Manage registrar operations including enrollment services, academic planning, information and records management and training

Reporting to the Registrar for the Division of Continuing Education (DCE), the Associate Registrar manages all course registration operations for Harvard Extension School (HES) and Harvard Summer School (HSS) and determines how best to implement new enrollment policies and procedures into SIS and online registration systems. The Associate Registrar serves as a key member of the Registrar¿s senior management team and works closely with division leaders in Academic Administration, Degree Programs, Student Financial Services (SFS), Special Programs, and Enrollment and Retention (E&R) to define registration requirements and processes for new programs, courses, and educational partnerships. This position also serves as a functional lead in technology projects and upgrades affecting registration and student record systems and applications.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Leads registration and enrollment operations for Harvard Extension School (1,000+ courses and 16,000+ students) and Harvard Summer School ( 500+ courses and 9,000+ students)
• Develops registration processes for open, limited-enrollment, and special program courses and integrates new course and programs offerings into registration operations with eye towards scalability, flexibility, growth, and the dynamic nature of continuing education
• Enforces registration and enrollment policies; manages registration restrictions and requirements governing maximum enrollment, time conflicts, prerequisites, waitlists, and special approvals; ensures consistency in policy application across various terms, programs, and student processes in support of scalability and academic integrity
• Recommends improvements to streamline course registration, improve student service, increase efficiency, and expand automated processing; writes technical specifications for revisions and enhancements to SIS and registration applications; works with Registrar¿s Office QA team and MIS programmers to implement and test new processes
• Oversees and manages the Registrar¿s Office registration and records units (a team of five); responsible for effective staff management, including hiring and orientation, training and development, workflow and performance management, and the promotion of an inclusive and innovative work environment
• Collaborates with Registrar's Office senior management team in planning for all aspects of registration, courses, calendars, communications, and project and policy implementations
• Collaborates with SFS on integrated registration and payment operations; collaborates with HES and HSS Academic Deans, program and E&R directors on enrollment policies and regulations; advises broader faculty, students, and staff regarding registration-related records and enrollment processes and procedures; provides ongoing training and documentation
• Leads discovery and implementation of changes and functional improvements to Banner SIS and student self-service applications relating to registration and records; advises Registrar's Office and DCE staff of roadblocks related to achieving policy changes in SIS; troubleshoots unforeseen challenges and brainstorms potential solutions
• Ensures compliance with DCE policies as well as federal, state, and University-wide regulations

In order to be considered for this role, a resume and cover letter must be submitted with application.

The Division of Continuing Education (DCE) comprises several entities serving about 30,000 students annually. The Harvard Extension School, the Harvard Summer School, the Harvard Professional Development Programs and the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement allow Harvard to serve the learning needs of students across their life. For more than a century, Harvard Extension School has made Harvard faculty and teaching accessible to a diverse community of local, national, and international students. Harvard Extension School enrolls approximately 16,000 students per year in approximately 46 graduate and undergraduate liberal arts and professional fields. More than 1,500 open enrollment courses are offered year-round with over 600 available online are offered at affordable prices to our communities across the world. Harvard Summer School offers approximately 450 courses on the Harvard Campus to 10,000 secondary school, college and adult learners and more than 30 international study abroad programs for up to 600 students each summer. The Division also includes the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement with approximately 550 active members and Harvard Professional Development Programs offering 80 short noncredit courses to almost 4,000 learners annually.

All formal offers will be made by FAS Human Resources.

Harvard offers an outstanding benefits package including:

• Time Off: 3 - 4 weeks paid vacation, paid holiday break, 12 paid sick days, 11.5 paid holidays, and 3 paid personal days per year.
• Medical/Dental/Vision: We offer a variety of excellent medical plans, dental & vision plans, all coverage begins as of your start date.
• Retirement: University-funded retirement plan with full vesting after 3 years of service.
• Tuition Assistance Program: Competitive tuition assistance program, $40 per class at the Harvard Extension School and discounted options through participating Harvard grad schools.
• Transportation: Harvard offers a 50% discounted MBTA pass as well as additional options to assist employees in their daily commute.
• Wellness options: Harvard offers programs and classes at little or no cost, including stress management, massages, nutrition, meditation and complimentary health services.
• Harvard access to athletic facilities, libraries, campus events and many discounts throughout metro Boston.