Executive Director of Housing and Residence Life

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

North Carolina A&T State University seeks an Executive Director for Housing and Residence Life to lead HRL operations and student housing strategy. Reporting to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, you will serve as the chief advisor and senior liaison to campus partners.

You will oversee a team delivering housing facilities, residential education, conduct, and off-campus living partnerships, with a budget of over $20 million and 7,000 residents, aiming to advance the university toward R1

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Higher Education Administration, Student Affairs Administration, Business Administration, Public Administration, Counseling, College Student Personnel, or a closely related field.
• Seven years of progressively responsible professional experience in university housing and/or residence life.
• Crisis management experience in a college or university setting.
• Exceptional interpersonal communications skills and ability to cultivate partnerships with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to lead, develop and manage professional staff.
• Leadership, sound judgment, political acumen and discernment in challenging circumstances.
• Knowledge of policy development, compliance and laws related to college students (e.g. Title IX).

Responsibilities

• Serve as chief advisor and senior liaison to campus partners on housing facilities and residence life.
• Lead HRL team serving ~7,000 residential students and coordinate off-campus housing.
• Prepare recommendations on policy issues affecting housing and student life.
• Support financial stability through retention, occupancy, budgeting and facilities management (>$20M auxiliary).
• Collaborate with university partners to advance the university toward an R1 designation.

Skills

Crisis management experience

Interpersonal communications

Staff leadership and development

Policy understanding and compliance

Education

Master’s degree in Higher Education Administration or related field

Job description

Posting Details

Classification Information

Classification Type

EHRA

Position Overview

Primary Purpose of Position

Reporting to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, with asecondary reporting relationship with the Associate Vice Chancellorfor Student Affairs and Dean of Students, the Executive Directorfor Housing and Residence Life serves as the Vice Chancellor’schief advisor and senior liaison to campus community partnersregarding university housing facilities and residence life. TheExecutive Director for Housing and Residence Life serves as amember of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs’ SeniorLeadership Team and supports the Vice Chancellor for StudentAffairs in the overall administration of the Division of StudentAffairs enterprise comprised of a community of approximately 500professional and student employees who steward fiscal resources inexcess of $90 million and approximately 1,000,000 square feet infacilities to support student success. The Executive Director forHousing and Residence Life will develop, lead and collaborate withuniversity partners to elevate the university’s impact as itattains an R1 designation.

The Executive Director for Housing and Residence Life providesstrategic leadership for a team of educators and services thatsupport the security and safety for nearly 7000 residentialstudents and coordinates off-campus housing opportunities forstudents in the Office of Housing and Residence Life: HousingFacilities, Residential Education and Conduct; AdministrativeServices and Off-Campus Living and Partnerships. The ExecutiveDirector for Housing and Residence Life prepares recommendations tothe Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs regarding policy issues andother issues impacting the quality of residential students at NorthCarolina A&T State University and supports the University’sfinancial stability through residential student retention, housingoccupancy, budget planning and facilities management, managing a$20 million auxiliary.

Primary Function of Organizational Unit

The Office for Housing and Residence Life provides students withon-campus housing that supports their health, safety and wellbeingand success. Housing and Residence Life ( HRL ) assists studentsfulfill their educational goals and ambitions through qualityeducation, social, and cultural programs that promote communitywithin residence halls. HRL provides student employment andresidential communityopportunities that allow them to buildprofessional skills, embrace diversity, and develop lifelongrelationships.

Minimum Requirements

• Master’s degree in Higher Education Administration, StudentAffairs Administration, Business Administration, PublicAdministration, Counseling, College Student Personnel, or a closelyrelated field.
• Seven years of progressively responsible professionalexperience in university housing and/or residence life.
• Demonstrated experience in crisis management, emergencyresponse in a college or university setting.
• ·Exceptional interpersonal communications skills and ability tocultivate strong partnerships with diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully lead, develop and manageprofessional staff.
• Demonstrated leadership, sound judgment, political acumen, anddiscernment during challenging circumstances.
• Strong background in policy development and compliance andknowledge of local, state and federal laws and proceedings relatedto college students (e.g. U.S. Constitution, Title IX, Title VI,etc.)

Preferred Years Experience, Skills, Training, Education

• Previous experience serving