Manager of Campus Life Activities

University of Redlands•Redlands, CA

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About The Position

The Manager of Campus Life Activities provides strategic leadership for student clubs and organizations, student organization policy and chartering (START @ REDLANDS), new student orientation, intramural programs, and campus-wide student engagement infrastructure. Reporting to the Dean of Student Campus Life, the position advances a cohesive, compliant, and developmentally grounded campus life ecosystem that supports student belonging, involvement, and leadership development in alignment with institutional priorities. The manager leads the design and continuous improvement of the student organization ecosystem, including chartering, re-registration, compliance, policy, governance, training, and ongoing support. The role also develops student engagement and marketing initiatives, collaborates with campus partners on space access and programming, supports commuter engagement and campus traditions, and participates in Residence Life and Housing on-call coverage. The position provides strategic direction for new student orientation and transition programs, oversees orientation staffing and assessment, and leads the intramural sports program. It supervises graduate assistants and student volunteers, manages assigned student organization budgets, and leads assessment of student engagement and organizational effectiveness. The role also supports divisional assessment, accreditation, and strategic planning.

Requirements

Master’s degree in higher education or a related field.
2–5 years of experience in event planning and execution, including event development, management, and assessment.
Experience supporting or coordinating marketing, communications, or outreach for student programs, events, or organizations.
Familiarity with social media platforms and digital tools for promoting programs, sharing information, and engaging student audiences.
Ability to collaborate on basic content creation, such as posts, flyers, and announcements, consistent with institutional branding and messaging.
Strong verbal, non-verbal, and written communication skills.
Ability to perform under pressure, relate positively to people, and motivate others as a participative team member.
Working knowledge of student support service units on a college campus.
Ability to interpret and evaluate problems raised by individuals or student organizations, analyze and define issues, draw valid conclusions, and project consequences of alternative actions.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and thorough knowledge of department and campus policies, procedures, and practices.
Demonstrated ability to interpret and enforce procedures and policies.
Ability to communicate effectively and follow instructions verbally and in writing.
Aptitude for learning evolving technology and recommending ways to improve efficiency.
Excellent technical, analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
Ability to operate standard office equipment.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Ability to recommend appropriate courses of action within established guidelines.
Ability to foster positive relationships and align internal and external resources to achieve university objectives.
Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality.
Ability to interact competently with a culturally and ethnically diverse population of students, faculty, and staff.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in a Student Affairs division at a college campus, including advising student organizations.
Experience delivering holistic student care.
Demonstrated skills in leadership, hiring and supervision, group facilitation, advising, training, programming, community development, conduct processes, mediation, and crisis intervention.
Experience mentoring or advising Greek organizations on a college campus.
Understanding of FERPA student records privacy regulations and other federal regulations.
Experience writing policy and processing documents.

Responsibilities

Lead the strategic design, implementation, and continuous improvement of student club and organization chartering, re-registration, compliance, and ongoing support.
Steward student organization policies, manuals, governance standards, and operational expectations, ensuring alignment with university policies, legal requirements, and best practices.
Partner with campus departments to communicate and consistently enforce student policies on organizations, space use, reservations, and events in a student-centered manner.
Activate reservable campus spaces to increase student engagement and identify barriers to co-curricular experiences.
Lead Campus Life marketing and communication efforts, including 25Live publication, social media, Navigate communication channels, the student mobile app liaison with Information Technology, the divisional program calendar, digital signage, and tabling.
Support commuter student engagement, civic engagement, voter registration, and campus traditions.
Partner with the Office for Inclusion and Community by attending meetings of student diversity-led clubs and organizations.
Partner with Residence Life and Housing to increase student organization engagement, belonging, and late-night and weekend programming.
Serve on the Residence Life and Housing on-call rotation.
Lead planning and implementation of the annual student Impact Awards.
Serve on university committees related to student life, class-based initiatives and programs, space utilization, campus policy, commencement, student recognition ceremonies, and student experience.
Oversee recognized student clubs, organizations, and their advisors, including training structures, leadership transitions, and organizational sustainability.
Develop and implement chartering and renewal processes emphasizing risk management, equity, leadership development, student success and career development, belonging, and institutional accountability.
Design and deliver mandatory student organization training on advisor responsibilities, risk management, officer onboarding, fiscal responsibility, inclusive leadership, and organizational success.
Provide strategic direction for New Student Orientation for first-year and transfer students and parents, integrating academic, social, and co-curricular engagement.
Collaborate with campus partners to align orientation content with institutional learning outcomes, student success priorities, and Campus Life activation efforts.
Oversee orientation leaders and staffing structures, training models, assessment strategies, and continuous improvement.
Lead and oversee the intramural sports program, promoting inclusive access, risk mitigation, wellness, and belonging.
Evaluate and evolve intramural offerings based on participation trends, student feedback, and campus capacity.
Supervise graduate assistants and student volunteers in campus life activation and student organizations.
Manage assigned Campus Life accounts for student organizations and ensure responsible stewardship aligned with divisional priorities.
Lead assessment and use of the Student Engagement Platform to evaluate student organizations, orientation outcomes, and student engagement metrics and inform student-centered success initiatives and decisions.
Support divisional assessment, accreditation, and strategic planning.