Associate Director of Student Engagement and Leadership

Chatham University•Pittsburgh, PA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Director of Student Engagement and Leadership is a 12-month live-on position responsible for operational leadership, program strategy, and management within the Office of Student Engagement and Leadership. The Associate Director oversees the implementation of campus traditions, leadership development frameworks, student organization governance, and night and weekend programs while co-managing student center operations. This role requires a high-energy leader committed to fostering student learning, retention, and inclusive excellence. Flexibility, strong management skills, and a commitment to inclusive leadership are essential. In addition to the primary responsibilities within Student Engagement and Leadership, this position serves in the residence life on-call duty rotation, for which the Associate Director receives an on-campus apartment and meal plan. This position involves high student contact, which includes work outside of traditional business hours, including evenings and weekends, at certain times throughout the academic year.

Requirements

Master’s degree in higher education administration or related field with a minimum of 2 years of professional experience in student affairs, campus activities, or student leadership preferred.
Graduate or other transferrable experience will be considered if applicable.
Proven track record of managing complex programs, advising student organizations, and supervising student staff or graduate assistants.
Ability to embrace and support a culture of collegiality, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and demonstrate understanding of and strong commitment to customer service and a student-centered experience.
Deep understanding of student development theory, crisis response, and inclusive programming models.
Experience working successfully with departments within student affairs and the campus at large to provide activities, programs, and services for undergraduate and graduate students.
Strong project management, organizational, and budget tracking skills.
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with special sensitivity to the needs of a diverse student population.

Responsibilities

Oversee the planning, execution, and assessment of dynamic campus traditions, late-night programming, Welcome Week, and signature university events.
Co-lead the development and implementation of a university-wide student leadership development model.
Drive engagement efforts for all student populations (including transfer and commuter students) and serve on related campus committees.
Ensure an inclusive excellence framework is integrated across all OSE events and student group operations.
Directly supervise assigned graduate assistants (e.g., Success Coach GA), and student leader teams (campus activities board and/or orientation leaders).
Oversee student organization support and governance, student leader and advisor support, student organization budgets, and student org meeting/event management.
Partner with Marketing and Communications to lead departmental outreach and promotion.
Manage program-specific budgets and assist in overall departmental budget tracking.
Partner with the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness to develop a robust and equity centered assessment tool to assess and evaluate student experiences and programmatic initiatives.
Utilize institutional assessment tools and student feedback (e.g., Cougars Care data) to evaluate and improve engagement initiatives.
Co-lead cross-departmental planning meetings and represent the unit on division-wide committees.
Serve in the on-call duty rotation, provide crisis management, and support the Cougars Care system.
Instruct 1 section of SDE 101 (Strategies for Student Success in College) in the fall semester (upon approval of supervisor).