Director of Student Involvement

About the Role

The Director of the Office of Student Involvement is responsible for overseeing a department that provides programming, leadership development, and support for over 70+ student organizations and fraternity and sorority life. This role leads strategic planning to offer meaningful co-curricular opportunities that cultivate involvement, leadership development, and self-exploration, fostering community and a sense of belonging. The Director aligns department goals with Merrimack College’s mission to enlighten minds, engage hearts, and empower lives.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, oversight, strategic planning, and management for the Office of Student Involvement, ensuring excellent service and support for student leaders, organizations, fraternity and sorority members, and their roles within the campus community.
• Lead financial management for the department and student organizations, including budget review, monitoring financial transactions, and developing expenditure tracking systems.
• Supervise professional staff, graduate fellows, and student employees within the Office of Student Involvement.
• Oversee the creation, promotion, and execution of large-scale programming initiatives that foster student connection and engagement.
• Manage and support student clubs and organizations, as well as fraternity and sorority life.
• Develop, implement, and assess a comprehensive student leadership development program grounded in student development theory and leadership best practices.
• Advise nationally recognized leadership organizations in conjunction with a graduate fellow.
• Serve as the primary advisor to the Student Government Association, providing guidance on governance, policy development, budgeting, strategic planning, event planning, and organizational effectiveness.
• Manage the student engagement platform Warrior Network and serve as the department liaison for space booking software, EMS.
• Collaborate with campus partners to coordinate an annual campus-wide programming calendar, ensuring varied and inclusive offerings that build community and belonging.
• Serve on campus committees and participate in Student Affairs division events such as commencement, orientation, move-in, and others as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Higher Education, Student Personnel, Counseling, or a related field (required).
• Minimum of 5 years of full-time experience in Student Involvement (preferred).
• Experience working in a high-traffic, customer service environment.
• Commitment to Merrimack College’s Catholic Augustinian mission and values.

About Merrimack College

The only Catholic, Augustinian institution of higher education in New England, Merrimack College is a private, independent, coeducational institution with over 4,100 undergraduate, 2,500 graduate, and 50 doctoral students from 48 states and 63 countries. The College offers more than 160 career-focused undergraduate, professional, and graduate programs across six schools: arts and sciences, engineering and computational sciences, nursing and health sciences, education and social policy, the Girard School of Business, and the graduate school of counseling and social work.

Located on a 220-acre suburban campus in North Andover, Massachusetts, Merrimack is one of the fastest-growing educational institutions in the country and ranks 38th in the Regional Universities North category by U.S. News & World Report (2026). The College is a NCAA Division I athletic institution and is classified as a Master’s Colleges and Universities/Larger Programs (M1) institution in the Carnegie Classification.

Work Location

This is an on-campus position, as employees are essential to providing a fully residential college experience. The position is subject to the successful completion of a criminal background check.