Director of Student Engagement

Georgetown University comprises two unique campuses in the nation’s capital. With the Hilltop Campus located in the heart of the historic Georgetown neighborhood, and the Capitol Campus, just minutes from the U.S. Capitol and U.S. Supreme Court, Georgetown University offers rigorous academic programs, a global perspective, and unparalleled opportunities to engage with Washington, D.C. Our community is a close-knit group of remarkable individuals driven by intellectual inquiry, a commitment to social justice, and a shared dedication to making a difference in the world.

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Job Overview
The Director of the Center for Student Engagement promotes student involvement and furthers community on campus while linking academics with co-curricular activities. This position represents student co-curricular involvement as an institutional priority in a variety of contexts, supervises the access to, and allocation of student organization benefits, works with faculty and student advisory boards and advises students. The Director provides strategic leadership and management of a department of nine full-time program staff members, three part-time graduate assistants and one full time support staff member plus several student staff members who provide advising, program development and administrative support to over 200 student groups. Content areas include Student Organizations, Outdoor Education, Debate, New Student Orientation, Student Media, Student Government, Club Sports, the Georgetown Program Board, Late Night Programs and campus leadership programs. The Director is responsible for overseeing budgets, operations, administrative management, and assessment of a wide variety of student-engagement programs. This person is expected to set exemplary standards of practice for advising students, developing student leadership values and skills, innovating programs and services, and engaging a wide-variety of stakeholders in the support for co-curricular learning.

Work Interactions
This position reports to the Assistant Vice President for Student Engagement. Others who report to the Assistant Vice President are the Directors of Georgetown Event Management Services, Student Centers and Campus Recreation. The Director of the Center for Student Engagement attends the Student Affairs Directors’ meetings. All student activities-related functions are reviewed by this position. Directly reporting to this position are the Associate Director of Student Engagement, the Director of Outdoor Education, the Director of Orientation, Transition, and Family Engagement, and the Director of Policy Debate.

The Director of the Center for Student Engagement must represent student co-curricular involvement as an institutional priority in a variety of contexts, ensuring that campus planning and policy support a strong campus life program that provides significant opportunity for overall growth and student leadership development. The Director is responsible directly for over 200 student organizations, and indirectly for approximately 60 more reporting to other departments in the university.

The Director is responsible for establishing and implementing policy for all student organizations regarding events and projects on and off campus, seeking always to maintain co-curricular involvement as a learning experience for students. The Director is responsible for managing the institution’s risk and liability in student programming and its commitment to speech and expression. This person manages a staff with diverse areas of involvement and expertise; therefore, the Director must remain current on issues across a wide variety of content areas.

The Director is responsible for managing a fast paced, unpredictable environment while maintaining an educational focus. The Director must establish clear standard procedures and policies and also develop a staff with maximum ability to exercise independent thinking and judgment. The Director is responsible for the professional development of the staff. This person routinely works 50-55 hours/week, with peak weeks at significantly higher rates.

Requirements and Qualifications
Ten years of relevant, progressively responsible leadership within Student Engagement or Campus Life. Master’s Degree in higher education, counseling, human development or related field. Supervisory experience required and demonstrated experience with administration, knowledge of student development theory, and legal issues. Proven management of significant financial and human resources required.

Pay Range:

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Compensation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s individual qualifications, experience, education, skills, and certifications, as well as the University’s business needs and external factors.

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Benefits:

Georgetown University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, retirement savings, tuition assistance, work-life balance benefits, employee discounts and an array of voluntary insurance options. You can learn more about benefits and eligibility on the Department of Human Resources website.