Assistant Director for Programs, Community and Belonging, Student Life

University of Florida•Gainesville, FL

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About The Position

This position provides leadership, management, and oversight for registered student organization support services, advisor resources, and student organization operations. It involves managing the coordination, education, and processing of student organization registration, event permitting, risk management, on-site event management, officer eligibility, space allocations, and related administrative processes. The role also involves developing and implementing training, resources, consultations, and educational opportunities for student organization leaders and advisors. Additionally, it requires serving as a primary resource for student leaders, advisors, and campus partners regarding student organization policies and procedures, and supporting student organization management systems like GatorConnect. The position also leads, coordinates, and elevates Community and Belonging programs that promote community development, student engagement, involvement, leadership development, and student connection. This includes planning, implementing, supervising, and assessing programs within the Community and Belonging portfolio, such as Speed Friending, individual and group involvement consultations, Break Buddies, MLK campus celebration, and Gator Wellness Day. The role involves coordinating program timelines, logistics, budgets, staffing plans, marketing needs, risk considerations, and assessment strategies. It also requires identifying opportunities to create and implement new programs, collaborating with campus departments and partners, and serving as a resource for event planning and management. Administrative duties include budget planning, monitoring, and reporting, as well as developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with other university departments. The position also involves administrative leadership, supervision, assessment, and strategic operations for the Office of Community and Belonging, including providing supervision, training, and support for professional staff, graduate assistants, and student employees. Strategic planning, goal setting, budget planning, financial monitoring, reporting, and resource allocation are key responsibilities. Assessment efforts related to student organization services, program effectiveness, student satisfaction, learning outcomes, and emerging student needs are also required. The role contributes to marketing, communication, and outreach strategies, stays informed of trends in student engagement and related areas, and participates in division-wide initiatives and committees. This position reports to the Director of Community and Belonging and provides reports to the Associate Director for Student Organizations.

Requirements

Master’s degree in appropriate area of specialization and two years of appropriate experience or a bachelor’s degree in appropriate areas of specialization and four years of experience.
Valid driver's license.
Demonstrated experience in advising students and working with event planning and student organizations at the college or university level
Demonstrated planning, organization, and communication skills (verbal and written).
Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects or tasks simultaneously.
Demonstrated knowledge and proficiency with computers and basic software applications.
Demonstrated a commitment to creating an welcoming and respectful environment through strong interpersonal skills
Demonstrated experience working with and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders and campus partners.
Demonstrated ability to understand, interpret, and apply rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
Demonstrated experience working with campus programming.
Demonstrated knowledge and skills in marketing and promotions.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience in budget development.

Nice To Haves

A Master’s Degree in Higher Education, College Student Personnel, or comparable field or a Bachelor’s in an appropriate field and 4+ (four) years relevant experience

Responsibilities

Provide leadership, management, and oversight for registered student organization support services, advisor resources, and student organization operations.
Manage the coordination, education, and processing of student organization registration, event permitting, risk management, on-site event management, officer eligibility, space allocations, and related administrative processes.
Develop and implement training, resources, consultations, and educational opportunities for student organization leaders and advisors related to leadership development, event planning, budgeting, policy interpretation, risk management, and program assessment.
Serve as a primary resource to student leaders, advisors, and campus partners regarding student organization policies, procedures, systems, and best practices.
Support the coordination and implementation of student organization management systems, including GatorConnect, and maintain accurate records, resources, and operational processes.
Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with campus partners, including Event Services, University Police Department, Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution, venue managers, and other university departments that support student organization activity.
Interpret university policies for students and student organizations relating to the management of programs, contracts, safety, liability and risk management, and fiscal management.
Lead, coordinate, and elevate Community and Belonging programs that promote community development, student engagement, involvement, leadership development, and student connection.
Provide leadership for the planning, implementation, supervision, and assessment of programs within the Community and Belonging portfolio, including but not limited to Speed Friending, individual and group involvement consultations, Break Buddies, MLK campus celebration, Gator Wellness Day, and other emerging initiatives.
Develop and refine programs that foster meaningful student connection, reduce isolation, support leadership development, and increase student engagement across campus.
Coordinate program timelines, logistics, budgets, staffing plans, marketing needs, risk considerations, and assessment strategies to ensure high-quality and sustainable program delivery.
Identify opportunities to create, elevate, and implement new programs that respond to student needs and advance the goals of the Office of Community and Belonging.
Collaborate with campus departments, student leaders, and community partners to strengthen programmatic efforts and expand student participation.
Serve as a resource for event planning and management for students, staff, and faculty as needed.
Assist with budget planning, monitoring, and reporting for events.
Assist in developing and maintaining collaborative relationships in programming efforts with other UF departments, including academic departments.
Assist with administrative leadership, supervision, assessment, and strategic operations for the Office of Community and Belonging.
Provide supervision, training, and support for professional staff, graduate assistants, and student employees assigned to student organization support and community programming functions.
Assist with strategic planning, goal setting, budget planning, financial monitoring, reporting, and resource allocation for assigned programs and services.
Develop, conduct, and analyze assessment efforts related to student organization services, program effectiveness, student satisfaction, learning outcomes, and emerging student needs.
Contribute to comprehensive marketing, communication, and outreach strategies that promote student involvement opportunities, programs, services, and resources.
Stay informed of trends and issues related to student engagement, student organizations, community development, and leadership development; make recommendations for improvements to programs, services, and operational practices.
Contributes to the Division and University through active participation on committees and division-wide initiatives (example opportunities: emergency dean on call, event support team, conduct committee, student welcome events, etc); and, other duties as assigned.