Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs

Louisiana State University • Baton Rouge, LA

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About The Position

Reporting to the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Assistant Vice President (AVP) helps to lead the Division of Student Affairs in efforts to help students maximize the roughly 153 hours that students spend outside of the classroom each week. In doing this, the AVP will provide leadership and support for the Student Health Center, University Recreation (UREC), and Disability Services, in addition to serving as the divisional lead for divisional assessment related efforts. The AVP is a key member of the Student Affairs central leadership team that includes the Vice President for Student Affairs, Associate Vice President & Dean of Students, and the Chief of Staff.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP: Leading with Impact Through Data and Relationships While the Vice President for Student Affairs serves as the division’s chief storyteller, the Assistant Vice President will play a critical role in shaping that narrative by partnering with department heads on assessment efforts, supporting data acquisition, and fostering relationships with key stakeholders. Through these collaborations, the AVP will lead initiatives to collect and analyze data that demonstrate the Division’s impact on the campus community. Driving Continuous Improvement and Excellence Each year, the Division of Student Affairs strives to enhance its work by building on past successes to achieve even greater impact. This commitment to excellence demands a data-informed approach rooted in honest, comprehensive assessment of our programs, services, events, and experiences. The Assistant Vice President will play a pivotal role in designing and implementing a framework for continuous improvement, including external review processes to ensure quality, relevance, efficiency, and alignment with both divisional and institutional goals. Integrating Wellbeing into the Student Success Narrative While student success is often measured by retention and graduation rates, we also have a critical opportunity to help students build lifelong habits that support their health and wellbeing. These efforts enhance the LSU experience and contribute to long-term success beyond college. The Assistant Vice President will play a key role in ensuring wellbeing remains present in our student success strategies.

OUR INVESTMENT IN THE AVP’S SUCCESS: In the Division of Student Affairs, we ask our staff to be All In—for our students, for the university, and for one another. At the same time, we recognize that the relationship between the institution and its employees should be mutually beneficial. To this end, our commitment to the AVP includes: Commitment to Continuous Growth Grounded in the belief that learning and growth are lifelong pursuits, the Division of Student Affairs is dedicated to supporting the ongoing development of its leaders. In addition to a range of internal and external professional development opportunities, the AVP will receive a 6-month one-on-one executive coaching experience to support a smooth and successful transition into the role and to further enhance their skills. Strategy Leadership Development The Division of Student Affairs operates with a lean leadership team, which creates a unique opportunity for the AVP to serve as a strategic thought partner. In this role, the AVP will help shape and lead initiatives and impact decisions that foster the conditions and environments most conducive to every LSU student’s success. Intentional Career Planning The AVP will collaborate closely with the Vice President for Student Affairs to design a personalized professional development plan. This plan will not only position the AVP for success at LSU but also support their short and long-term career aspirations.

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education and 8 years of experience. Progressive experience in higher education, including at least seven years of significant supervisory experience.
• LSU values skills, experience, and expertise. Candidates who have relevant experience in key job responsibilities are encouraged to apply— a degree is not required as long as the candidate meets the required years of experience specified in the job description.

Nice To Haves

• Terminal degree from an accredited institution of higher education.
• Five or more years’ management experience at or above the director/department head level.
• Demonstrated experience working on cross-institutional teams to solve problems.
• User experience (UX), design-thinking, or other program/organizational development expertise.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and support for the LSU Student Health Center, Disability Services, and University Recreation.
• Serves as divisional lead in assessment efforts related to understanding the impact of divisional programs and services on student success and how to maintain a culture of continuous improvement.
• Serves as a point person for divisional and cross divisional initiatives in support of institutional objectives.
• Grow and foster partnerships across the university that are crucial to helping the Division of Student Affairs execute mission critical work.
• Serves as a key member of the Student Affairs leadership team.
• Provides strategic leadership and oversight for the LSU Student Health Center (Medical, Mental Health, Wellness, Operations), Disability Services, and University Recreation and their 120+ full-time staff members.
• Executes key Student Affairs initiatives and serves as a primary representative for divisional and cross divisional initiatives in support of institutional objectives.
• Demonstrates divisional attitudes and priorities in all aspects of work.
• Maintains active and strong cross-campus relationships with faculty and staff in support of student affairs and student wellbeing to advance collaborations.
• Serves as a primary representative for internal and external stakeholders.
• Sets the expectations for how the departments supervised engages with departments across campus.
• Responsible for setting and leveraging external relations in order to advance the goals of the division.
• Leads the use of data to assess the quality of programs and services, ensures efficient use of institutional resources, and facilitates divisional continuous improvement efforts.
• Facilitates divisional assessment efforts including SACSCOC accreditation, research efforts, and data management.
• Uses data to assess the quality of programs and services and ensures efficient use of institutional resources.
• Is accountable for ensuring reporting departments outputs including human resource decisions, administrative tasks, programs/services/events/experiences, and all communication exudes a high degree of quality.
• Sets and evaluates quality expectations for the department.
• Embraces and executes the marginal gains approach and seeks to increase level of all services, events, programs, and experiences in department for continuous improvement every academic year.
• Other duties as assigned by the Vice President for Student Affairs. This includes but is not limited to: efforts that support broad division/institution efforts including at least 40 hours per year spent helping divisional initiatives such as Move-In Day, Welcome Week, Family Weekend, Career Expo, Disability Services Finals Testing, other special projects etc.

Benefits

• LSU offers outstanding benefits to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement options; various leave options; paid holidays; wellness benefits; tuition exemption for qualified positions; training and development opportunities; employee discounts; and more!

What This Job Offers

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