Academic Advisor

About the role

Ashesi University is hiring a full-time Academic Advisor for its Coaching, Counselling and Academic Advising unit, based in Berekuso. The unit supports student success through integrated coaching, counselling and academic advising. The advisor helps students choose classes, identify their strengths and select majors, keeps track of their progress and intervenes when grades or attendance decline. The role reports to the Senior Academic Advisor.

Key responsibilities

• Help students build realistic educational career plans through semester-by-semester schedule planning, with each student having an up-to-date plan through graduation.
• Meet advisees during orientation to help them adjust to university life, and hold special sessions for freshmen throughout the first year.
• Meet at least once per semester with continuing students to plan the next semester or summer and revise long-range academic schedules.
• Review progress toward educational and career goals, including grades and other performance indicators, at least once per semester.
• Follow up on unsatisfactory work, such as academic warnings, probation, failing or incomplete grades, with particular attention to students on academic probation.
• Stay proactively available to advisees on a regular basis.
• Analyse student data to inform interventions and improve advising services.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree with three to five years of relevant experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, active listening, empathy and emotional intelligence.
• Problem-solving, critical thinking, time management, attention to detail, record keeping and documentation.
• Student-centred approach, integrity and confidentiality, cultural competence and inclusivity, and collaboration with faculty and administrative units.

Required skills

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Student information systems
• Data analysis and reporting

Compensation is reviewed against industry benchmarks and includes health insurance, retirement benefits and paid leave. Applications are screened until the position is filled; shortlisted candidates may be asked to give an academic seminar, research talk, teaching simulation or practical assessment.