The division of Student Affairs at the University of North Alabama is accepting applications for the position of Executive Director of Housing & Residence Life. This position requires a strategic, student-centered, and collaborative leader responsible for providing comprehensive direction over a large and complex housing and residence life operation. This position oversees campus housing management, residential education, staff leadership, crisis response, conduct processes, and student success initiatives that promote belonging, learning, and well-being. At present, the department has over 50 professional, graduate, and undergraduate student staff that serve over 2,000 students living in on campus residence halls and apartments. This position manages significant human, financial, and physical resources; leads data-informed decision making; and ensures alignment of the residential experience with the University mission and student success priorities. This position works closely with varied campus partners to create welcoming and safe residential communities that support student growth and persistence. Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Minimum qualifications for this position include: a master’s degree in higher education, student affairs, counseling, educational leadership, or a related field is required; seven to ten years of progressively responsible leadership experience within housing/residence life or student affairs is required; supervisory experience, including oversight of professional staff and multiple functional areas is required; proven experience with budget management and resource management is required; experience with crisis response, conduct processes, and student support systems is required; experience working with housing software systems is required; experience managing large-scale residential operations or complex auxiliary systems is preferred; experience with retention initiatives, residential curriculum, learning communities, and/or student success platforms is preferred; and experience with capital planning, facilities oversight, and/or housing master planning is preferred.
To view a complete job description and/or apply for this position, please visit our Online Employment System at https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/una/jobs/5307064/executive-director-housing-residence-life. Applications will only be accepted via this system. Please be prepared to upload a cover letter and resume/CV at the time of application as well as provide contact information (including email address) for at least three professional references. For questions, please email employment@una.edu or call 256-765-4291 and select option #2. Selecting an option other than #2 will result in a delayed response.
UNA is an equal opportunity employer. UNA seeks a wide range of applicants for its positions so that one of our core values will be affirmed.
UNA is a regional, doctoral-level, state-assisted institution of higher education located in Florence, Alabama and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. UNA was named one of America’s “Great Colleges to Work For in 2020, 2022, and 2024” by the Chronicle of Higher Education, the nation’s premier publication for professionals in the academic world. With an enrollment of over 10,000 students, UNA offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs through four academic colleges: arts, sciences, and engineering; business and technology; education and human sciences; and nursing and health professions. UNA is one of the most picturesque college campuses in Alabama, occupying a 140-acre pedestrian-friendly campus in Florence’s historic district. Florence is located within a four-city area on the banks of the Tennessee River known as the “Shoals”, which is steeped in arts, culture, and entertainment—and is home to the famous Muscle Shoals sound. The University’s Athletics programs are NCAA Division I and compete within the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) save for the Football program which is a founding member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC). The University’s diverse faculty and staff enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package and are supported in their professional and career endeavors through encouraged participation in conferences, research opportunities, and various other types of professional development.
Florence, along with adjacent towns, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia make up an area known as the “Shoals”. Located in the hills of northwest Alabama, on the banks of the Tennessee River, the Shoals offers its citizens an enviable sense of safety and comfort in year-round moderate climate. The Shoals area is a regional hub of 140,000 people located within easy driving distance of Birmingham, Memphis, and Nashville. The area has a rich tradition in the arts, culture, entertainment, and recreation that includes numerous festivals throughout the year, two Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail courses, the birthplaces of Helen Keller and W.C. Handy, the Rosenbaum House/Museum (the only Frank Lloyd Wright home in Alabama), a proud musical heritage and home to the Alabama Music Hall of Fame and the famous Muscle Shoals Sound, and much more. The Shoals area is consistently recognized in national magazines and on travel sites as a great place to live.