Job Details
I. JOB OVERVIEW
Job Description Summary:
The Division for Student Affairs (DSA) interacts with students throughout all phases of the student lifecycle. DSA s integrated approach is to provide a cohesive student experience built upon three core values: genuine collaboration, a comprehensive approach to problem-solving, and most importantly, putting students at the center of the work.
Reporting to the Assistant Dean, Student Life, the Director, Student Involvement will lead a large, complex, and highly visible unit overseeing student organizations (including the Student Association), fraternities and sororities, and leadership programs. This position sets the direction for all aspects of the programs, including strategic direction, event planning and execution, marketing and web management, community outreach, and data assessment and reporting. This is a management position at the university that, in addition to leading a work unit, leads and supervises staff directly, makes hiring decisions, provides coaching, training and mentoring, manages performance, and determines future staffing needs.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Coaches, leads, mentors, and supervises department of five full-time professional staff members and two part-time graduate assistants.
- Establishes a comprehensive strategy for staff development.
- Works with the Student Association in setting philosophy, establishing goals, and planning programs.
- Develops, plans, and implements learning and developmental opportunities for a pluralistic multicultural community and manages the unit s efforts to collaborate with academic areas to promote programs.
- Coordinates a comprehensive strategy to enhance community building, co-curricular learning, and programming across all student communities.
- Develops student leadership training modules in alignment with university goals.
- Establishes collaborative partnerships with internal and external members to support leadership development within student organizations.
- Oversees strategic vision and direction for staff. Encourages and supports their development in order to forge a cohesive culture within the unit.
- Develops marketing and communication strategies for Student Organizations, Leadership programs, and Fraternity & Sorority Life.
- Maintains and appropriately applies a general understanding of the external environment and how it affects student activities on campus.
- Identifies the most emergent technologies for the unit utilizing methods and strategies that create a responsive student platform.
- Provides leadership in yearly budget development, presents recommendations and rationales for consideration of all funding.
- Establishes and maintains effective partnerships and builds consensus with multiple constituencies. Serve as the primary contact for fraternity and sorority national offices.
- Conducts assessment and track metrics and data for programs and initiatives, and make data informed decisions about departmental priorities.
- Reviews and informs policy and procedures related to all student organizations.
- Serve on university and divisional committees.
- Oversees the fraternity and sorority life properties in our housing inventory.
- Leads and supervises staff directly, makes hiring decisions, provides coaching, training and mentoring, manages performance and determines future staffing needs.
The position is based at GW s Foggy Bottom Campus in Washington, DC but may require travel across campuses. The incumbent may perform other related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.
Minimum Qualifications:
Qualified candidates will hold a Bachelor s degree in an appropriate area of specialization plus 8 years of relevant professional experience, or, a Master s degree or higher in a relevant area of study plus 6 years of relevant professional experience. Degree must be conferred by the start date of the position. Degree requirements may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Additional Required Licenses/Certifications/Posting Specific Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proficiency with personal computers and the use of database software.
- Experience working with fraternities and sororities on a college or university campus.
- Experience advising student organizations, including fraternity and sorority life councils.
- Experience developing and implementing programming to support student engagement and belonging.
Typical Hiring Range
Commensurate with Experience.
II. JOB DETAILS
Campus Location:
Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C.
College/School/Department:
Academic Affairs
Family
Student Affairs
Sub-Family
Student Programs
Stream
Management
Level
Level 3
Full-Time/Part-Time:
Full time -> FTE 1.00
Hours Per Week:
40+
Work Schedule:
Monday through Friday, 8:30am-5:30pm; Nights, weekends and on-call duties possible.
Will this job require the employee to work on site?
Yes
Employee Onsite Status
Essential onsite
Telework:
No
Required Background Check:
Criminal History Screening, Education/Degree/Certifications Verification, Social Security Number Trace, and Sex Offender Registry Search
Special Instructions to Applicants:
N/A
Internal Applicants Only?
No
Posting Number:
S012687
Job Open Date:
01/12/2024
Job Close Date:
If temporary, grant funded or limited term appointment, position funded until:
Background Screening
Successful Completion of a Background Screening will be required as a condition of hire.
EEO Statement:
The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.