Texas A&M University System
Texas public university system
Assistant Director of Student Engagement & Belonging - Student Engagement And Leadership
Full-Time
$3.6k/mo
Mid
Bachelor's, Master's
Canyon, TX, USA
In Person
No H1B Sponsorship
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in a related field or a combination of education and experience is required.
- Four years of professional experience managing Student Activities programs is required.
- Experience planning and facilitating campus-wide events, Homecoming and Welcome Week activities, leadership training, and community service activities is required.
- Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication, analytical, critical-thinking, and organizational skills are required, along with the ability to work in a high-energy, flexible team environment.
- Experience planning large-scale campus events, advising students, and collaborating with campus and community partners is required.
- Administrative, event-planning, and prioritization skills are required.
- Experience with marketing and promotional efforts related to increasing student activity participation is required.
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and maintain work authorization throughout employment.
- Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation and verification of credentials and other information required by institutional procedures.
Responsibilities
- Plan, organize, and execute events of various scales and types, including campus traditions, leadership development, and community service events.
- Coordinate event logistics, manage budgets, secure venues, negotiate contracts, manage risk, develop curriculum and marketing, conduct assessments, and oversee smooth event operations.
- Directly supervise approximately five Student Consultants and an additional group of 25 to 75 student volunteers who plan and facilitate campus events.
- Create, maintain, and promote a programming and activities calendar, with special attention to student organization engagement opportunities.
- Collaborate with academic leaders through co-curricular partnerships that produce cross-divisional and cross-institutional student learning outcomes.
- Conduct marketing and promotional efforts, including presentations, to promote and encourage student engagement.
- Conduct assessments and implement best practices for event planning, membership development, leadership curriculum, service opportunities, recruitment, budget development, and program effectiveness.
- Handle email communications, phone calls, and other inquiries related to student activities, events, leadership development, and community service opportunities.
- Work nights and weekends as needed.
- Complete required System, University, and job-specific online training courses on time and maintain full compliance.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
- A master's degree in higher education, student affairs, marketing, or a related field is preferred.
- Five years of related experience managing Student Activities programs and contributing to significant student engagement initiatives is preferred.
- Experience advising and supervising student staff and providing professional development is preferred.
- Experience using assessments to make data-informed decisions is preferred.
- Ability to develop collaborative partnerships with campus and community stakeholders is preferred.
- Knowledge and experience with Student Activities programs, student organizations, and campus engagement is preferred.
- Knowledge and understanding of student development theory, student personnel administration, and retention is preferred.
- Experience creating and facilitating broad engagement, socialization, and student development through dynamic on- and off-campus events for varied student populations is preferred.
- Experience managing programming budgets, goals, processes, and assessments for campus programs, leadership, and service events is preferred.
About the company
Texas A&M University System is a statewide public university system combining higher education, research, and public-service agencies. The system coordinates universities and state agencies that deliver teaching, research, extension, engineering, health, and community programs. It serves students, faculty, researchers, public agencies, industries, and communities throughout Texas. Its operating model centers on autonomous member institutions connected through system governance, shared services, public funding, and statewide missions. Teams work across instruction, research, healthcare, extension, engineering, technology, administration, facilities, and public service. Teams support coordinated daily delivery.
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