Assistant Director for Leadership & Engagement

About the role

Residential Life & Housing is seeking to hire an Assistant Director for Leadership and Engagement to create meaningful experiences for a residential population of almost 6,000 students. Unit: Student Affairs (Vice Provost) MBU Department: University Housing Department. At VCU, we provide UNcommon learning, research, creativity, service and discovery — the hallmarks of the VCU experience. A premier, urban, public research university nationally recognized as one of the best employers. VCU offers employees a generous leave package, career paths for advancement, competitive pay, and an opportunity to do mission-driven work. Residential Life and Housing at VCU provides safe, well-maintained facilities where we work together to build intentional communities to empower residents in their academic excellence, citizenship, and personal growth.

Responsibilities

• The Assistant Director for Leadership and Engagement works within the Residential Initiatives Team to foster an intentional residential environment that fulfills the goals and vision of the Department of Residential Life & Housing (RLH) Mission: Residential Life and Housing at VCU provides safe, welcoming, and well-maintained facilities where we work together to build intentional communities to empower residents in their academic excellence, citizenship, and personal growth.
• The Assistant Director for Leadership and Engagement is a Masters-level, full-time, experienced professional who provides oversight and strategic direction for leadership development, large-scale residential programming, and student engagement initiatives serving nearly 6,000 on-campus students.
• The position will report to the Director of Residential Initiatives.
• The role of the Assistant Director for Leadership and Engagement is to enhance the living and learning experience of on-campus residents by managing the planning, implementation, and support of leadership programs within Residential Life and Housing.
• Supervision of a full-time coordinator, with whom they will work to plan and implement RAM Camp, an early-arrival program for first-year residential students.
• Work with the Coordinator of Leadership and Engagement to oversee and provide direct advisement for the Residence Hall Association and National Residence Hall Honorary.
• Promote a sense of community and an environment for leadership growth.
• Oversee the planning, implementation, and support of multiple large-scale programs.
• Oversight of new leadership development programs within the department, and management of the Residential Leadership Center.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree required in Student Personnel, Higher Education, Counseling or a related field
• Four or more years professional experience in residence life/housing or relevant student affairs area
• Experience designing, implementing, and assessing leadership development programs and large-scale student engagement initiatives
• Experience with student leadership advising
• Student and/or paraprofessional supervision experience