Associate Director, Student Affairs

Duke University:

Duke University was created in 1924 through an indenture of trust by James Buchanan Duke. Today, Duke is regarded as one of America’s leading research universities. Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke is positioned in the heart of the Research Triangle, which is ranked annually as one of the best places in the country to work and live. Duke has more than 15,000 students who study and conduct research in its 10 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. With about 40,000 employees, Duke is the third largest private employer in North Carolina, and it now has international programs in more than 150 countries.

Positional Summary

As a member of the Student Involvement and Leadership team, serve as the Associate Director providing vision, oversight, and direction for student activities and organizations. Responsible for building on and implementing a vision of involvement and ensure all students have a valuable and significant involvement experience at Duke. Provide vision and direction for building student capacity in positional organization roles and student-led training/development initiatives. Provide guidance and vision to student organization advisors about their role and ways to support student development in organization roles. Develop student organization policy to mitigate risk and collaborate to update as necessary. Oversee student organization support and direct student organization advisor training and communication. Direct the external efforts associated with large-scale university programming collaborations. Supervise Assistant Director(s) and Graduate Assistant(s) who will assist with advising and supporting students and student organizations on programming, internal operations, risk management, and event planning. Serve as a member of the Student Involvement and Leadership team to advance co-curricular initiatives focused on belonging, engagement, and well-being.

Key Position Duties

Student Organization Support (40%)

• Direct the development, implementation, and assessment of student organization support systems.
• Provide strategic direction for encouraging meaningful student involvement experiences across the undergraduate experience and leadership curriculum related to student organization development and success.
• Provide a holistic approach to coordination, assessment, and evaluation of programmatic efforts related to Student Involvement and Leadership, specifically in support of Duke’s QuadEx initiative.

University & Community Relations (20%)

• Initiate and develop key collaborative relationships across the Division of Student Affairs within the University community.
• Lead efforts to expand the advisor development for staff and faculty.
• Assist students in creating meaningful partnerships and relationships with other students, staff and the Durham community through reciprocal participation in programs and events.
• Serve as part of the greater Campus Life team, offering opportunities for connection related to student organization support, large-scale programming, event management and logistics, and leadership development.
• Support office and departmental programs as an additional event support member at evening and weekend programming.

Supervision & Management (15%)

• Provide day-to-day supervision, direct training, and evaluation and performance management for 2 Assistant Director(s) and Graduate Assistant(s).
• Oversee budget for area of responsibility and manage appropriate expenditures in accordance to University and Campus Life policies.

Student Leadership Advising (15%)

• Support large-scale student coordinating/governing bodies.
• Attend regular meetings and events.
• Support the student leaders in negotiating with University administrators, students, staff, and faculty on current University issues and trends.
• Train them on programming procedures, facility usage, contracting and negotiations, team building, publicity, needs assessment, evaluation, recruitment, and retention of their respective organizations.

Other Duties (10%)

• Perform other duties as assigned, including executing administrative projects, team assignments, and committee work.

Anticipated Pay Range:

Duke University provides an annual base salary range for this position as USD $59,829.00 to USD $88,740.00. Duke University considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position; the candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills; internal peer equity; as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

Your total compensation goes beyond the dollars on your paycheck. Duke provides comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs, generous retirement benefits, and a wide array of family-friendly and cultural programs to eligible team members. Learn more at: https://hr.duke.edu/benefits/

Essential Physical Job Functions:

Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provisions for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

Qualifications, Skills, and Competencies

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree required in Higher Education, Student Affairs or related field of study.
• Work generally preferred is a minimum of four years of experience in personnel, college or university administration, or a related field to acquire skills necessary to provide program management, advising and general administrative support.

OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Strongly Preferred Experience:

• Minimum of four years of direct experience in student advising and governance, student organization support, leadership development, fraternity/sorority life, and program planning at the undergraduate and/or graduate level(s).
• Prior experience managing full-time and student employees preferred.

Preferred Skills and Competencies:

• Must be familiar with current leadership theory and high impact practices.
• Must possess deep knowledge related to program development and co-curricular best practices.
• Awareness of current assessment practices.
• Awareness of basic negotiation and contract development.

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends onthe robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.