Director - Campus Life and Student Engagement - 996255

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Primary Purpose:

Plans, coordinates, and executes university-wide events and activities, ensuring successful implementation and student engagement. Serves as a liaison with university committees to foster collaboration and enhance affinity among students, faculty, and staff.

Job Category: Exempt

Hiring Range:  $81,470

Pay Basis:  Annually

Subject to Grant Funding? No  

Essential Job Functions: 

1. Plans, directs, supervises, and coordinates work activities of subordinates and staff, including hiring, coaching, evaluating, and terminating, all in accordance with university policies and procedures.

2. Oversees the planning, coordination, and execution of special events, including Shark Preview, Orientation, Community Fest, and major campus events such as NSU's Got Talent. Provides strategic direction, supervision, and logistical support to ensure successful event implementation.

3. Engages students beyond traditional programming by overseeing the Campus Engagement initiative, fostering supplemental learning opportunities and social experiences that enhance student involvement and development.

Collaborates with department and university partners to develop and implement new student orientation and commuter engagement programs, enhancing the overall student experience.

4. Supports recruitment and retention efforts for first-year students through outreach activities, tailored support, and strategic initiatives that promote student success and ongoing engagement throughout their academic journey.

5. Supports recruitment efforts by participating in campus events, leading informational sessions, and engaging with prospective students to showcase the university’s programs, culture, and opportunities.

6. Evaluates the quality and effectiveness of Campus Life and Student Engagement programs and initiatives to ensure continuous improvement and impact.

7. Leads the development, expansion, and assessment of student clubs and organizations to enhance student involvement and campus engagement.

8. Ensures adherence to risk management procedures and collaborates with upper management to address organizational conduct issues.

9. Works closely with internal and external stakeholders to oversee university-wide events initiated by various departments.

10. Provides senior staff coverage and supervises Campus Life facilities, overseeing student activities during evenings, weekends, and special events.

11. Coordinates student and staff involvement in key relationship-building events to strengthen connections and foster community engagement.

12. Collaborates with NSU's Office of Special Events on university-wide initiatives to ensure seamless planning and execution.

13. Collaborates with other divisional offices to encourage participation and engagement in events coordinated by the office.

14. Acts as an active member of the university’s CARE (Campus Assistance, Resources, and Engagement) team, working alongside faculty, staff, and administration to provide support for students requiring academic, emotional, or personal assistance.

15. Oversees major student events on campus, including the Student Events and Activities (SEA) Board, ensuring successful planning and execution.

16. Responsible for advisement, assessment, and expansion of the NSU Fraternity and Sorority Life community.

17. Advises, assesses and promotes the growth of NSU's Fraternity and Sorority Life community.

18. Develops, implements, and evaluates various educational training, accountability and recognition programs in support of Fraternity and Sorority Life leadership and organizational needs; develops and manages the FSL budget; and reviews policies related to Fraternity and Sorority Life.

19. Ensures the timely creation and distribution of high-quality promotional materials.

20. Manages funds and budgets to support the office's operations and ensure financial efficiency.

21. Completes other projects as assigned.

22. Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements: 

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Knowledge:
1. Personnel and Human Resources – Advanced knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, and supervision.
2. Customer and Personal Service - Thorough knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services.
3. Administration and Management - Thorough knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, budgeting, leadership techniques, and/or coordination of people and resources.
4. English Language - Thorough knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
5. Advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
6. Communications and Media - General knowledge of media production, visual, verbal, and interactive communication, and dissemination techniques and methods.
8. In-depth knowledge of university policies and procedures.

Skills:
1. Active Listening - Advanced skills in giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
2. Speaking - Advanced skills in talking to others to convey information effectively.
3. Social Perceptiveness - Advanced skills in being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Critical Thinking - Proficient skills in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
4. Writing - Advanced skills in communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
5. Judgment and Decision Making – Advanced skills in considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the appropriate one.
6. Complex Problem Solving – Advanced skills in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
7. Service Orientation - Advanced skills in actively looking for ways to help people.
8. Supervisory skills – Advanced supervisory, training and leadership skills to manage and motivate a large team.

Abilities:
1. Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
2. Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
3. Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
4. Fluency of Ideas - The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
1. Seech Recognition - Must be able to identify and understand the speech of another person.
2. Speech Clarity - Must be able to speak clearly so others can understand you.
3. Near Vision - Must be able to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
4. May be required to work nights or weekends.
5. Travel - Must be able to travel on a daily and/or overnight basis.
6. May be exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties.
7. May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies, to include but not limited to pens, pencils, mobile devices, and computer keyboards.

Required Certifications/Licensures: Driver’s License

Required Education: Bachelor's Degree

Major (if required: 

Required Experience: 1. Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of eight (8) years of closely related experience.

2. Prior supervisory experience.

OR

1. Master's degree and a minimum of six (6) years of closely related experience.

2. Prior supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications: 

1. Previous experience in large-scale event planning and program development.

2. Previous experience in designing and facilitating student leadership and development
programs.

Is this a safety sensitive position? No  

Background Screening Required?  No  

Pre-Employment Conditions: 

Sensitivity Disclaimer: Nova Southeastern University is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities and will make reasonable accommodation when necessary.

NSU considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status.