Director, Academic Advising and Career Services
Job Location:
Kenosha, WI - USA
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Job Summary
| Salary | $98883$102211 annually |
|---|---|
| Location | Kenosha Campus Kenosha Wisconsin |
| Employment Status | Full-time exempt |
| Compensation Grade | Grade L |
| Reports To | Dean Learning Resources and Student Services |
| Application Deadline | August 31 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Central Time |
The Director of Academic Advising and Career & Employment Services provides strategic and operational leadership for Gateways academic advising career development and employment services. This leader translates institutional priorities into departmental strategies implements student-centered programs and services and continuously improves practices that advance student success.
The Director leads integrated advising and career services supporting student onboarding persistence completion transfer employment and lifelong career readiness. Working across academic divisions Student Services employers workforce partners and community organizations the Director strengthens support systems improves service delivery and uses technology and data to advance institutional effectiveness.
This position supervises approximately 1618 Academic Advisors and the Manager of Career & Employment Services.
- Lead integrated student-centered advising and career services that support persistence completion transfer employment and lifelong career readiness.
- Strengthen departmental operations personnel technology grants and resources to support high-quality compliant and efficient services.
- Build partnerships with academic divisions employers workforce organizations and community partners that expand student support and experiential-learning opportunities.
- Use data assessment and continuous-improvement practices to strengthen departmental performance and student outcomes.
- Develop a collaborative accountable and service-focused team culture through coaching employee development innovation and clear expectations.
- Direct and continuously improve advising career development employer engagement experiential learning and student-success initiatives.
- Lead cross-functional planning with academic divisions Student Services Institutional Research Information Technology employers and community partners.
- Direct departmental operations technology initiatives staffing and resource allocation.
- Oversee grant implementation regulatory compliance performance monitoring and reporting.
- Establish performance measures monitor outcomes and align initiatives with institutional priorities.
- Provide leadership supervision coaching and performance management for department employees.
- Translate institutional priorities into departmental strategies service models and operational initiatives.
- Lead continuous improvement of advising and career-development models.
- Analyze student-success data labor-market trends workforce information and institutional performance measures.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen partnerships improve services use technology effectively and secure external funding.
- Build relationships with academic leaders faculty employers workforce organizations community partners students alumni and other stakeholders.
- Represent Gateway through professional partnerships advisory groups workforce initiatives and professional organizations.
- Communicate priorities outcomes recommendations and initiatives to internal and external stakeholders.
- Ensure advising and career services are accessible responsive student-centered and aligned with student and employer needs.
- Ensure compliance with institutional policies accreditation standards FERPA grant requirements and applicable regulations.
- Oversee departmental budgets grant administration reporting assessment activities and operational documentation.
- Oversee advising technologies career-management systems CRM platforms assessment processes and operational procedures.
- Maintain accountability for departmental records reporting and performance measures.
- Evaluate institutional workforce and student-success data to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Recommend improvements to advising models career services technology use resource allocation and operations.
- Balance competing priorities and implement solutions that improve student outcomes.
- Exercise sound judgment when interpreting policies regulatory requirements and strategic priorities.
- Serve on institutional committees and represent Gateway through professional organizations and workforce partnerships.
- Maintain current knowledge of trends best practices regulations and technologies.
- Support institutional initiatives special projects and other assigned duties.
Required qualifications:
- Bachelors degree.
- Five years of progressively responsible experience in higher education student affairs academic advising career services enrollment management or a related student-services environment including supervisory experience.
- Experience leading departmental operations student-success initiatives organizational change and services across multiple functional areas.
- Strong organizational planning analytical and communication skills.
- Experience leading coaching developing and evaluating professional employees.
- Knowledge of student-success practices academic advising career development student-development theory and institutional resources.
- Experience using student information systems CRM platforms advising technologies career-management systems or related technologies.
- Demonstrated professionalism sound judgment and ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Must be legally authorized to work permanently in the United States. Visa sponsorship is not available.
- Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
- Must be flexible to work daytime evening and weekend hours based on operational and student needs.
- Must travel among Gateway locations and to external partner sites.
- Must have reliable transportation.
At Gateway Technical College your leadership will help students navigate their educational journey connect learning with meaningful career opportunities and build a strong foundation for lifelong success. You will guide a team whose work directly influences student persistence completion transfer and employment outcomes throughout our communities.
Submit your application by August 31 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Central Time. Applications received after the deadline may not be considered.
This job posting is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities duties or responsibilities required of the employee. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Gateway Technical College does not discriminate against employees applicants for employment students or applicants for admission based on race color national origin ancestry sex sexual orientation creed religion political affiliation marital status parental status pregnancy disability age membership in any reserve component of the armed forces union affiliation arrest or conviction record or any other protected category under applicable local state or federal law.
Gateway Technical College is an Equal Opportunity/Access Educator/Employer operating under an Affirmative Action Plan. Reasonable accommodations and auxiliary aids will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
If you need an accommodation during the application or recruitment process contact the Office for Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights at or .
Your safety while employed at Gateway Technical College is a top priority. We encourage applicants to review Gateways Annual Security Report. The report includes crime statistics campus-safety policies crime-prevention information reporting procedures and other important safety information. To request a printed copy email or call .
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