Title: Registrar

Employee Classification: Registrar

Campus: University of North Texas - Dallas

Division: DAL-Academic Aff & Stdnt Success

SubDivision-Department: DAL-Office of the Provost

Department: DAL-Registrar-521260

Job Location: Dallas

Salary: Commensurate with experience.

FTE: 1.000000

Retirement Eligibility:

About Us - Values Overview:

Department Summary

The Registrar’s Office support students by offering a variety of student services, i.e. registration, degree awarding/verification, commencement, official transcripts, and VA certifications. Our duty is to maintain integrity of our students’ academic records. Explore our site to access additional resources, such as the academic calendar, University catalog, FERPA, rules and regulations, residency, and Texas Tuition Rebate.

Position Overview

The University of North Texas at Dallas invites applications for the position of University Registrar. The Registrar has line responsibility for the operation of the Registrar’s Office including planning, budgeting, organizing, managing, and assessing student records, graduation, degree audit, registration, schedule of classes, classroom scheduling, certification, transcript production, and internal, state and federal reporting functions for the University in support of its mission. The Registrar reports to Assistant Provost in the division of Academic Affairs, serves various university committees, and is responsible for appropriate administration of academic policy.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree and six (6) years of experience in higher education or related field.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong interpersonal skills, including diplomacy, tact and professionalism.
• Demonstrated strong knowledge of regulatory, professional, and ethical guidelines in enrollment management to ensure compliance with college, state, federal, and other outside agency rules and regulations.
• Competency in planning and executing strategies for services and operations in a college/university environment, including skill in problem solving and change management.
• Ability to effectively use computer, database systems, and information technology.
• Ability to provide high quality customer service.
• Ability to work in a diverse, collaborative, results-oriented environment.
• Consistently exercises initiative.
• Establishes, motivates, and supports effective teams to meet objectives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefer experience with PeopleSoft, Coursedog (or other platforms that manage scheduling, catalogs, curriculum, and eForms workflow), National Student Clearinghouse, Parchment

Required License/Registration/Certifications

Job Duties:

• Responsible for maintenance and security of student academic records and for ensuring University policies, procedures and regulations that relate to this area are properly administered. Develops, refines, and documents processes and procedures in the students records area.
• Works collaboratively with academic and administrative areas of the University and IT Services to provide support processes/functions necessary to maintain an excellent standard of services related to student record for students, faculty, staff and external client.
• Hires, trains, monitors, and conducts scheduled evaluations of the work performance of employees supervised. Organizes staff and fiscal resources in support of priorities and workload demands.
• Responds to externally mandated local, state, and federal regulatory requirements.
• Acts as final authority for assuring that graduation candidates meet all university requirements of a degree.
• Responsible for assuring accuracy and timely delivery of official transcripts.
• Responsible for managing publication of catalogs, schedule of classes, and university academic calendar.
• Oversees and prepares annual operating and proposed budgets in accordance with university planning priorities and assesses the effectiveness of processes and functions to strive for continuous improvement.

Physical Requirements:

• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Lifting and Moving objects up to 20 pounds.
• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing. 

Environmental Hazards:

• No adverse environmental conditions expected.

Work Schedule:

M-F 8 am - 5 pm with occasional extended hours and weekend events.

Driving University Vehicle:

No

Security Sensitive:

This is a Security Sensitive Position.

Special Instructions:

Applicants must submit a minimum of two professional references as part of their application. If needed, additional references can be added after the application has been submitted. 

Benefits:

For information regarding our Benefits, click here.

EEO Statement:

The University of North Texas System is firmly committed to equal opportunity and does not permit -- and takes actions to prevent -- discrimination, harassment (including sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking) and retaliation on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application, employment practices and facilities; nor permits race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or sex discrimination and harassment in its admissions processes, and educational programs and activities, facilities and employment practices. The University of North Texas System promptly investigates complaints of discrimination, harassment and related retaliation and takes remedial action when appropriate. The University of North Texas System also takes actions to prevent retaliation against individuals who oppose any form of harassment or discriminatory practice, file a charge or report, or testify, assist or participate in an investigative proceeding or hearing.