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**Open Date** 04/15/2025

**Requisition Number** PRN41626B

**Job Title** Associate Director, Student Services

**Working Title** Associate Director, Academic Experience

**Job Grade** F

**FLSA Code** Administrative

**Patient Sensitive Job Code?** No

**Standard Hours per Week** 40 hours

**Full Time or Part Time?** Full Time

**Shift** Day

Work Schedule Summary

M-F 8-5, primarily in-person.

Some evening and weekend events.

Target start date is between June 3 to June 24.

**VP Area** Academic Affairs

**Department** 01687 - BUSINESS SCHOLARS

**Location** Campus

**City** Salt Lake City, UT

**Type of Recruitment** External Posting

**Pay Rate Range** $70,000 - $78,000, DOE

**Close Date** 05/08/2025

**Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)** 04/28/2025

Job Summary

This role serves as a key leader in undergraduate student experience at the David Eccles School of Business, with a particular focus on academic engagement and support. Overseeing the four-year Business Scholars Experience course, academic success initiatives, and other academic opportunities outside the classroom, the Associate Director will guide the enhancement and synthesis of the undergraduate academic experience, with the support and oversight of Undergraduate Programs leadership. Working closely with Undergraduate Programs leadership, the undergraduate student experience team, and student service and academic departments, this role will contribute collaboratively to the integration and alignment of the holistic undergraduate business student experience.

Responsibilities

+ Oversee the direction, development, and implementation of the four-year Business Scholars Experience course, in collaboration with Undergraduate Programs leadership.

+ Oversee undergraduate academic success initiatives, including managing the operations of the Business Tutoring Center, supervising one lead student tutor, and 7-10 student tutors.

+ Collaborate with the undergraduate student experience team to direct, develop, and implement an integrated student experience strategy, aligning curricular and co-curricular experiences to foster student learning and development.

+ Coordinate student engagement with academic opportunities including undergraduate research and the honors program.

+ Collaborate with the Goff Strategic Leadership Institute on the direction, development, and implementation of programming for the 20-student Rising Business Leaders first-year cohort.

+ Provide leadership and support within the undergraduate student experience team, including annual priorities, team morale, training, policy, and budget.

+ Foster & maintain partnerships with Undergraduate Programs offices and academic departments.

+ Deliver presentations to students, staff, and faculty, as needed.

+ May supervise professional staff, including recruitment and hiring, onboarding, retention, and performance management.

+ Support additional school-wide programming & initiatives as needed.

+ Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Public Administration, a related area, or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience). Six years of progressively more responsible management experience; and demonstrated leadership, human relations and effective communication skills also required.

Master’s degree in Business Administration or related area preferred.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Preferences

Key competencies:

* Commitment to student success

* Program and project development and management

* Supervision of professional and/or student employees

* Relationship management (e.g. students, partners, leadership, donors)

* Budget management

* Public speaking

* Strategic orientation

**Type** Benefited Staff

Special Instructions Summary

Additional Information

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.

All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action ( OEO /AA). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator’s office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at: https://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/

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