Associate Director, Residence Life

Position Summary

The Associate Director, Residence Life (ADRL) is a vital student affairs leader at the University of Victoria and serves as a senior leader within Residence Services. As a student housing and community life professional, the ADRL has accountability for the strategic development, leadership, and management of the Residence Life portfolio at UVic.

This leader utilizes grounded, contemporary theory, pedagogy, and professional standards to operate a comprehensive, leading, and vibrant program inclusive of effective crisis and emergency response. UVic Residence Life is comprised of 125+ employees (professional and student paraprofessional) in teams of community life, conduct, education, and student support.

The ADRL creates, leads, and assesses the Residence Life organizational structure along with priorities and goals that support the development of students and communities. This is achieved through the delivery of exceptional programs, processes, supports, and services provided by the department’s teams, inclusive of effective student crisis and emergency response and associated issues management.

With assistance from their leadership team, the ADRL leads the portfolio’s talent, staffing, workplace culture, and performance, including the hiring, training, and development of student affairs professionals working in student housing and community life, along with overarching leadership of the department’s management of unionized professional employees and paraprofessional student staff.

Fundamental to the role’s success is the fostering and maintenance of critical working relationships and partnerships across institutional departments and faculties, key student groups and leaders, and with community partners and stakeholders. These connections are imperative for effective and nimble execution of critical incidents and department operations (i.e. crisis response, student conduct and accountability, community care, student support) and are also essential for the continued sustainability, responsiveness, and growth of programs and services.

As part of the senior leadership team within Residence Services, the ADRL works collaboratively with the Director and other departments on the overall operation and strategic direction of Residence Services. Additionally, the role provides leadership and participation in department on-call structures, emergency plans, and critical incident models, and delivery of expertise in preparation, management, and follow-up for crisis situations.

The ADRL manages a budget of $4.5M+ in labour and operating expenses, assesses and responds to budgetary impacts, and contributes to the development of the broader Residence Services budget.

About Residence Services

Student housing shapes the UVic student experience. We play a significant role with the recruitment and persistence of talented students, and our program is imperative for the institution achieving its strategic priorities, including the Indigenous, Enrolment, Accessibility, and Equity Action Plans. At UVic, we are committed to developing a vibrant and engaging learning community that supports both the academic and individual success of our students.

Within Student Affairs, Residence Services has direct impact to the 3,000+ students living in our communities. We are undertaking master planning to create our long-term path and, as ADRL, your leadership will be crucial for defining our culture and a student housing experience that is responsive, nimble, and sustainable for our broader success.

In Residence Services, people are at the heart of our work, with every role having the ability to make a positive and meaningful impact on the student experience. We invite you to join us in that shared purpose.

This position is located in Victoria, British Columbia. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, however, priority will be given to applicants legally entitled to work in Canada at time of application (incl. Canadian citizens and permanent residents).

The salary range for this position is $109,568 – $157,508; the successful candidate will be placed based on experience, qualifications, and internal equity, between the developmental floor and the competitive ceiling ($150,660) for the range.

This salary is supplemented with a comprehensive total compensation and benefits package including pension plan.

Relocation assistance will be available for the successful candidate, if applicable.

An employee in this classification is excluded from the bargaining unit as defined in the Labour Relations Code.