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Senior Associate Director, Center for Student Involvement

About the Opportunity

Summary:

Reporting to the Director of the Center for Student Involvement, the Senior Associate Director (Sr. AD) serves as a member of the Center for Student Involvement (CSI) leadership team and participates in the development, enrichment and assessment of the Center's programs and services. The Sr. AD will provide strategic direction and support a critical area of student involvement: student organization programming, student leadership development, advisement and education.

Responsibilities:
The Sr. AD will oversee a team consisting of direct supervision of two assistant directors and indirect supervision of three full-time area specialists who are all responsible for supporting the programmatic efforts of more than 400 student organizations and leadership development experiential offerings. The Sr. AD will work closely with these staff members, students, and campus partners to execute the vision for university signature events such as Summester, Fall Fest, Homecoming, SpringFest, Relay for Life, and Student Life Awards. Successful administration of these events must promote accessibility through various technologies in addition to in-person components. This person will lead initiatives centered on virtual platforms to improve global access to signature programming. The Sr. AD will also work with LEAD360 staff members to create, develop, facilitate, and maintain a diverse offering of student leadership development offerings that include multi-week series, day summits, retreats, and online offerings. The Sr. AD will work closely with student organizations to provide them with program planning support and advisement and while collaborating with university colleagues to ensure student organization programs and initiatives are successful. At Northeastern, we hold leadership development in high regard, and the Sr. AD will be responsible for creating and implementing opportunities to increase the effectiveness of student organizations by offering innovative trainings and other educational opportunities to increase their effectiveness. Additional Duties. Sr. AD will serve as the program manager for the governing bodies for the undergraduate and graduate student body populations, and student activist groups. Sr. AD will work collaboratively with CSI leadership on the day-to-day management of the Center and will work closely with the Director to achieve the mission and goals of the Center. The Center for Student Involvement is a highly collaborative unit that strives to engage students at all levels of our operation. As such, the Sr. AD will explore methods to increase opportunities for students to become more engaged in our experiential opportunities. The Sr. AD will leverage technology to improve customer service and student development, will manage a series of budgets and will engage in goal setting and assessment to measure student success and learning. The Sr. AD represents CSI on committees, such as the transition of the Mills College merger with Northeastern. The Sr. AD will perform other duties as assigned, including representing CSI on a variety of campus-wide committees in the absence of the Director.

Qualifications:
Master's degree in higher education/student affairs or equivalent is required in addition to 5-7 years of progressively responsible experience in student activities, major event management and fraternity/sorority life community development. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience supervising full-time staff. Desire to work at a fast-paced, global university is essential as is a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. The successful candidate must have excellent problem-solving skills and exceptional interpersonal, organizational, verbal/written communication skills as are developed skills and knowledge of social media platforms and techniques. The Sr. AD must be able to work collaboratively and be able to make sound decisions independently. As a member of the Division of Student Affairs, the Senior Associate Director will align his/her work with the established mission, vision, and literacies of the division.

Documents to Submit:

Resume and Cover Letter

Position Type

Student Services

Additional Information

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.


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