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Job Title

Assistant Director, Fraternity & Sorority Life

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Student Activities

Proposed Minimum Salary

$6,302.00 monthly

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Who We Are The Department of Student Activities fosters and supports leadership, learning, and involvement opportunities that enhance the growth and development of students and recognized student organizations. As members of the university community, we are committed to a philosophy of shared responsibility that develops leaders of character dedicated to serving the greater good, and we subscribe to the Texas A&M core values of Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service. To learn more, please visit https://studentactivities.tamu.edu/. Clarification about our position titles can be found at tx.ag /StuActPositions.

What We Want

The Assistant Director serves as a manager for the Department of Student Activities overseeing Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL). Initiates and implements the strategic direction for the fraternity and sorority community in alignment with the priorities of Student Activities. Provides supervision of staff, community expectations and compliance, programmatic oversight, and management of the operations of FSL. The Fraternity and Sorority Life office provides organizational support, advising, and training to all of Texas A&M’s fraternity and sorority organizations that are officially recognized by a governing council.

What You Need To Know Salary: $75,624/year

Professional Development: May be eligible for up to $3,600/year of departmental funding for professional development opportunities and conference attendance.

Cover Letter/Resumé: A cover letter and resumé are strongly recommended. You may upload these documents on the application under CV/Resume.

Additional Details: Ability to work nights and periodic weekends as needed including some overnight travel for conferences and retreats.

Responsibilities

Supervision:

+ Provides direct and indirect supervision of budgeted employees, graduate and practicum students, and student workers and interns as noted separately in this position description.

Area Oversight of Fraternity & Sorority Life:

+ M anages Fraternity and Sorority Life under the Department of Student Activities.

+ Provides strategic planning for the area, policy development and management

+ Develops and adheres to the area budgets including the Greek Enhancement Dues

+ Provides programmatic oversight, university-wide consulting on behalf of FSL,

+ Develops strategic partnerships

+ Contributes to department marketing and development as needed

+ Participates in assessment planning

+ Assists with department-wide initiatives and planning.

+ Monitors compliance with all unit, department, University, and government standards, policies and procedures.

+ Develops reports, analyses, and surveys as requested by leadership.

Assessment & Strategic Planning:

+ Oversees a comprehensive assessment and evaluation program to evaluate: student learning, development, and wellbeing, stakeholder perceptions and needs.

+ Reviews data for constructive improvement for FSL operations and programmatic needs.

Programming & Advising:

+ Oversee the implementation of programs and services such as New Student Conferences (NSCs), Aggieland Saturday, and the Greek Dues Allocation Board.

+ Advises governing councils, council activities, and associated chapters as needed.

Other Duties:

+ Participates on university, division, and/or department committees and task forces.

+ Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience:

+ Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

+ Six years of progressively responsible management experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Advanced degree in higher education, student affairs or related field from an accredited institution.

+ Five or more years post-graduate experience in higher education, student affairs, or specific area(s) described in this position description.

+ Significant student group advising, leadership training, risk management, supervisory ability, and experience in the specific area(s) described in this position description.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

+ Excellent oral and written communication skills.

+ Ability to use word processing, spreadsheet and database programs.

+ Ability to work cooperatively with others.

Why Texas A&M University?

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.

+ Medical, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/medical/) prescription drug, dental, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/dental/) vision, life and AD&D, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/life-add/) flexible spending accounts , and long-term disability insurance (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/long-term-disability/) with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

+ 12-15 days (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/index.html) of annual paid holidays

+ Up to eight hours of paid sick leave (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/sick.html)  and at least  eight hours of paid vacation (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/vacation.html)  each month

+ Automatic enrollment in the  Teacher Retirement System of Texas (https://www.trs.texas.gov/Pages/Homepage.aspx)

+ Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time (https://flourish.tamu.edu/wellness-release-time/)

+ Professional Development: All employees have access to free  LinkedIn Learning (https://linkedinlearning.tamu.edu/)  training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more

+ Educational release time and tuition assistance (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/employee-tuition-assistance)  for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

+ Living Well, (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/) a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume’ or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.