Associate Director for Greek Managed Houses

University of Arkansas • Fayetteville, NC

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About The Position

The Associate Director for Greek Housing advances the mission of the university by fostering a vibrant, safe, and well-maintained Greek residential community. This role directly enhances student experience and overall campus life through strategic leadership, operational management, and strong partnerships with stakeholders. The Associate Director for Greek Housing serves as the central liaison between fraternity and sorority chapters, Greek Housing Corporations, University Housing, and key campus partners. This role provides strategic oversight of university-managed Greek housing by coordinating daily operations such as budgeting, occupancy processes, and communication regarding facility needs. The Associate Director helps ensure timely response to housing concerns by facilitating collaboration with University Housing, FAMA, vendors, and service providers. This position also supports long-term planning discussions related to space needs, capital improvements, and overall facility priorities. Regular walkthroughs, relationship building, and proactive problem-solving are core components of the role, along with supervising Greek housing staff and managing operational budgets to ensure alignment with departmental goals. Evening and occasional weekend work may be required to support the needs of the Greek residential community. Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a related field (e.g., Higher Education, Student Affairs, Health Education, Business, or similar) from an accredited institution of higher education
• At least two years of experience in housing or facilities operations, including responsibilities such as budget management, contract administration, and coordination of capital improvement projects or similar operational functions
• Knowledge of residential or student housing operations, including occupancy processes and basic maintenance coordination
• Understanding of budget preparation, monitoring, and reporting
• Effective organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple requests and deadlines
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to interpret and apply university policies, housing standards, and safety procedures

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in or with Greek organizations, such as employment with a fraternity/sorority headquarters or in a university housing or Greek life office
• Experience coordinating residential or facility-related maintenance issues
• Experience serving in an on-call capacity for emergencies, facilities issues, or crisis response
• Background in design, construction, or facilities management, with progressive experience in housing operations, maintenance, or capital project oversight
• Experience supervising part-time and/or full-time employee

Responsibilities

• Fostering a vibrant, safe, and well-maintained Greek residential community.
• Enhancing student experience and overall campus life through strategic leadership and operational management.
• Serving as the central liaison between fraternity and sorority chapters, Greek Housing Corporations, University Housing, and key campus partners.
• Providing strategic oversight of university-managed Greek housing by coordinating daily operations such as budgeting, occupancy processes, and communication regarding facility needs.
• Ensuring timely response to housing concerns by facilitating collaboration with University Housing, FAMA, vendors, and service providers.
• Supporting long-term planning discussions related to space needs, capital improvements, and overall facility priorities.
• Supervising Greek housing staff and managing operational budgets to ensure alignment with departmental goals.

Benefits

• university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance
• tuition waivers for employees and their families
• 12 official holidays
• immediate leave accrual
• a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees