Director of Student Involvement and Leadership

Wellesley College; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellesley College seeks a Director of Student Involvement and Leadership to provide vision for a robust co-curricular program. You will oversee advising, training, leadership development and support for student government, clubs, and student-run ventures.

The role includes strategic direction, risk-aware policy implementation, and a focus on campus-wide leadership initiatives, events, and partnerships with student groups.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a broad student involvement or leadership program.
• Ability to advise and develop leadership programming for diverse student groups.
• Strong budget oversight and reconciliation for student activities.
• Supervision of staff and student workers in a higher-education setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise staff to run a comprehensive student involvement program.
• Advise ~200 clubs, organizations, and societies on leadership, events, and finances.
• Advise student government and develop annual training and governance support.
• Plan campus leadership events and expand leadership development initiatives.
• Develop training opportunities for student leaders with campus partners.

Skills

Leadership

Event planning

Budget management

Staff supervision

Advising students

Tools

CampusGroups/Wengage

25-live scheduling tool

Job description

At Wellesley, our mission is to deliver an outstanding liberal arts education to women who will make a difference in the world. Our collaborative community, comprising of faculty, students, staff, and alumnae, is guided by our shared commitment to educational excellence. Join us in this transformative journey!

Job Posting Title

Director of Student Involvement and Leadership

Job Description Summary

Administrative Exempt

Job Description

The Director of Student Involvement and Leadership provides vision and leadership for the Office of Student Involvement & Leadership. The Director oversees a comprehensive co-curricular program including advising, training, leadership development and support for student government, clubs, organizations, societies, and student-run businesses; supports engaging and a robust program of campus events that encourage the development of community and promote student wellness; and a leadership development program consistent with Wellesley's model for leadership development. Provide strategic direction for the Office of Student Involvement including assessment of current practices and department effectiveness, knowledge of current trends and best practices, development of an innovative vision and successful leadership of staff.

Primary Position Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise staff of Associate Director of Student Involvement, three part‑time staff members, and six student assistants to provide a student involvement program that encourages student engagement, promotes holistic student development and which responds to student interests and needs
• Advise a breadth of approximately 200 student clubs, organizations, and societies on leadership development, group dynamics, event management, and financial management
• Serve as primary advisor for an active and engaged student college government. Develop a training program every August that provides support, leadership development, and goal setting for the college government leadership. Additionally, serve as a strategic thought partner to student college government leadership, offering constructive challenge and alternative perspectives as needed to support sound decision‑making and sustainable governance. Attend college government Senate meetings and college government cabinet meetings.
• Plan and coordinate key campus leadership events, serve as the leader in the expansion of the college's student leadership development program and explore the possibility of a student leader training committee
• In partnership with college government and campus organizations, develop and implement training and leadership development opportunities for student leaders of clubs, organizations, societies, and cooperatives
• Oversee the development or modification and implementation of procedures, policies and protocols that minimize risk and give students clear guidance
• Management departmental budget and work with the controllers office to ensure that the student college government allocates and reconciles student activity fee to the 200 clubs and organizations.
• Responsible for managing the relationship between student‑run businesses, student run media, including the radio station and newspaper and the college including finances and space management.
• Collaborate with the Events Office to manage space allocation for student events and learn how to use the web‑based scheduling tool 25-live for student organizations including the development and oversight of processes and protocols for event management
• Oversee the implementation and development of online student organization management system, Campus Groups "Wengage" including building a comprehensive education program of the system for students and campus partners
• Establish and maintain ongoing assessment and evaluation of the quality of campus involvement and engagement
• Responsible for negotiation and execution of all contracts for student events.
• Take the lead in planning and implementing hazing education and prevention efforts for student leaders and members of student organizations and societies
• Lead the planning and execution of the Camellia Student Leadership Awards which includes the nomination process, selection, and celebration ceremony.
• Participate in key campus committees including the Leadership Working Group, Committee on Lectures and Cultural Events, Orientation Planning Committee, and Drug and Alcohol Incident Reduction Team