"Assistant Director of Student Engagement and Leadership"

Brandeis University is delighted to announce a career opportunity for an Assistant Director of Student Engagement and Leadership at Brandeis University. This position will play a pivotal role in creating a vibrant student experience outside the classroom.

The Assistant Director oversees the Campus Activities Board (CAB), major traditions and signature events including Family Weekend and Senior Celebration, and contributes to the overall co-curricular experience for Brandeis students. In addition, the Assistant Director supports the development and implementation of formal co-curricular student leadership programs for undergraduate students.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the development and implementation of traditions and signature events, including but not limited to: Welcome and Winter Weeks, Family Weekend, Senior Celebration events, and other signature programs. Serves as the lead staff member for Family Weekend and Senior Celebration activities. This includes budget oversight, program development, marketing, implementation, and assessment; committee facilitation/participation; communication and registration; campus partner collaboration, donor relations, and event logistics.
• Responsible for serving as the primary advisor to the Campus Activities Board (CAB) including oversight of SpringFest and other signature events, attending regularly scheduled events, meetings, and providing training as needed. Ensure CAB offerings complement and support departmental priorities including student engagement, fostering social connections, and traditions.
• Provide leadership, supervision, professional development, and evaluation of full and part-time staff, graduate assistants, and undergraduate student staff. Specifically, supervise one full-time Program Specialist for Student Engagement and graduate assistants as needed.
• Support strategic planning, development of leadership programs, and student advising. Manage related program budgets. Support departmental programs and events, and participate in divisional/university committees and initiatives and the work of making programs and services inclusive and accessible to all students.

Qualifications and additional information:

• BA/BS required/M.A./M.S. preferred plus 3-5 years
• Requires an understanding of co-curricular program development and implementation, and experience working with, leading, and supervising students.
• Prior experience working with large scale event planning and implementation with budget oversight.
• Prior experience working with and advising student programming boards and student organizations.
• Experience working with and supporting students from all backgrounds; experience developing training programs and managing student employees.
• Experience with supervising full-time staff members. Ability to multitask a must. Must be able to manage decisions independently as well as collaboratively. Must be able to negotiate with staff, faculty and students.
• Some Nights and Weekends Required

As a medium-sized private research university with global reach, we are dedicated to first-rate undergraduate education while making groundbreaking discoveries. Four major academic units with 3,600 undergraduates and 2,050 graduate students comprise the University: the College of Arts and Sciences, the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, the International Business School, and the Rabb School of Continuing Studies. In 1985, Brandeis was elected to membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), which represents the 62 leading research universities in the United States and Canada. Brandeis has been ranked among the top 35 national universities by U.S. News & World Report every year since the rankings’ inception. Our 235-acre campus is located in the suburbs of Boston, a global hub for higher education and innovation. Our faculty are leaders in their fields, as passionate about teaching and mentorship as they are about pushing the boundaries of knowledge. Our students are motivated, compassionate, curious and open to exploring new and challenging experiences. Brandeis was founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian university under the sponsorship of the American Jewish community to embody its highest ethical and cultural values and to express its gratitude to the United States through the traditional Jewish commitment to education. By being a nonsectarian university that welcomes students, teachers and staff of every nationality, religion and orientation, Brandeis renews the American heritage of cultural diversity, equal access to opportunity and freedom of expression.