Job Details

Assistant Director, Student Life

Position Number: 6279595
Location: Lewisburg, PA
Position Type: Student Affairs and Services

Assistant Director, Student Life

R0000001601
Elaine Langone Center (ELC)

Position Title:
Assistant Director, Student Life

Position Type:
Full time
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Categories:
Staff Exempt

Job Summary:
The position is responsible for supervising, managing, and advising student organizations; serving as the primary institutional authority for student clubs & organizations and members, while facilitating programs, activities, and events, including reviewing and revising external contracts, with authority to sign contracts up to $10,000. The position is tasked with assessing and mitigating institutional risks related to student organizations, ensuring compliance with university, local, state, and federal law, policies, and protocols. This role also includes overseeing student organization budgeting processes and managing relevant organization software platforms. The role involves leading recruitment efforts for over 150 student organizations, as well as utilizing data to assess and improve program effectiveness.

Job Duties:
Reporting Relationships:

Reports to the Associate Dean of Students, Student Life

Work Setting:

On Campus, student facing position

What You Will Do:

Student Organization Supervision/Advising: Leads, oversees, and directs all functions and operations of student clubs & organizations, including development of student organization leaders & members, facilitation of student organization programs, activities, and events, maintenance of student organization software platforms, and determination, oversight, and execution of policies and practices student organization budgeting processes (responsibility of over $1,000,000 in Student Activities Funds).
Student Organization Risk Assessment: Manages student clubs & organization risk assessment and compliance processes, including assessing, implementing, and interpreting institutional risk and liability as it relates to student organizations, including interpreting, implementing, and enforcing university, local, state, and federal law, policies, and protocols.
Organization Recruitment: Directs, manages and supervises organization recruitment processes including conceptualizing, facilitating, and conducting all student organization recruitment outreach and programs for over 150 student organizations.
Program Assessment: Leads assessment of organizational effectiveness and outcomes for 150+ student clubs & organizations, including creation of programmatic outcomes and strategic assessment plan, including collecting, analyzing, and utilizing data to assess performance, trends, and outcomes, ensuring informed decision-making and continuous improvement in program effectiveness.
Contracts: Serves as contract expert and signatory for the Student Affairs division. Reviews and revises external contracts, technical, production, and hospitality riders for CAP Center, FSA, and OEL (100+ contracts annually and $750,000 annual financial commitments); serves as institutional signatory for contracts up to $10,000.
Student Media: Directs all daily operations of the college radio station, including scheduling broadcasts, maintaining studio equipment, and servicing as the campus authority for ensuring compliance with university, state, and federal broadcasting regulations.
Non Essential Functions: The job description's listed responsibilities and tasks are not exhaustive, additional non-essential tasks and responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

What You Will Bring:
Required:

Education: Bachelor's Degree
Professional Work Experience: One year experience

Preferred, but not Required:

Education: Master's Degree
Professional Work Experience: Two or more years of experience

Knowledge Areas and Skills:

Organizational and event planning skills: Conceptualizing and coordinating events, logistic management, risk management and mitigation, budget management, and time management
Communication and interpersonal skills: Verbal and written, ability to build rapport with diverse population of students, conflict management and negotiation, meeting facilitation, active and empathetic listening skills
Administrative and technological skills: Event and organization management software, standard office software such as Google Suite, financial software management tools such as Workday and Excel
Problem-solving and critical thinking skills: Identification and efficient resolution of problems, creative, outcome-oriented thinking and actions
Student development theory: Knowledge of theory and best practices informed by college student development and student engagement theories

Physical Requirements:

Office environment/no specific or unusual physical or environmental demands

Job Exempt:
Yes
Salary Range:
47,388.00-55,750.00

The offer rate will be based on a review of the candidate's credentials compared to the qualifications of the position, internal equity, and our overall compensation philosophy.

This role is not budgeted for visa sponsorship at this time, all candidates must be authorized to work in the US at the time of submission of the application.

Advertised:
2025-05-28

Benefits:

Eligible full- and part-time employees are compensated beyond base salary through our total rewards package that includes (but is not limited to):

Flexible scheduling options determined by role;
Medical, prescription drug, vision, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance options
An outstanding 10% employer contribution to your retirement plan (no contribution requirement for non-exempt positions)
Generous paid time off, including vacation and sick time, a community service day, and 19 paid holidays (including two full weeks off for Winter Break!)
Full-time and part-time members of the faculty and staff are eligible for tuition remission for themselves. Additionally, full-time members of the faculty and staff are eligible for tuition remission for their spouse/spousal equivalent and are eligible for various tuition programs for their children. Credit for full-time benefits eligible employment at other institutions of higher education will be applied to waiting periods.
A comprehensive employee wellness program including program incentives
A myriad of other benefits, including parental leave, an employee assistance program, fitness center membership, and the power of your Bucknell ID card

To learn more about Bucknell's benefits, click here! (*Eligibility criteria and waiting periods may apply.)

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:
Bucknell is committed to fostering an environment that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion, and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports the growth and development of a diverse campus community. We endeavor to enhance our capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings. We encourage all individuals to apply and do not discriminate in admissions, employment, educational programs and/or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex/gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.
E-VerifyBucknell University participates with the United States Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) E-Verify program. We will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.For additional information regarding Bucknell's E-Verify requirements, please contact the office of Talent, Culture & Human Resources (570) 577-1631 or email hr@bucknell.edu.E-Verify Posters (sharing the link to the posters, which are also attached)

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