Assistant Director/Student Leadership and Engagement

Department: Student Programs and Involvement                 

Reports to: Director/Student Programs & Involvement
Status: Union Support Staff; Full time; Exempt                      
Work schedule: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Evening and weekend work is expected        Supervisory responsibility: Yes                                               
 

SUMMARY OF POSITION
Responsible for the leadership and oversight of Student Governing Association (SGA) engagement and governance. This position serves as an integral member of the SGA advising team, and leads student leadership development, co-curricular engagement, and enrollment management functions.  

KEY FUNCTIONS
SGA advising and governance support
45%: Serve as a key member of the SGA advising team, collaborating closely with the university’s Vice President for Academic Success & Student Affairs/Dean of Students and the Union’s Director/Student Programs and Involvement. Advise assigned SGA committees, leaders, and programs (e.g., funding committees, branch leadership, elections, and communications). Provide strategic guidance to ensure successful fulfillment of SGA mandates, special initiatives, and leadership development activities in a timely and accurate manner.

Oversee operational objectives with student leadership, advisors, and Union and university departments to ensure compliance with applicable policies and procedures. Oversee and support SGA’s administrative, financial, and personnel activities in coordination with Union and university HR, Union business services, university auditing, and other service partners.

Coordinate the administrative support of SGA, to include business operations, records management, correspondence, student travel, and special initiatives.

Departmental operations
25%: Oversee departmental procedures and internal controls to ensure compliance with Union, university, and state and federal regulations. Serve as a liaison with financial stakeholders and prepare required reports and recommendations. Hire, train, supervise, and evaluate staff, coordinating overall workflow. Provide leadership on risk management and liability for SGA activities. Support initiatives that promote student success, engagement, and community building. Manage SGA’s fiscal operations, including budget development, allocations, disbursements, projections, and policy compliance, and serve as the primary liaison between SGA, funding recipients, and the Union.

Student leadership and engagement initiatives
20%: Serve as a subject matter expert, providing education, guidance, and support on SGA and SPI policies, procedures, and governing documents to students, staff, advisors, campus partners, and other stakeholders.

Operate SPI’s enrollment management activities, to include recruitment fairs tabling, student orientation presentations, and prospective student campus visit sessions. Lead student engagement initiatives, to include Cat Trax, SafeRide, and other collaborative campus events. Oversee departmental marketing, communication, and outreach strategies. Coordinate management of front-desk operations and customer service functions.

Other duties
10%: Prepare reports, recommendations, findings, and other correspondence as required. Execute special projects and assignments as directed. Serve as member of Union’s leadership team as well as internal and external committees, and taskforces. Remain current and competent by developing professional contacts with colleagues; seek out professional development opportunities, etc. Perform other duties as assigned and instructed.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Education – Minimum

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and four or more years of demonstrated experience; or
• Master’s degree from an accredited institution and two or more years of demonstrated experience.

Education – Preferred

• Master’s degree from an accredited institution in college student personnel, counseling, higher education administration, student affairs, or related field.

Experience – Minimum Demonstrated

• Experience working in student affairs, student engagement, campus activities, or a related functional area;
• Strong program development, problem solving, public speaking, and written communication skills;
• Experience in advising and supervising student leaders;
• Ability to work cross-functionally and with a wide variety of projects and competing deadlines;
• Ability to work evenings and weekends.

Experience – Preferred Demonstrated

• Experience advising student government or related groups, to include policy interpretation and navigating group dynamics.
• Experience working with students from a variety of social and economic backgrounds.
• Experience with strategic planning, outreach, risk management, and assessment.
• Understanding of student development theory.
• Experience with budgeting and basic financial principles and practices.

Skills and Abilities
This position is primarily on-site and requires regular, routine, and predictable in-person attendance to effectively perform job duties. Work in a general office environment and event venues, to include outdoor settings. Remain seated/stand 40% of shift. Finger dexterity/movement for typing, picking up small objects and utilizing varying equipment. Hearing for average or normal conversations and to receive information. Sight to view computer, documents, and general office machinery. Verbal and written communication to present, convey and exchange information and ideas accurately and quickly.  Move, transport and position equipment weighing up to 20 pounds. There are no hazardous or significantly unpleasant physical conditions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the key functions of this position.

POSITION(S) SUPERVISED

Coordinator/Student Leadership and Engagement – Full time position

Graduate Assistant – Part time position(s)

Student Employee – Part time position(s)