Assistant Director of Leadership & Engagement

Susquehanna University•Selinsgrove, PA

About The Position

The Assistant Director for Leadership & Engagement reports directly to the Director of Leadership & Engagement and provides vision, leadership, and advising to enhance extracurricular engagement, primarily for the fraternity and sorority community, while supporting student engagement and leadership development opportunities for all Susquehanna University students. The position promotes alignment of fraternities and sororities with their founding principles and university values, and supports student success and persistence, with a particular but not exclusive focus on affiliated students. The role provides strategic leadership for Fraternity and Sorority Life, advises student governing councils and chapters, supervises undergraduate interns, and coordinates education, recruitment, risk-management, and community programming. It also supports Leadership & Engagement office programs and university traditions, collaborates with Residence Life, assists chapters with budgets and housing-related matters, and participates in the Student Life on-call rotation. The position is exempt under FLSA regulations and is identified as a Campus Security Authority, with associated Clery Act reporting and annual training responsibilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
At least two years of experience advising fraternities and/or sororities.
Demonstrated experience with or working knowledge of fraternity and/or sorority recruitment or new-member processes.
Demonstrated success planning and organizing small- to large-scale events.
Demonstrated experience working with Greek organizations, including but not limited to IFC, Panhellenic, service, honors, and Divine Nine organizations.
Knowledge of current issues facing Greek communities in higher education.
Ability to balance advocacy for Greek chapters with individual and organizational accountability and alignment with university policies and practices.
Knowledge of compliance and reporting requirements for the Pennsylvania Act 80 Timothy Piazza Law and the federal Stop Campus Hazing Act.
Knowledge of project coordination and program design for undergraduate students.
Knowledge of assessment, including developing learning outcomes and using data to evaluate and adjust programs or services.
Knowledge of student development theory and current issues and emerging trends related to student persistence and retention, particularly at a residential liberal arts campus.
Ability to plan and organize small and large events.
Knowledge of English, including vocabulary, spelling, composition, and grammar.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including formal presentations to groups.
Ability to set priorities and advocate for team concepts.
Ability to work collaboratively with faculty and staff.
Ability to work occasional nights and weekends.
Ability to stand or sit for extended periods, move around campus, talk and hear instruction, and occasionally use manual dexterity to feel, handle, and reach.
Ability to occasionally stoop, crouch, bend, and lift up to 10 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Student Affairs, Higher Education Administration, or a related field.
Experience supervising student staff.

Responsibilities

Provide direction, leadership, strategic thinking, and vision for Susquehanna’s Fraternity and Sorority Life community.
Develop and implement programs promoting member leadership development, harm reduction, and risk-management education.
Advise the Inter Fraternity Council (IFC), Panhellenic Council (NPC), and Order of Omega.
Maintain direct advising relationships with four IFC fraternities, four NPC sororities, and two Divine Nine chapters through regular individual and group presidential meetings and attendance at chapter programs and events.
Supervise undergraduate interns who support governing councils and the fraternity and sorority community, including oversight of Greek Week.
Train and support chapter faculty and staff advisors regarding policies and processes.
Serve as a liaison to membership organizations and their support networks, including headquarters staff, local, state, and regional volunteers, chapter advisors, and alumni groups.
Lead or coordinate educational programming, including hazing prevention, alcohol education such as TiPs, bystander intervention such as Green Dot, and party registration.
Oversee semesterly recruitment processes and review chapter new-member education and membership-intake plans to support safe and healthy processes.
Develop processes to track community service hours and philanthropy dollars.
Assist chapters with budget management and timely reconciliation, including fundraising deposits, check requests, and reimbursements.
Collaborate with Residence Life and support chapters in university-owned houses, including housing assignments and processes, inspections, storage, and shared oversight of house managers.
Support Leadership & Engagement programming, student leaders, and campus partners in planning and executing major traditions and large-scale initiatives, including Orientation Leader selection and training, Welcome Week, Parent & Family Weekend, Homecoming, Halloween on the Ave., Student Life Leadership Awards, Senior Week, and Charlie’s Lounge programming.
Provide programmatic support to Leadership & Engagement professional staff to help deliver inclusive and equitable student learning and development within Student Life.
Serve in the Student Life On-Call Duty rotation.
Report Clery Act crimes disclosed to the employee and complete annual Campus Security Authority training.