Assistant Director

Texas A&M • College Station, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Director, under general direction, executes the Department of Student Activities’ development plan and provides programmatic oversight for departmental events and campus traditions. The role works with department, division, and university stakeholders—including students, former students, and student organizations—and supports efforts to communicate the department’s story through development activities.

In collaboration with the Director, the Assistant Director creates and maintains the department’s development plan, leads departmental development activities, and supports related work by advised student organizations, the division, and the Texas A&M Foundation. The position also manages an area within Student Activities, including its strategic planning, budget, major programs and initiatives, and assessment. The Assistant Director serves on the department’s Leadership Team and supervises budgeted employees, with indirect supervision of graduate and practicum students, student workers, and interns.

The position represents the department at offsite donor-cultivation events and may require work at night and on periodic weekends. The proposed minimum salary is $6,666.67 per month; the posting also lists a salary of $80,000 per year. Departmental professional-development funding of up to $3,600 per year may be available for professional development opportunities and conference attendance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Six years of relevant, progressively responsible administrative or management experience in student affairs in higher education.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to use word-processing, spreadsheet, and database programs.
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
• Ability to work nights and periodic weekends as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in higher education, student affairs, or a related field from an accredited institution.
• Five or more years of post-graduate experience in higher education, student affairs, or the specific areas described in the position description.
• Significant student-group advising, leadership training, risk-management, and supervisory ability.

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with the Director, create and maintain a development plan for Student Activities.
• Collaborate with division and university partners to communicate the department’s story and produce materials for development efforts.
• Lead the department’s development activities and support development activities of advised student organizations and the division, including donor recognition, cultivation events, and donor communication.
• Manage development correspondence and reports, and maintain donor files.
• Serve as the departmental liaison to Playfly Sports when sponsorship opportunities arise.
• Oversee student-organization development initiatives and engage student leaders in identifying donor opportunities and building relationships with private and corporate donors.
• Create and lead training, presentations, templates, and guides for development consultation and guidance to departmentally advised student organizations.
• Assist the Texas A&M Foundation with administering and training student-organization development activities and endowment spending.
• Manage an area within the Department of Student Activities, including strategic planning, budget development and adherence, major programs, campus traditions and initiatives, and assessment planning.
• Assist the Senior Leadership Team with department-wide initiatives and planning, and serve as a member of the department’s Leadership Team.
• Represent the department at offsite donor-cultivation events and partner with the Texas A&M Foundation to identify and coordinate travel opportunities that strengthen donor relations and provide department exposure.
• Directly supervise budgeted employees and indirectly supervise graduate and practicum students, student workers, and interns.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance; Texas A&M contributes to employee health and basic life premiums.
• 12–15 days of annual paid holidays.
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month.
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
• Free exercise programs and release time.
• Free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support for conferences, workshops, and other professional development.
• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while employed at Texas A&M.
• Access to Living Well, a university employee wellness program.
• May be eligible for up to $3,600 per year in departmental funding for professional development and conference attendance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior