Associate Vice President, Student Affairs
About The Position
As the Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, you will provide senior administrative and managerial leadership for departments within your assigned portfolio and serve as a strategic partner to the Vice President for Student Affairs. You will be responsible for ensuring that departmental goals, initiatives, and operations align with divisional and university priorities. This role requires the ability to lead across units, manage complex initiatives, and represent the Division in university governance and cross-campus collaborations. Strong communication skills, sound judgment, and a working knowledge of student affairs administration are essential for success in this position.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in higher education or student development-related fields.
- Seven years of progressively responsible administrative and leadership experience in student affairs.
- Strong communication skills
- Sound judgment
- Working knowledge of student affairs administration
Nice To Haves
- Ph.D. or Ed.D. in higher education or student development-related fields.
- Ten years of progressively responsible administrative and leadership experience in student affairs.
Responsibilities
- Provides direct supervision and leadership for assigned division departments and auxiliary unit(s).
- Oversees departmental goal setting, strategic planning, and performance outcomes.
- Directs the development and management of budgets, allocation of resources, program assessment and evaluation, and the establishment and implementation of policies and procedures.
- Responsible for the review and approval of all performance, work and entertainment contracts produced by reporting departments.
- Responsible for staff training and verifying all contracts comply with all TAMU rules and regulations.
- Serves as designee for student organization approver for risk compliance.
- Oversees auxiliary services to ensure financial sustainability and alignment with the university’s mission.
- Ensures departmental and auxiliary operations comply with university policies, procedures, and expectations.
- Oversees and leads strategic, time-bound projects and division-wide initiatives assigned by the Vice President for Student Affairs.
- Represents the Division of Student Affairs at appropriate activities and functions, both on and off campus.
- Serves as a resource person for students, parents and other constituents in helping them solve problems and obtain information.
- Serves as the Division of Student Affairs’ representative on standing university committees, councils, and working groups.
- Serves as the Division’s liaison for Campus Programs for Minors (CPM) under their purview
- Serves as the designated appeal officer for student organization–related disciplinary cases within the Division of Student Affairs.
Benefits
- Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing 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 to attend conferences, workshops, and more
- Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
