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University of Alaska Anchorage is hiring a Degree Completion Specialist. This role involves managing and maintaining the DegreeWorks auditing system, providing expert guidance on graduation processing, academic policies, and degree requirements, and supporting students, faculty, and advisors. The specialist evaluates and awards degrees, assists with NCAA eligibility certification, and collaborates with stakeholders to ensure system accuracy and efficiency.

Highlights

Manage and update the DegreeWorks degree auditing system for over 100 academic programs.
Serve as an information resource on graduation processing, university policies, and degree requirements.
Evaluate and award degrees to students in compliance with institutional standards.
Provide data analysis, reporting, and assistance with NCAA eligibility certification.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to maintain system accuracy and improve processes.
Participate in system testing, procedural updates, and cross-training within the Registrar's Office.
Required software knowledge includes DegreeWorks, Banner, and Microsoft Office.
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a related field plus two years of relevant experience or equivalent training.
Position offers a full-time, non-exempt staff role with competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including retirement options, paid holidays, tuition waivers, and medical coverage.
Supports all University of Alaska Anchorage campuses and extended campuses.

Degree Completion Specialist Full Description

The Office of the Registrar seeks a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual to join its team as a Degree Completion Specialist. This professional plays a key role in maintaining the integrity of the student record and providing a high standard of customer service. This position serves as an information resource specialist for graduation processing, Board of Regent and university policy, degree requirements and DegreeWorks to all of UAA, including its extended campuses. To learn more about our team, please visit our website at https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/registrar/.

The Degree Completion Specialist plays a vital role in supporting student success and institutional integrity by managing and maintaining UAA’s degree auditing system, DegreeWorks. This position serves as a subject matter expert, responsible for coding and updating over 100 academic programs, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure system accuracy and efficiency. The specialist is also a key resource for students, faculty, and advisors regarding graduation processes, academic regulations, and degree requirements. Responsibilities include evaluating and awarding degrees, providing data analysis and reporting, and assisting with NCAA eligibility certification. This role requires exceptional attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and a commitment to high-quality service, as well as involvement in system testing, procedural updates, and cross-training across Registrar’s Office functions.

To thrive in this role, candidates must possess strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex information clearly and provide exceptional service across various populations. Success requires sound judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to apply policies accurately in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. The ideal candidate is adaptable, organized, and able to manage sensitive information professionally. A willingness to learn new technologies and work both independently and collaboratively is essential. Experience in higher education or a similar service setting is required; familiarity with systems like Banner, DegreeWorks, and Microsoft

Office is preferred.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in related field and two years relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Position Details:

This is a full-time, non-exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. New hires will be placed on the UA Staff Salary Schedule, Grade 78, based on education and experience.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until a successful candidate is identified.

📃To view the full list of job responsibilities, please click HERE.

☎️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Reba Hale, at rmhale2@alaska.edu.

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction. Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

The University of Alaska (www.alaska.edu) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution. The University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination (www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu.

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.

Original Job Description

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in related field and two years relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Position Details:

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until a successful candidate is identified.

📃To view the full list of job responsibilities, please click HERE.

☎️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Reba Hale, at rmhale2@alaska.edu.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

Access to the reports is available at:

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