ASSISTANT DIRCTOR-GREEK LIFE

UAB Medicine; University (FL); Hybrid; USD 44,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is seeking an Assistant Director for Fraternity Sorority Life to lead strategic and daily operations of the fraternity and sorority community. You will advise governing councils, chapters, and student leaders and collaborate with campus partners to support responsible programming and student engagement in the Student Assembly Building.

This hybrid role offers opportunities to develop leadership across professional, graduate, and student staff while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Communication or a related field plus three years of related experience.
• Experience advising fraternities, sororities, and student organizations.
• Strong communication and leadership development skills.

Responsibilities

• Advising fraternities, sororities, and student organizations.
• Design and assess leadership development, educational, risk management programs.
• Coordinate event registration, space reservations, and campus operations.
• Recruit, train, schedule, supervise, and develop student employees.
• Apply risk management principles to student organizations and events.
• Use data to assess programs and inform improvements.
• Build relationships with students, alumni, advisors, and campus partners.

Skills

Advising

Leadership development

Event coordination

Staff supervision

Risk management

Data analysis

Relationship building

Communication

Decision making

Student engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education/Communication

Job description

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GREEK LIFE The University of Alabama at Birmingham

General Responsibilities: Student Engagement provides a unified framework for advancing student success and belonging through opportunities for mentorship, leadership development, service, involvement, and community connection. Within this structure, the Office of Fraternity Sorority Life supports a vibrant fraternity and sorority community through student advising, leadership development, community programming, organizational support, and the development and implementation of policies and standards. The Assistant Director for Fraternity Sorority Life plays an important role in both the strategic and day-to-day operations of the fraternity and sorority community. In addition to advising fraternity and sorority governing councils, chapters, and student leaders, this position works closely with campus partners and external fraternity and sorority organizations to support the continued development and success of the community. The Office of Fraternity Sorority Life also plays a significant role in the operation of the Student Assembly Building, a central hub for student organization engagement and programming. The Fraternity Sorority Life team supports the day-to-day operations of the building, including the reservation and event registration processes for fraternities and sororities as well as the broader student organization community. The team also oversees the recruitment, selection, training, and ongoing development of the student employees who support Student Assembly Building operations. This position therefore offers an opportunity to work across both fraternity and sorority life and broader student engagement operations. The successful candidate will contribute to student leadership development and organizational success while also providing leadership to professional, graduate, and student staff and helping ensure that students have access to well-supported spaces, processes, and resources that facilitate meaningful involvement on campus.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Advising fraternities, sororities, student organizations, governing councils, or similar student-led groups.


• Ability to design, coordinate, and assess leadership development, educational, risk management, and community-building programs.


• Experience with event registration, space reservations, event logistics, or related campus operations.


• Experience recruiting, selecting, training, scheduling, supervising, and developing student employees.


• Knowledge of risk management principles related to student organizations, events, and fraternity and sorority communities.


• Ability to use data to assess programs, identify trends, and inform improvements to the fraternity and sorority community.


• Ability to manage multiple initiatives, deadlines, stakeholders, and competing priorities simultaneously.


• Ability to establish productive relationships with students, alumni, advisors, national organizations, campus partners, and other stakeholders.


• Ability to challenge and support student leaders while helping them develop their own leadership capacity.


• Strong verbal and written communication, particularly the ability to communicate expectations, policies, and difficult decisions clearly and professionally.


• Ability to assess complex situations, balance competing interests, and make thoughtful decisions within established policies.


• Commitment to helping students develop skills, take ownership, and successfully navigate organizational responsibilities.


• Performs other duties as assigned.

Salary Pay Range: $43,890 - $57,000

Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Education, Communication or a related field and three (3) years of related experience required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement.

UAB is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex (including pregnancy), genetic information, age, disability, and veteran's status. As required by Title IX, UAB prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to UAB's Assistant Vice President and Senior Title IX Coordinator. The Title IX notice of nondiscrimination is located at uab.edu/titleix.

Primary Location

University

Job Category

Professional & Managerial

Organization

141008000 Student Engagement

Employee Status

Regular

Shift

Day/1st Shift

Work Arrangement (final schedule to be determined by the department/hiring manager)

Hybrid Eligible