Assistant Director of Student Engagement & Belonging

About the role

The A&M System strives to maintain a competitive, high-quality benefit package to support the health and wellness needs of our workforce. This includes comprehensive health and welfare insurance plans, additional health and lifestyle programs, and optional retirement savings opportunities. Eligible employees will have access to paid leave programs in addition to 13-15 paid holidays each year.

Responsibilities

• Counsels and advises the Campus Activities Board (CAB).
• Develops and facilitates leadership development initiatives.
• Coordinates community engagement and service opportunities.
• Collaborates with campus partners to advance institutional goals related to student engagement, belonging, retention, and student success.
• Create, maintain, and promote programming and activities calendar with special attention to student organization engagement opportunities.
• Conduct assessments to implement best practice methods for event planning, membership development, leadership curriculum, service opportunities, recruitment, budget development and program effectiveness.
• Handle email communication, phone calls, other inquiries related to student activities, events, leadership development and community service opportunities.
• Work nights and weekends as needed.
• Maintain 100% compliance with timely completion of required System, University and job-specific online training courses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or combination of education and experience.
• Four (4) years of professional experience in management of Student Activities programs.
• Experience planning and facilitating campus-wide events, Homecoming and Welcome Week activities, leadership training, and community service activities.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills, analytical, critical thinking, and organizational skills, ability to work in a high energy, flexible team environment.
• Planning large-scale campus events, advising students, collaborating with campus and community partners.
• Administrative skills, event planning skills, prioritization skills are necessary.
• Experience with marketing and promotional effort related to growth in student activity participation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in higher education, student affairs, marketing, or related field.
• Five (5) years of related experience in management of Student Activities programs contributing to significant student engagement efforts/initiatives.
• Experience advising/supervising student staff and providing professional development.
• Utilizing assessments to make data informed decisions.
• Ability to develop collaborative partnerships with campus and community stakeholders.
• Knowledge and experience working with Student Activities programs, student organizations, campus engagement.
• Knowledge and understanding of student development theory, student personnel administration, and retention.
• Experience creating and facilitating broad engagement, socialization, and student development through the delivery of a dynamic calendar of on and off-campus events for a variety of student populations.
• Manage programming budget, goals, processes, assessment regarding campus programs, leadership and service events.

Benefits

This position is subject to the university's benefits package, which includes comprehensive health and welfare insurance plans, additional health and lifestyle programs, and optional retirement savings opportunities. Eligible employees will have access to paid leave programs in addition to 13-15 paid holidays each year.

Pay

$3,555.50 monthly

Schedule

N/A