Senior Advisor

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Location:

Santa Cruz

Full/Part Time:
Full Time

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The IRD for this job is:
12-01-2025

UC Santa Cruz is a public university like no other in California, combining the experience of a small, liberal arts college with the depth and rigor of a major research university. It is known as an unconventional place where innovation and experimentation is part of the campus's DNA. That playful, bold spirit still thrives today, all on a campus renowned as among the most beautiful in the world.

The Office of the Registrar maintains an accurate academic record for each student who enrolls at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and provides timely, accurate, and responsive services to students, faculty, staff and the public. We support student retention and graduation by educating and coaching students through the complexities of University policy and procedures. We enable successful progress toward students' dreams of advanced education and professional opportunities.

This position participates in the Academic Senate's Committee on Educational Policy (CEP), Committee on Courses of Instruction (CCI) and Graduate Council (GC) in curriculum, course, and program approval; academic advising and degree audit support; functional processing oversight of the Academic Information System (AIS) and other systems including Curriculum Approval and Tracking system (CAT), Coursedog for classroom and event scheduling; classroom scheduling and advocacy for renovations;

enrollment and fee assessment; grading and transcripts; graduation and diplomas; maintenance of student academic record integrity; preservation of permanent student academic records; enrollment reporting and data analysis; protecting the privacy of student academic records; certification of veteran student education benefits; and determination of legal residence for fee purposes.

More information can be found at: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..edu

Working independently under the general supervision of the Assistant Registrar, Records Manager, the Senior Advisor supervises the Records Team, coordinates record and enrollment processes, and provides support to colleges and academic departments with records-related guidance. This position interprets relevant regulatory compliance and implements an advanced understanding of Registrar based concepts and policies to ensure protection of student data. Uses professional Registrar student record based concepts, and applies a level of breadth and depth with student record and service delivery practices, policies, and regulations.

This position processes transcripts and applies transfer credit to UCSC student records; applies professional Registrar student service based concepts to student record functions; provides information and enforcement of institutional, state, and federal policies, procedures and regulations; and receives direction regarding more complex programs.

Budgeted Salary: $65,700 - $78,050/Annually. Salary commensurate with skills, qualifications and experience.

Under California law, the University of California, Santa Cruz is required to post a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. The salary shown above is the budgeted amount the University reasonably expects to pay and the salary extended should not exceed this posted amount.

Benefits Level Eligibility: Full benefits

Schedule Information:

• Full-time, Fixed
• Percentage of Time: 100%, 40 Hours per Week
• Days of the Week:
  Mon-Fri
• Shift Includes:
  Day

Employee Classification: Career appointment

Job End Date: None

Work Location: UC Santa Cruz Main Campus / Hybrid possibility

Union Representation: Non-Represented

Job Code Classification: REGISTRAR SUPV 1 (006154), Grade 20

Travel: Never or Rarely

30% - Leads the Records Advising Team

• Leads and supervises the Records Advising Team staff by monitoring, counseling, evaluating performance, and providing guidance and training.
• Coordinates frontline activities including the Registrar's email account, phone coverage, and in-person staffing.
• Recommends service improvements, ensures…