Associate Director / Senior Associate Director, Student Organizations and Fraternity & Sorority Life, UNLV Student Life [R0150087]

Nevada System of Higher Education

6d•$73,884 - $91,090

About The Position

The Associate Director / Senior Associate Director for Student Organizations and Fraternity & Sorority Life assists in the management of the Student Involvement & Activities office and provides direction and oversight for the management of over 450 Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) and more than 25 Fraternities and Sororities. In collaboration with University stakeholders and RSO advisors, the Associate Director / Senior Associate Director works to manage the risks associated with student organizations providing oversight for the annual RSO registration process including policy development, policy adherence, and training and development. The Associate Director / Senior Associate Director serves as a point of contact for RSO advisors and works with a staff team to provide training and resources for RSO’s, implement annual programmatic initiatives, and to broadly promote the value of involvement. Fraternity and Sorority life responsibilities include leadership for a system that includes Fraternity Association, Panhellenic, National Pan-Hellenic and Multicultural Greek chapters and emphasizes community development values, high scholastic performance, leadership development, campus involvement, organizational management and fiscal integrity, commitment to and participation in appropriate governing bodies, interpersonal and group development, individual and group responsibility, community service and philanthropy, and university loyalty. In collaboration with University stakeholders, Inter/national Organizations, chapter advisors, Governing Councils, and chapter leadership the Associate Director works to manage the risks associated with Greek organizations and hold students accountable to fraternal values and University policies. The Associate Director / Senior Associate Director supervises two Coordinators for Involvement and Student Organizations and two Coordinators for Fraternity and Sorority Life and indirectly supervises multiple teams of student staff. In conjunction with the Executive Director, the Associate Director / Senior Associate Director provides direction for the entire Student Involvement and Activities office including setting strategic goals, assessing outcomes, evaluating aggregated data, and allocating the budget. The Senior Associate Director has an enhanced role in establishing partnerships with academic units in support of student co-curricular engagement, managing and analyzing assessment data in support of University Top Tier Strategic Plan, and chairing major university-wide initiatives. Through the intentional use of student development theory and leadership models this position works to enhance a growing sense of community by fostering students’ awareness and appreciation for involvement in co-curricular activities and experiences focused on personal growth and development. Ability to work evenings and weekends required.

Requirements

The Associate Director position requires a master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university recognized by the United States Department of Education and/or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and minimum six years of experience post-masters full-time experience; three years’ experience in direct supervision of staff, and experience working directly with student organizations and fraternities and sororities required.
Experience with budget management, risk management, and student leadership and training are required.
In addition, the Senior Associate Director position requires a minimum of eight years post-masters full-time experience and two years post-masters experience in direct supervision of full-time staff.
Credentials must be obtained prior to the employment start date.
Knowledge of student development theory
Knowledgeable about assessment methodology
Knowledgeable about best practices for registration of student organizations
Knowledgeable about best practices for fraternity and sorority advising and risk management
Knowledgeable of National Panhellenic Conference, North American Interfraternity Conference, National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), and National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFCO) organizations
Experience with facilitating student learning and organizational development
Excellent interpersonal skills, able to communicate in verbal and written form
Experience with assessment of student outcomes
Effective staff supervision
Experience with staff and student development and training
Experience with assessment of student needs and outcomes
Experience with risk management and responding to student issues
Ability to form and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of groups of students, the University Community, the Las Vegas Community, and national/international umbrella organizations
The ability to educate and advise students
Ability to work autonomously and to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
Able to exercise exceptional judgement, ensure strict confidentiality, and demonstrate outstanding professionalism in a range of situations

Nice To Haves

Experience working with commuter student populations
Experience managing Student Organization Registration process
Experience advising fraternal governing councils
Experience supervising full-time staff
Membership in an international/national fraternity or sorority

Responsibilities

Assists in the management of the Student Involvement & Activities office
Provides direction and oversight for the management of over 450 Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) and more than 25 Fraternities and Sororities
Works to manage the risks associated with student organizations providing oversight for the annual RSO registration process including policy development, policy adherence, and training and development
Serves as a point of contact for RSO advisors and works with a staff team to provide training and resources for RSO’s, implement annual programmatic initiatives, and to broadly promote the value of involvement
Provides leadership for a system that includes Fraternity Association, Panhellenic, National Pan-Hellenic and Multicultural Greek chapters and emphasizes community development values, high scholastic performance, leadership development, campus involvement, organizational management and fiscal integrity, commitment to and participation in appropriate governing bodies, interpersonal and group development, individual and group responsibility, community service and philanthropy, and university loyalty
Works to manage the risks associated with Greek organizations and hold students accountable to fraternal values and University policies
Supervises two Coordinators for Involvement and Student Organizations and two Coordinators for Fraternity and Sorority Life and indirectly supervises multiple teams of student staff
Provides direction for the entire Student Involvement and Activities office including setting strategic goals, assessing outcomes, evaluating aggregated data, and allocating the budget
Establishing partnerships with academic units in support of student co-curricular engagement
Managing and analyzing assessment data in support of University Top Tier Strategic Plan
Chairing major university-wide initiatives
Fostering students’ awareness and appreciation for involvement in co-curricular activities and experiences focused on personal growth and development