Director of Belonging & Student Engagement

Fort Lewis College; Durango (CO); On-site; USD 77,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO, seeks a Director of Student Belonging to lead college-wide strategies that enhance community building, student engagement, and belonging. You will oversee orientation, student government support, and multiple resource centers.

This role requires a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, strategic budgeting, staff supervision, and collaboration with faculty, staff, students, and the broader community to promote an inclusive campus culture and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of three years of progressively responsible experience in higher education, student affairs, student engagement, diversity/belonging, or a related area.
• Minimum of three years of supervisory experience, including leadership of professional staff, performance management, coaching, and mentoring.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success and working effectively with broadly diverse communities, including but not limited to BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+ students, and first-generation students.
• Minimum of two years of experience managing complex budgets and multiple funding streams.
• Demonstrated progressive supervisory and management experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of student engagement, student development, belonging, and high-impact practices.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing assessment processes and using data to evaluate outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience leading programs requiring collaboration across multiple departments.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience using Microsoft Office products, such as Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and vision for the College's student belonging and engagement centers, programs, and initiatives, including the Black Student Resource Center and other centers.
• Supervise, mentor, and support a team of associate directors, assistant directors, professional staff, and student employees.
• Cultivate meaningful partnerships across campus and within the broader community to advance belonging and student success.
• Provide institutional leadership for student and family orientation and oversee strategy, resources, and implementation.
• Ensure effective administration and programmatic support of ASFLC through oversight of processes, budgets, and collaboration with advisors and partners.
• Provide oversight of student fee allocation processes in collaboration with appropriate staff.
• Provide fiscal leadership for the Belonging portfolio, including budgets and funding streams.
• Lead assessment, planning, and continuous improvement for the Student Belonging Team using data.
• Provide strategic guidance for campus-wide learning and training on belonging and student success.
• Coordinate annual campus events like Welcome Week and heritage months with cross-campus accountability.
• Guide training efforts to promote inclusive practices.

Skills

Leadership

Diversity & inclusion

Budget management

Supervision

Communication

Collaboration

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Teams

Outlook

Excel

Job description

Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO, seeks a Director of Student Belonging to lead college-wide strategies that enhance community building, student engagement, and belonging. You will oversee orientation, student government support, and multiple resource centers.

This role requires a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, strategic budgeting, staff supervision, and collaboration with faculty, staff, students, and the broader community to promote an inclusive campus culture and