Director of Student Life
About The Position
The Director of Student Life is the content-area expert in leadership development theory and practice, guiding department personnel, student organization officers and advisors, and future officers to resources and opportunities as needed. This position connects leadership development opportunities to students and organizations. Directs the planning, administration, supervision, and evaluation of co-curricular student engagement programs and services. Leads the Student Life staff to create semester and yearlong-strategic goals and ensure planning and implementation of goals are in congruence with the University’s mission. Responsible for providing leadership for the Office of Student Life and its staff members, with the specific responsibility for planning, coordinating, and implementing a variety of programs and services that are designed to assist and support students in achieving academic and personal success. Provides oversight and leadership for campus-wide signature student events and programs. Serves as the lead system administrator responsible for maintaining the student engagement management system (HerdLife). Implements, designs, and facilitates training and student leadership development, including ongoing student organization officer and advisor support initiatives.
Requirements
- Expertise in leadership development theory and practice.
- Experience in directing the planning, administration, supervision, and evaluation of co-curricular student engagement programs and services.
- Experience in leading staff to create strategic goals and ensure alignment with a University's mission.
- Experience in providing leadership for an office and its staff.
- Experience in planning, coordinating, and implementing programs and services for student success.
- Experience in providing oversight and leadership for campus-wide events and programs.
- Experience as a system administrator for a student engagement management system.
- Experience in implementing, designing, and facilitating training and student leadership development.
- Experience in providing student organization officer and advisor support.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the content-area expert in leadership development theory and practice.
- Guide department personnel, student organization officers and advisors, and future officers to resources and opportunities.
- Connect leadership development opportunities to students and organizations.
- Direct the planning, administration, supervision, and evaluation of co-curricular student engagement programs and services.
- Lead the Student Life staff to create semester and yearlong-strategic goals.
- Ensure planning and implementation of goals are in congruence with the University’s mission.
- Provide leadership for the Office of Student Life and its staff members.
- Plan, coordinate, and implement a variety of programs and services to assist and support students in achieving academic and personal success.
- Provide oversight and leadership for campus-wide signature student events and programs.
- Serve as the lead system administrator responsible for maintaining the student engagement management system (HerdLife).
- Implement, design, and facilitate training and student leadership development.
- Provide ongoing student organization officer and advisor support initiatives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
