections straight impacts the standard of scholar expertise. Poor efficiency on this place would contribute to inefficient operation and low-quality service being offered by Indigenous Packages and Providers and the School of Graduate Research. This in flip impacts the repute and credibility of the College thereby affecting the recruitment and retention of scholars, and the College’s relationships with Indigenous communities. Not contemplating the intercultural points of communication with and dedication to college students can adversely have an effect on the advisor’s skill to perform in a culturally numerous enviornment. Errors have an effect on the standard of printed supplies and have detrimental monetary implications.
Administration selections straight have an effect on the Aboriginal Packages and Providers and the School of Graduate Research Workplace’s skill to function effectively. Errors in determination making might have a critical detrimental have an effect on on scholar success and progress by the coed lifecycle.

Supervision Obtained
The advisor works independently underneath the final course of the Affiliate Director, Indigenous Packages and Providers and Director of the School of Graduate Research.

Supervision Given
This place might supervise clerical employees and/or scholar employees (peer advisors, co-op college students, work-study college students).

Minimal {Qualifications}
Undergraduate diploma in a related self-discipline. Minimal of 4 to 5 years of associated expertise, or an equal mixture of training and expertise.

Most well-liked {Qualifications}

• Graduate diploma in a associated self-discipline most popular.
• Three to 5 years’ expertise in post-secondary advising or counselling and administration or an equal mixture of training and expertise.
• Expertise working with First Nation, Métis, and Inuit college students or communities.
• Demonstrated interpersonal abilities (artistic, diplomatic, inter-culturally delicate, affected person, tactful, and so forth.).
• Demonstrated oral and written communication, time administration and organizational abilities.
• Capacity to make considerate, knowledgeable, and thorough selections
• Capacity to research issues, determine key info and points, and successfully resolve.
• Capacity to work successfully with minimal supervision and inside a group setting.
• Capacity to deal with stress inside a multi-faceted work setting.
• Capacity to journey exterior UBC.
• Capacity to successfully use MS Workplace at an intermediate degree.

Anticipated wage

Location

Canada

Job date

Solar, 14 Jan 2024 07:33:21 GMT

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