Director of Student Affairs

Indiana University Columbus is committed to being a welcoming campus community that reflects and enacts the values of diversity, equity and inclusion that inform academic excellence. We desire candidates whose work contributes to equitable and inclusive learning and working environments for our learners, staff, and faculty.

IU Columbus enrolls approximately 1,000 students as a branch campus of IU Indianapolis, and undergraduate and graduate students have access to degrees from Indiana University conferred in Columbus. Students engage in classes of the same rigor and academic experiences as any student at IU, but on a smaller, more close-knit campus.

IU Columbus strives to be the destination for those who seek a high-quality education and a welcoming, distinctive small university experience that champions diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and belonging and prepares our students to collaborate and contribute in meaningful and significant ways both locally and globally to 21st-century communities. Our mission is to advance the state of Indiana and the intellectual growth of its citizens to the highest levels nationally and internationally through research and creative activity, teaching and learning, and civic engagement by offering a distinctive blend of bachelor's, master's, and professional degrees.

Job Summary

The role of Student Programming Specialist serves as the Director of Student Affairs for the IU Columbus campus. The Director of Student Affairs plans, implements, evaluates, and supervises the components of student affairs, with direct responsibilities in mental health outreach, cultural student groups/program planning, and facilitates student leadership. The director acts in the role of the Ombudsperson, serves as Deputy Title IX Coordinator, as well as serves as the leader of the Behavioral Consultation team.

• Enhances the student experience at IU Columbus by providing mental health outreach.
• Oversees the Office of Student Affairs while playing a strategic role in developing and leading initiatives in student affairs programming and assessments.
• Serves as Budget Manager - develops and submits budget recommendations, monitors, verifies, reconciles, and approves expenditures from the general fund account associated with the office.
• Liaises with community partners and career services.
• Plays an active role in the student experience by collaborating with staff across departments to effectively communicate to new and existing students, assists with the design and delivery of new student orientation events, and aims to keep students engaged year-round with events and initiatives.
• Actively participates in staff meetings, Staff Council, and other professional development opportunities.
• Coordinates with IU Columbus senior leadership team to support strategic mission and goals.
• Makes data-driven decisions to guide program decisions and assess impact on student retention, community and belonging, and student success.
• Develops and implements programs and initiatives geared at enhancing and reinforcing the academic engagement and experiential learning capacity of the student experience. Projects programming outcomes at the program, department/division, or campus level.
• Interfaces directly with students, attending student programming events and gathering satisfaction feedback from student participants to implement into future student programming initiatives and objectives.
• Collaborates with staff in own department and other departments, as well as academic and campus leaders, on shared student programming goals, often coordinating funding to sponsor student programs.
• Measures and evaluates effectiveness of student programs against projected outcomes.
• Regularly prepares reports on impact to students and budget and presents to stakeholders on effectiveness and to secure funding for initiatives moving forward.
• Serves on committees and performs student programming research across the field of higher education and at peer institutions to identify and recommend best practices.
• Plans and coordinates communications and targeted outreach for student programming initiatives to ensure student participation and inclusion.
• May provide guidance to other Student Programming Specialists; makes process recommendations to manager for improved delivery of service.
• May serve on various campus or cross-functional committees to share student programming best practices.

Qualifications

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in education, social work, public affairs, counseling, business, or related field

Preferred

• Master's degree in higher education student affairs or related field

Required

• 5 years in student services, higher education, or related field

Required

• Proficient in communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Highly thorough and dependable
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
• Possesses a high degree of initiative
• Ability to influence internal and/or external constituents
• Develops and delivers effective presentations
• Demonstrated customer service skills
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidential information
• Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision-making skills
• Demonstrates excellent judgment, tact, and diplomacy
• Commitment to working with people of diverse backgrounds and demonstrated cultural competency
• Ability to build strong partnerships with students and other university departments

Preferred

• Ability to use and learn new technology proficiently and change practices with changing technology
• Bilingual (Spanish)

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Multiple plan options for medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health Savings Account with generous IU contribution
• Life insurance, LTD, and AD&D options
• Base retirement plan contribution from IU, subject to vesting
• Additional supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition benefit for IU classes
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Salary Range:

$52,000 - $60,000 including competitive benefits.

Directions on how to apply:
Please visit the Indiana University jobs page and search for Director of Student Affairs under the Staff job listings for Columbus.

Please note, to be considered for this position, candidates must take the additional step of applying through the IU Career Portal.

This position will be accepting applications until 2/22/2025.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $52,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Columbus, IN 47203: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $52,000 - $60,000