Summary

Provides strategic direction, leadership and assessment for student engagement programs and activities in an effort to foster meaningful student experiences

Diversity & Inclusion 

Embracing diversity for a richly inclusive community is a Guiding Principle at JWU. Our students, faculty and staff have varied backgrounds, experiences and perspectives that unite us as one community and contribute to our success. We are committed to enhancing the diversity of our workforce teams and we encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply. 

Johnson & Wales University is an equal opportunity employer. The university does not illegally discriminate on the basis of any protected class.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, familial status, gender or gender identity, genetic information, military service, national origin, pregnancy and related conditions, race, religion, sex, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Essential Job Functions

• Coordinates assessment initiatives across all student engagement programs and activities to support continuous improvement to programs, services and student engagement
• Serves as primary advisor to various student organizations, boards and student staff
• Supervises the development, implementation and assessment of campus programming (e.g. clubs, organizations, fraternity and sorority life)
• Oversees the planning and implementation of student programs, campus events and traditions and theme awareness programming (e.g. women’s history month, black history month, etc.)
• Directs the university’s work with, and risk management for nationally recognized fraternities and sororities
• Supervises co-curricular development of leadership programming
• Oversees the budget process for student organizations
• Provides direction for emergencies that occur during programming and responds promptly to crisis situations
• Oversees the planning, implementation and execution of family programs
• Collaborates with staff and other university departments to create transition programs for in-need populations such as first-year, first-generation, legacy, siblings, etc.
• Supervises the development of marketing materials for various programs, including print material and material for the department's website, collaborating with other departments as needed
• Prepares and monitors departmental budget
• Supervises and develops department staff, facilitating professional opportunities to improve individual capability and managing performance against job accountabilities, department goals and established university, campus and department policies and procedures
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a master's degree
• Moderate amount of experience working in student development, student affairs or other related experience

Please Note:

Qualified candidates must live or relocate within a daily commuting distance of the Charlotte Campus location upon hire.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until job posting is closed.