Advisor, EOP/HEOP

About the Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives

The Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives (OADI) at Cornell University serves as a centralized hub that provides academic and professional development support and resources for undergraduate students who participate in or are interested in participating in its signature programs, as well as any other students who are interested in taking advantage of its unique advising model. OADI advisors work with students from all undergraduate colleges and schools, with a special focus on supporting the academic, professional, and community needs of students who are first-generation college goers and/or from lower-income backgrounds.

Our signature programs and direct services facilitate access to the broadest range of academic and professional enrichment opportunities at Cornell. The Arthur O. Eve Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) and the Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) were established in 1967 and 1969 to help facilitate students whose financial and academic environments have not allowed their potential to come to fruition. Cornell has hosted these programs since their start with the mission of “any person, any study” being central to opportunity and access.

The Opportunity

If you have a passion for working with first-generation, and low-income students, look no further. Reporting to the Director, OADI/Director of Student Opportunity Programs, and the Assistant Director, EOP/HEOP and Student Advising and Engagement, the EOP/HEOP Advisor will:

• Provide academic, personal, and financial counseling to students utilizing the services offered by OADI, primarily supporting students enrolled in the EOP/HEOP programs, but also for other OADI constituencies.
• Communicate with and advise prospective students and families throughout the admissions process with special attention at supporting EOP/HEOP process.
• Assist with recruitment and provide information about EOP/HEOP guidelines and institutional policies and procedures to prospective students, parents, the Cornell community, and guidance counselors through virtual and in-person recruiting travel.
• Advise enrolled students and prospective applicants and families on matters pertaining to financial aid.
• Provide programming and programmatic support for all OADI students and initiatives.

This position will require evening and weekend hours and is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement; the hybrid schedule will be determined at the time of hire.

What We Will Need

For full consideration, applicants must include both a resume and cover letter with their application. 

• Bachelor's Degree with at least 2 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Excellent interpersonal skills and service orientation
• Demonstrated organizational skills and proven ability to juggle multiple priorities
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated proficiency with computer applications including database management, presentation, spreadsheet, and word processing software
• Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Experience incorporating the perspectives of multiple communities, including communities of color.
• Experience working with diversity, equity, inclusion, and wellbeing programs.
• Passionate about working in an organization that values and promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and wellbeing.
• Ability to serve as an advocate for individuals of all ethnicities, genders, ages, and backgrounds.
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members

If you have all those things, great! We have a few more things that we would prefer you to have, but it’s ok if you don’t.

• Master’s Degree with at least 2 years of experience in counseling in an educational or related field
• Prior experience with diverse populations and particularly with opportunity program students
• Experience in student programming and conducting workshops
• Ability to speak multiple languages

Rewards and Benefits

• This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. Employees typically perform this role remotely 1 day per week and on-campus 4 days per week. The university reserves the right to modify, suspend, revoke or terminate the remote work arrangement at any time.
• The New York Convenience of employer guidelines require New York State individual tax reporting and withholdings for this position. Additional individual state income tax filings may also be required if working temporarily outside New York State.
• Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: https://hr.cornell.edu/benefits-pay.
• Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: https://hr.cornell.edu/jobs/your-total-rewards.
• Our leave provisions include health and personal leave, three weeks of vacation, up to 2 floating holidays and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1.
• Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program.

Visa sponsorship and relocation assistance are not available for this position.

University Job Title:

Student Svc Assoc II

Job Family:

Student Services

Level:

F

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Pay Range:

$68,445.00 - $74,958.00

Remote Option Availability:

Hybrid

Company:

Contract College

Contact Name:

Brenda Joly

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• Prior relevant work or industry experience

• Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position

• Unique applicable skills

• Academic Discipline

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2025-03-31