Director of Student Life and Engagement

Spelman College Portal•Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

The Office of Student Life and Engagement inspires student engagement and a sense of civility, commitment, consistency, and accountability. The Director of Student Life and Engagement is an innovative student-centered leader who can support, challenge, and engage students in campus life. The Director of Student Life and Engagement is a full time, twelve months position responsible for managing a comprehensive portfolio of campus and community programs, events, and services. The incumbent plays a pivotal role in student leadership development, and works closely with students, faculty, and staff to initiate, plan, develop, and facilitate events and activities that support the academic mission of the College and the quality of student life on campus.

Requirements

Bachelor’s required.
The incumbent must have 3-5 years of experience in student leadership development, higher education, counseling and/or related field is also a requirement.
Demonstrated experience leading, managing and motivating professional and paraprofessional staff.
The position requires a strong commitment to the mission of Spelman College and to the Division of Student Affairs.
The incumbent must have a demonstrated ability to build relationships and collaborate with students, organizations, faculty, staff, parents and alumnae, and the ability to apply student development theory and assessment/ learning outcomes.
This position also requires knowledge and understanding state and local policies, procedures, regulations, and laws pertaining to higher education and risk management.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience with budgeting and fiscal management is also required.
The incumbent of this position must be willing to work irregular and flexible hours.
The incumbent will possess unquestioned integrity, demonstrate a strong customer service orientation, and good relationship-building skills.
In addition, the incumbent must possess a professional demeanor, exemplary communication and interpersonal skills, a high degree of self-direction, attention to detail, and demonstrated skills with effectively managing multiple priorities and challenging situations.
The incumbent must have an understanding of the values and expectations of a highly selective, private, liberal arts college for women of African descent.
Excellent oral and written communication skills are required when presenting information and responding to inquiries or complaints from students, faculty, staff, parents, regulatory agencies, or members of the general community.
Must be able to address matters with diplomacy and tact.
Incumbent must be able to read and interpret various documents, and financial reports.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must have immediate skills using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and competency with using the internet, and Outlook or similar software.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred or other terminal degree preferred

Responsibilities

Responsible for assessing student needs and developing innovative student-centered co-curricular programs, activities, and events that enhances the educational experiences of Spelman students.
Effectively leads, motivates, supervises, trains, and evaluates a team of staff consisting of a Program Managers, Program Coordinator, and student staff.
Leads the development of multiple departmental budgets and engage in fiscally responsible decision making processes and outcomes.
Assists the Vice-President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students with evaluating and managing the Student Activity Fee allocations.
Advise the Student Government Association, including officers, the executive committee, and the senate in all aspects of program selection, organizational development, leadership development and civic engagement.
Responsible for developing a robust emerging leaders’ program that will complement the classroom and student life experiences. Specifically, programs should provide growth opportunities in the context of personal, ethical, and organizational development; communication; teamwork; knowledge of leadership theory and change theory; multicultural competencies; and accountability through a series of workshops and conferences, with a culminating Leadership Certificate Program.
Leads the development, implementation, and evaluation of college traditions such as New Student Orientation, Leadership Institute Retreat, Homecoming, Family Weekend, Miss Spelman Pageant, Class Elections, etc. in collaboration with students, staff, and faculty.
Reviews, revises, and maintains Student Life and Engagement policies and procedures.
Responsible for developing risk management strategies to reduce the College’s liability as related to student organizations, programs, events, and activities.
Leads the development of print, electronic and web media management, communications, marketing, and public relations.
Coordinates and/or participates in committees, task forces, and professional associations and conferences.
Provides regular evaluation, maintenance, and upkeep of the Manley College Center.
This position will be required to travel, work evenings and weekends.