Asst Dir Wilks Leadership& FSL

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Job no: 499584
Department: Alexander Office of Fraternal Life
Location: Oxford, OH
Work type: Salary Staff
Categories: Student Services
Status: Full Time
Temporary: No

Job Title: Asst Dir Wilks Leadership& FSL Salary/Grade:

 Salaried

Hours Per Week:

40

Job Summary:

The Assistant Director is a member of the Center for Student Engagement, Activities, and Leadership. The Center is a part of the Division of Student life and is comprised of the Office of Student Activities; The Wilks Institute for Leadership and Service; and the Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. The Assistant Director reports to the Associate Director with primary responsibility for Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life and works with colleagues and stakeholders in the enhancement of student engagement and leadership at Miami University. The Assistant Director is responsible for working with fraternity and sorority students to develop strategic community-wide programs and strong chapter infrastructure to advance the mission of their respective organizations and Miami University. The Assistant Director works collaboratively with students, advisors, faculty, and campus departments to build strong networks for student success.

Known as the “Mother of Fraternities”, Miami University strives to build a Model Fraternity/Sorority Community and is made up of 50 chapters and over 5,000 students. The Office of Student Activities, Wilks Institute of Leadership and Service, and the Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life is committed to relationship building, values-based education, and leadership development.

Duties/Physical Demands:

• Serve as the Primary advisor to the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) and Multicultural Greek Council (MGC), providing community support through one-one-one meetings and attendance at Council Executive Board and Council Delegate meetings
• Act as a chapter services liaison, providing advising and leadership development to a variety of chapters from IFC, Panhellenic, Multicultural Greek Council, and NPHC organizations
• Design, create, and facilitate community-wide signature programs and events including Acropolis for Emerging Leaders, Greek Leaders ADVANCE, Greek Spring Clean, Greek Week, and more
• Facilitate leadership workshops and conferences designed to encourage a culture of community and leadership in collaboration with Wilks Institute staff
• Oversee logistics for student and office led initiatives including curriculum design, facilitation, third party vendors, day-of details, and other tasks as needed
• Coordinate and implement office policies, procedures and expectations in adherence to the Community Compliance and Community Score Card expectations which may include fraternity second year exemption oversight, academic standards, and more
• Collaborate with stakeholders including the Office of Residence Life, Dean of Students Office, Office of Community Standards, the City of Oxford, and more on the implementation of collaborative programs which may include the Sorority Living Learning Community and the fraternity second year exemption and standards process
• Assists the Associate Director in providing leadership for the Center for Student Engagement, Activities and Leadership in establishing and fulfilling its mission and strategic priorities; and in conducting daily operations and responsibilities
• Perform daily administrative responsibilities including support to other departments, assessment, and other areas as needed

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in College Student Personnel or related field prior to the start date required
• Experience planning and executing large-scale events
• Experience developing and maintaining mutually-beneficial community-campus partnerships

Desired Qualifications:

• Graduate or professional experience in fraternity and sorority advising, student organization advising, program/event planning, leadership development programming, alcohol education and/or hazing prevention is preferred
• 1 or more years of post-Master’s professional experience in Student Affairs or Higher Education by the start date

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Leadership program development, team oriented, time management, interpersonal skills, large-scale event planning experience, word, excel, and social media marketing experience
• Knowledge of best practices and ability to infuse research with practical experience to create intentional leadership programs for fraternity and sorority life
• Must have outstanding leadership, management and interpersonal skills to relate and work with a variety of faculty, students, parents, staff and community members
• Willingness to work in a team oriented and collaborative environment
• Must possess strong written and oral communication skills
• Must possess strong computer competence, including but not limited to word, excel, and social media and marketing mediums
• Willingness to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends
• Ability to work with a high level of autonomy
• An understanding of the developmental needs of college students

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Resume and Cover Letter submitted through the application

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Yes

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