Registrar

Posting Details

Position Information

Working Title

Registrar

Department

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Compensation Title

Registrar

Position Number

30001783

Position Status

Regular

Work Schedule

Full time

Hours per Week

37.5

Months per Year

12

Purpose of Position

The University Registrar for Northern Kentucky University provides leadership and oversight of daily office operations of the office of the Registrar, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and outstanding customer service.

This role manages critical processes, including degree audits, course and classroom scheduling, registration, grading, graduation processing, transcript management, veteran benefits processing, and residency determination. The Registrar plays a key role in enrollment management, overseeing certification of enrollment, major declarations, and demographic updates while ensuring accuracy and efficiency in student recordkeeping. This position also leads efforts to enhance technology systems, optimize workflows, and improve service delivery.

As a key advisor to university leadership, the Registrar analyzes enrollment trends, supports institutional reporting, and provides insights for academic planning and student success initiatives. The role also represents the university on committees, collaborates with faculty and administrative departments, and contributes to broader student retention and progression strategies.

Primary Responsibilities

Student Records Management & System Administration

• Leads the management and ongoing enhancement of the University's integrated Student Life-Cycle Management ( SLCM ) system, ensuring accuracy, security, and efficiency in student records, and assisting with institution-wide transitions to new student systems.
• Oversees core registrar functions, including transcript management, course registration processes (drop / add), residency determination, veteran benefit processing, enrollment certification, and major declarations, while ensuring accurate, timely, and confidential service.
• Drives innovation in digital student services and records management, collaborating with campus partners to improve reporting, automation, data security, and student support systems, while establishing best practices for data integrity, audits, and record retention.
• Acts as a key problem-solver and liaison, resolving complex student records issues in coordination with faculty, advisors, and student services staff - ensuring consistent, student-centered support across all academic and administrative units.

Leadership, Training, & Strategic Initiatives

Office Operations & Budget Management

Student Records Reporting & Compliance

Calendar & Scheduling Oversight

Policy Compliance

Qualifications

Please attach a resume, cover letter, references and a brief statement (up to 1 page) describing your perspective on the Registrar's role in supporting student success at NKU . Consider how this aligns with the university's core values, broad range of academic programs, and the varied backgrounds and needs of our students.

Minimum Education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Education

Master's Degree

Minimum Experience

See posting detail

Salary

Pay Grade

UN

Posting Detail Information

Requisition Number

2025S2160

Job Open Date

08 / 12 / 2025

Job Close Date

Quick Link

https : / / jobs.nku.edu / postings / 14585

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