Campus Events & Leadership Programs Lead

Purdue University; West Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Purdue University seeks a Student Affairs Specialist to plan, organize, implement, and evaluate large-scale programs in West Lafayette and Indianapolis. You will work with students to develop leadership, programming, policy, budgeting, and marketing skills while supervising major events and volunteers.

You will collaborate with university partners and act as a resource for student organizations, with on-call rotation and occasional evenings and weekends required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in College Student Personnel, Business Administration, Human Resources, education, or related field.
• 1–2 years of professional experience in a Student Affairs related field.
• Two years of a graduate assistantship in a college union or student activities program equals one professional year.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, implement, and evaluate large-scale programs with Purdue Student Union Board in West Lafayette and Indianapolis.
• Train and develop leadership, programming, policy, budgeting, and marketing skills for students.
• Supervise major campus events including safety, crowd control, and compliance with university policies.
• Act as on-site event supervisor and supervise student volunteers.
• Cultivate and manage university-community, faculty, and alumni partnerships.
• Review Activity Planning Forms and provide consult to student organizations; be on-call for events.

Skills

Decision making

Communication

Interpersonal relations

Intercultural relations

Coaching & leadership

Strategic thinking

Event supervision

Volunteer management

Student engagement

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in higher education (helpful)

Job description

Purdue University seeks a Student Affairs Specialist to plan, organize, implement, and evaluate large-scale programs in West Lafayette and Indianapolis. You will work with students to develop leadership, programming, policy, budgeting, and marketing skills while supervising major events and volunteers.

You will collaborate with university partners and act as a resource for student organizations, with on-call rotation and occasional evenings and weekends required.