Qualifications:

Required Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, Special Needs/Disability Education, Counseling, Social Work, Psychology or related fields

Required Experience:

• 3+ years working in higher education or related experience
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust and collaborative relationships with students and colleagues
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills in English; Arabic language skills are a plus
• Sound judgment, discretion, initiative, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a university environment
• Strong organizational, time management, and budget-tracking skills; ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines with accuracy and attention to detail
• Effective problem-solving skills, including the ability to manage scheduling, resolve issues, and communicate clearly in escalated situations
• Flexibility and adaptability in a changing work environment, including willingness to work some evening and weekend hours
• Effectively manage high caseloads and competing priorities, particularly during peak academic periods (e.g., start of semester, exam seasons), while maintaining accuracy, responsiveness, and student-centered care

Preferred Experience:

• Adobe/design experience
• Advanced MS Excel experience
• Self-sufficiency regarding technology and its uses
• Ability to make presentations in front of small and large groups
• Excellent communication skills
• Arabic language is highly preferred

Additional Information:

NYU Abu Dhabi is a degree-granting research university with a fully integrated liberal arts and science undergraduate program in the Arts, Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Engineering. NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU New York, and NYU Shanghai, form the backbone of NYU’s global network university, an interconnected network of portal campuses and academic centers across six continents that enable seamless international mobility of students and faculty in their pursuit of academic and scholarly activity. This global university represents a transformative shift in higher education, one in which the intellectual and creative endeavors of academia are shaped and examined through an international and multicultural perspective. As a major intellectual hub at the crossroads of the Arab world, NYUAD serves as a center for scholarly thought, advanced research, knowledge creation, and sharing, through its academic, research, and creative activities.

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