Key Responsibilities:

Research and Resource Development:

• Conceive appropriate resources, based on the advising needs of students.
• Conduct research on global/local best practices, academic literature, expert opinion and other sources.
• Elicit feedback from advising office team members, partner offices, students, faculty and alumni.
• Edit, format, and present resources in appropriate media, so they are accessible to students and advisers.
• Update previously developed resources as needed.

Data analysis: 

• Conduct data cleaning, analysis and presentation using relevant software as needed for various projects.
• Conceive and implement ways of pursuing data-driven improvement in the office’s work on campus.

Project Leadership: 

• Take ownership of assigned projects, i.e., taking initiative in designing and implementing project, being self-directed in setting goals/milestones, making autonomous decisions on an ongoing basis.
• Take a leadership role in developing relationships across campus, coordination and collaboration with campus-partners, and the successful implementation and execution of the office’s plans. 

Other: 

• Contribute to the general administration of the office, as needed, including: § Communications, budgets, office space, documentation and records-management, compliance with university regulations, recruiting, etc. § Organizing and managing events, meetings, etc. 
• Support AM- and DM-Advising as needed: § Resource Dissemination (Newsletter, Website and Portal) § University wide events § PD research. 
• As part of a very small office, you should be willing to participate at all levels of the office’s functioning (from basic administration to policy-setting leadership). 
• Serve as thought-partner to the Student Success initiative of the Office; when possible, provide operational support to the work of Student Success. 
• Serve as a though-partner for the OSA domain as needed.
• Develop your own professional development pathway for your growth as a higher education professional. This is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities associated with the job. The DM-Advising and/or Associate Dean may assign additional tasks as deemed necessary. 

To be successful in this position, you must have the following skills and qualities: 

(i) genuine commitment to and passion for improving student experience. 

(ii) leadership and entrepreneurial skills (taking ownership, initiative-taking, multi-tasking, creative problem-solving, self-driven and autonomous goal setting and execution. 

(iii) strong supervision, collaboration and team-working skills. 

(iv) research, writing, and communication skills. 

(v) superb professionalism (meeting deadlines, diligent work-ethic, delivering high-quality output, etc.); and equally important.

(vi) ability to learn and grow (identifying strengths/weaknesses, openness to feedback, working on short- and long-term skill development in growth-areas, etc.).

Person Specifications:

Qualification Bachelors (Hons.) from a reputable university

Experience Work experience in a research-based role.

Knowledge Background in a relevant field (e.g. educational studies, developmental psychology, public policy, etc.)

Skills and Attributes: 

• Strong research skills. 
• Excellent communication, presentation & writing skills.
• Proficiency in statistical analysis.
• Leadership, autonomous functioning, goal setting and comfort with ambiguity that comes with setting up a new office.
• Willingness to learn and grow (both through self-learning and through feedback).
• Excellent interpersonal skills and teamwork. Ability to interact and collaborate collegially with stakeholders at multiple levels, both internally and externally.
• Creative problem-solving and initiative-taking.
• Sound execution and work ethic, needed to deliver on the office’s goals.
• Good administrative skills.
• Ability to thrive under pressure and a ‘can-do’ attitude.
• Familiarity with program design and program evaluation tools.

Additional Information:

Travel may be required along with some weekend work and other non-standard work hours.

About the Office:

The new university-wide Office of Academic Advising was established in 2020 and was integrated with

the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) in 2022. Its mission is to enhance and standardize student

advising/support across schools to ensure that all students have the guidance and support to make the

most out of their LUMS experience. 

The Office has two main initiatives: 

• Academic Advising
• Student Success.

The Academic Advising initiative is primarily a school-facing function. It involves collaborating with

the University’s Provost, school Deans, program chairs, advising units, and department coordinators to

improve the quality of student support at LUMS. 

The initiative aims to fulfill this mission by: 

(i) building consensus among stakeholders around university-wide standards for advising. 

(ii) capacity-building of school-based advising. 

(iii) thought-partnering and back-end support for the schools’ advising initiatives.

(iv) creating resources for schools/advisers/students. 

(v) monitoring the impact of advising initiatives and collecting community input for ongoing improvement; and 

(vi) coordinating among stakeholders.

(II) The Student Success initiative focuses on specific student populations and specific advising domains

that require additional resources, programming, and support to enable students to thrive. 

This involves: 

(i) identifying high-priority student populations and domains of student life needing enhancement. 

(ii) creating a plan for appropriate resources, programming and other forms of support for the identified populations/domains. 

(iii) collaborating with schools, administrative offices, and other campus partners to create and deliver these resources/programming. 

(iv) monitoring the initiative’s impact to identify ongoing improvements. In its initial phase, the initiative will focus on support for NOP scholars as the main student population and graduate applications as the main domain for which enhanced support, programming, and resources are needed.

Work:

Schedule Work hours may extend into the evenings and weekends to accommodate deadlines or events. During the Covid-19 situation, you may be allowed to work from home, which will require you to create a suitable work environment for yourself (internet connectivity, an environment that supports your productivity at home per your own preferences and working style, setting your own workhours, etc.)

If you are interested, then please send your resume and a writing sample at advising@lums.edu.pk