Student Activities Specialist

About the role

Are you passionate about helping students get involved and build a sense of community? Have you planned large, engaging events resulting in successful well-attended events? If these questions resonate with you, then we invite you to consider joining our team, an equity-focused open-access college dedicated to helping all students achieve their academic and professional goals.

As a Student Activities Specialist, you will be responsible for being a key member of the team that hosts large dynamic events to highlight and celebrate the diverse student body. In this role, you will supervise and lead a team of six student staff that are responsible for hosting both thoughtful educational events and fun and wellness focused campus wide events.

Responsibilities

• Work with your team to build inclusive, dynamic, and engaging events that serve students, ensuring access and assisting students in building community and a sense of belonging
• Lead efforts to grow events to have more students attend, including reaching students from marginalized and excluded backgrounds, particularly regarding race and ethnicity
• Demonstrate cultural humility and intercultural engagement, including an awareness and understanding of historically disadvantaged populations, and create an educational environment that affirms commitment to equity and diversity
• Work with your team to improve the department’s student retention and success
• Assist with the development and monitoring of College Activities Board budgets; create and submit annual budget proposals and program reports to S&A budget committee; track expenditures, monitor budget balances, ensure compliance with applicable policies and procedures, and advise Director on any necessary changes
• Understand and train staff in event management: scheduling, facilities, set-up, tear-down, risk assessment, volunteer coordination, ordering supplies/equipment, budgeting, paying vendors, and marketing & promotions
• Lead assessment and evidence/data analysis to continue to build events utilizing student, staff, and faculty feedback
• Support efforts to develop collaborative relationships with faculty and staff to create a cohesive, campus-wide activities program

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a related field or program and one year of experience in educational, social services, or student affairs setting OR two years of equivalent event planning experience
• Demonstrated experience working effectively with diverse populations within an equity and inclusion framework
• Demonstrated experience advising, training, and supervising students
• Demonstrated experience planning and implementing multicultural events and activities
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionality, collaboratively, and cooperatively within a diverse community
• Demonstrated superior communication, interpersonal, multi-tasking and leadership skills
• Demonstrated strong organizational, administrative, and project management skills
• Demonstrated skilled competencies in Microsoft Office suite, social media platforms, and relevant technology
• Ability to perform a range of physical motions, exerting up to 25 pounds; standing, walking, sitting for long periods of time, kneeling, squatting, and stooping; and traversing up and down stairs

Pay

Salary range: $48,216 to $62,748 annually (depending on experience).

Schedule

Full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, primarily 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with a hybrid schedule of both remote and on-site work.