Registrar Specialist Contract

Registrar Specialist
External posting
Full-Time, Temporary, Exempt , Administrative/Professional

JOB SUMMARY: The Registrar Specialist supports the
efficient administration of various Registrar-related functions,
including
student registration, grading, degree audits, transfer credit evaluation, and
graduation processing. This role involves
adjudicating student petitions,
assisting with the verification of student records, and collaborating with
other offices to provide
enrollment services. The Registrar Specialist is
critical in maintaining accurate student records and ensuring compliance
with
institutional policies and regulations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES &
RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct degree
  audits and confirm degrees.
• Review, adjudicate, and process student petitions for incorporation into the degree audit
  system.
• Assist with evaluation of transfer credit from other educational institutions.
• Prepare registration and enrollment
  related reports.
• Assist with registration-related activities.
• Collaborate with other student service offices in providing
  enrollment services and programming (Advisement Center, Orientation Programs, Financial Services, etc.).
• Collaborate with department
  chairpersons and deans in processing petitions and graduation audits and maintain written records/documentation of such
  collaborations.
• Collaborate with Registrar’s staff in the preparation of state and federal reports (NSC, CEPI, etc.) to help ensure
  the timely and accurate submission of these records.
• Assist in certifying student athlete eligibility.
• Assist in the
  processing of Independent Study course requests.
• Assist in processing verification of degrees and records as assigned.
• Other
  duties as assigned.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Supervision
is received from the Associate Registrar
under
the general supervision of the Registrar.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

Assist
with the supervision of
student employees and with coordination of their work
as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s
  degree from an accredited college or university.
• Technology skills, knowledge, and learning abilities commensurate with the
  increasing technology-related demands of the Registrar’s Office.
• Proficiency in Office 365 suite (to include Word, Excel, and
  PowerPoint) and ability to learn specialized software.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent oral and written
  communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Must have customer-service oriented attitude and demonstrable, successful
  customer-service experience.
• Ability to work independently yet function effectively as a team member.
• Ability to work under
  occasional pressure and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with respect to student
  records.
• Experience and ability to positively interact with diverse student populations and groups
• Ability to perform the
  essential duties of the position with or without accommodation.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Duties are
performed
indoors and not normally exposed to adverse conditions.

The above reflects the
general details considered
necessary to describe the essential functions of the
job and shall not be construed as an exhaustive statement of
duties,
responsibilities, or requirements that may be inherent in the job. It is not intended to limit or in any way
modify the right
of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of
employees under his/her supervision. The
use of a particular expression
or illustration describing duties shall not be
held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level
of
difficulty.

Posted through: Open Until Filled
Applicants must apply online at jobs.svsu.edu.

About
SVSU:
Saginaw
Valley State University is a comprehensive university with more than
100 programs of study for its roughly 7,000 students. Located on a
suburban
campus in Michigan’s Great Lakes Bay Region, SVSU is committed to a supportive
and empowering environment for students,
faculty and staff. For nine
consecutive years, SVSU has been recognized as a “Great College to Work For”
(2016-2024).

SVSU
emphasizes undergraduate teaching and learning, and community-based
research. SVSU earned the Community Engagement classification from
the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, a distinction achieved by only 7
percent of U.S. colleges and universities.
By their senior year, 84 percent of
students have engaged with community employers and agencies in internships,
field placements or
some other component of their academic preparation.

SVSU is establishing itself as a leader in STEAM education for the Great
Lakes
Bay Region, partnering with businesses, foundations and school districts to
improve students’ performance in math, science and
the arts at the middle
school, high school and university levels. SVSU is building the first
university research station on Lake
Huron, expanding its commitment to
freshwater research and public health.

More than 70 percent of SVSU freshmen live on campus in
student housing that
has been rated No. 1 among public universities in the U.S. (2018-2024). SVSU
fields 20 varsity sports at the NCAA
Division II level. The average class size
is 23 students. For more information, please visit our website, http://www.svsu.edu.

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