Notice No.    MP-7491   
Job Title    Director of Student Campus Involvement (Student Life Director)   
Department    Student Affairs   
Category    Professional   
Date Posted    01/23/13   
Closing Date    Until Filled   
Position Detail    Open until filled, with the review of applications to begin 02/06/2013.   
FLSA Status    Exempt   
Compensation    Commensurate with qualifications and experience.   

Position Description and Duties

GENERAL DUTIES

CONTRACT TITLE

Higher Education Officer

CAMPUS SPECIFIC INFORMATION

CUNY offers a comprehensive benefits package to employees and eligible dependents based on job title and classification. Employees are also offered pension and Tax-Deferred Savings Plans. Part-time employees must meet a weekly or semester work hour criteria to be eligible for health benefits. Health benefits are also extended to retirees who meet the eligibility criteria.

Qualifications and Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree and eight years related experience required. 

Master's degree in a relevant discipline is strongly preferred. Experience in higher education and an outstanding record accomplishment is required.

The ideal candidate will have:
- Excellent leadership and managerial skills and the capacity to supervise and lead a student affairs staff.
- Knowledge of current trends and practices in student services in general and student engagement in particular.
- Knowledge of policy formulation and methods of analysis to establish practical policies and provide effective guidance in decision-making.
- Ability to organize and implement change.
- Ability to behave in a considerate manner with others regardless of ethnicity, gender, age, disability, or beliefs.
- Ability to interview, select, train, supervise, and evaluate a diverse staff.
- Ability to actively listen and demonstrate understanding.
- Skills to maintain a fair and decisive leadership style with the ability to make independent judgments.
- Ability to analyze and evaluate outcomes and effectiveness of projects/programs.
- An innovative character thriving on challenge, who is student and quality driven.
- Ability to generate and identify opportunities to improve present programs and/or operations.
- Demonstrates the determination to achieve objectives, particularly when subject to time/cost constraints.
- Ensure regular evaluation of assigned staff and make appropriate recommendations.
- Ability to keep up-to-date on changes in technology and provide recommendations regarding the direction of the campus' strategic plan.
- Ability to safeguard sensitive or confidential information from intentional or unintentional disclosure.
- Ability to meet deadlines for assigned reports and projects.

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