Associate Director Leadership & Community Engagement

Position Number: 001126

Department: Student Union Activities & Rec (Adm)

Employment Type: Permanent - Full-time

Months Per Year: 12

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and direction for an exemplary, comprehensive leadership development program for the campus community with a focus on building leadership skills through active engagement

• Lead the strategy, design, and continuous evaluation of core curriculum for leadership development initiatives to foster student growth and skill building across programs

• Partner closely with the Director to establish, guide, and continuously refine the overarching office-wide curricular approach for leadership development and community engagement initiatives

• Provide direct coordination for at least one leader/leadership development initiative, including planning all aspects, including marketing, recruitment, transportation, lodging, meals, etc., for leadership development initiatives

• Create and implement evaluation and reflection pieces for leadership development initiatives

• Oversee instructional quality across all department workshops, cohort models, and leadership toolkits, providing continuous feedback and training to staff and student facilitators

• Provide support for community engagement initiatives through Leadership & Community Engagement as directed by the Director of Leadership & Community Engagement

• Provide leadership and coordination of office awards program

• Meet with and serve as a liaison to campus and community partners to support and provide leadership development initiatives for students

• Consult with and guide student organizations planning leadership events where requested

• Direct, coordinate, and provide strategic oversight for TEDxUNCCharlotte, managing all operational aspects including speaker curation, licensee compliance, event logistics, and committee leadership

• Provide direct supervision, coaching, performance evaluation, and continuous professional development for two Assistant Directors and one Graduate Assistant, fostering their professional growth and programmatic success

• Oversee recruitment, hiring, onboarding, training, and evaluation processes for all professional, graduate, and student staff within the department

• Provide indirect or secondary oversight to all other graduate assistants and student employees supervised by Assistant Directors

• Lead the strategy, development, and administration of the L&CE student employee and student leader onboarding course on Canvas, ensuring consistent training across all departmental roles

• Manage and monitor allocated budgets, expenditure tracking, and fiscal compliance for assigned program areas

• Direct workflows, including event contracting, record management, and adherence to university policies and procedures

• Effectively serve and represent the unit, department, and division on institutional initiatives, strategic committees, and at university functions

• Oversee and guide student leaders, planning committees, and staff involved in executing major campus-wide events, including TEDxUNCCharlotte

Minimum Experience / Education:

• Master’s Degree with a major emphasis on coursework in higher education administration, student personnel services, counseling, or other related field

• At least three years of experience in student services or a related field

Preferred Education Skills and Experience:

• Master’s degree in student personnel or higher education administration

• Demonstrated experience directly supervising, coaching, and evaluating full-time professional staff

• Prior experience working with college students and an understanding of student development theory

• Experience in group advisement, training and development, event planning, and program development

• An understanding of working with groups and group dynamics, interpersonal skills to develop solid working relationships

• Organizational skills, administrative skills, event planning and logistics skills and experience

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and manage details

• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience