Assistant Director, Student Clubs & Leadership Development

About the Role

The Assistant Director of Student Clubs & Leadership Development supports the planning, implementation, and assessment of comprehensive student engagement opportunities that foster leadership development, campus involvement, and student success. This position collaborates with the Director of Student Life & Leadership Development and the Student Life Pocono Program Coordinator to develop and execute in-person, virtual, and on-demand programming across the College’s campuses. The Assistant Director provides administrative oversight for student clubs through the College’s student engagement software (N-gage), facilitates student leadership initiatives, supports club operations and budget processes, supervises student staff, and promotes collaboration among student clubs, campus departments, and the broader College community.

Responsibilities

Events & Leadership Development Programs

• In collaboration with the Director of Student Life & Leadership Development, plan, publicize, and execute evening, virtual, weekend, on-demand, social, and educational/leadership programs and events for all students.
• Collaborate with the Director of Student Life and the Pocono Program Coordinator to develop, implement, and assess student engagement programming and initiatives that support student involvement and success.
• Create and implement leadership development opportunities and events for students, including but not limited to the annual spring leadership class and at least one leadership programming (certificate program) series each semester.
• Work with Academic Affairs and other functional areas at the College to develop programming for specific student populations to align co-curricular experiences with academic programs and strengthen connections between classroom and out-of-classroom learning.
• Act as a liaison between Alumni Affairs and Career Services for the leadership endowment.

Administrative Support of Student Clubs

• Work with the Director of Student Life to design, implement, and facilitate leadership training and professional development opportunities for student club officers and advisors.
• Serve as a primary administrator for the College’s student engagement software (N-gage) by reviewing, approving, and processing forms in a timely manner as submitted by student clubs, including purchase requests, reimbursement requests, event/fundraiser requests, and travel requests.
• Provide guidance, training, and ongoing support to student clubs regarding organizational operations, use of the student engagement platform, event planning, financial procedures, risk management, and other administrative processes.
• Collaborate with the Director of Student Life to collect, analyze, and report assessment data related to student clubs and student engagement through the College’s student engagement software.
• Strengthen collaboration between student clubs and the Office of Student Life by connecting clubs with Student Life or other college-related events and initiatives.
• Work with the Director of Student Life and Student Senate to provide guidance and support to student clubs during the annual spring club budget request process.
• Oversee the student club point system by maintaining records of club participation and engagement, verifying point allocations, and utilizing point totals as a component of the annual student club budget request process.
• Collaborate with the Director of Student Life to annually review, revise, and enhance student club resources, training materials, operational procedures, and the Student Club handbook to ensure compliance with College policies, promote best practices, and support the ongoing success of student clubs.

Event Marketing & Social Media Management

• Supervise the social media and marketing work-study position, and in collaboration with the student worker, develop, schedule, and implement social media marketing through Hootsuite to promote student engagement opportunities and departmental initiatives.
• Ensure assigned programs and events are accurately submitted and maintained in the Marketing Department’s events calendar, on the student engagement software (N-gage), and the inter-departmental collaborative “behind the scenes” planning calendar to ensure accurate promotion, scheduling, and departmental coordination.

Other Duties

• Participate in Student-Services sponsored events, including but not limited to New Student Orientation, Open House events, admissions programs, and other College events as assigned.
• Serve on college-wide committees, task forces, and work groups as assigned.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned by the Director of Student Life & Leadership Development.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree from a Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) approved Institutional Accreditor required; Master’s Degree in Higher Education/Student Personnel or related field from a regionally-accredited college or university preferred.

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities

• Knowledge of current concepts in Student Life, Leadership Development, and Student Services.
• Ability to operate effectively as a member of a departmental team.
• Organize and work effectively with small groups.
• Work effectively with students, faculty, administrators, and community representatives.
• Adapt to differences and changes in program, colleague, student, and community characteristics.
• Refined technical and managerial skills.
• Ability to work with and relate to community constituents.
• Ability to use technology systems and tools to support Student Life operations.

Experience

• 3-5 years’ experience preferred in student services.
• Served in an administrative capacity.

Benefits

The College offers a generous benefits package to full-time employees, including:

• Comprehensive medical plan options for you and your family (plus dental and vision).
• College retirement contribution of 8% of your salary upon hire.
• NCC tuition waiver.
• Up to 25 days’ vacation/floating holidays, 10 sick days.
• Four-day workweeks during Summer.
• Holidays, including a week+ break between Christmas and New Year’s.