Director of Campus Life

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

The Director of Campus Life at Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) is a member of the Department of Student Life, overseeing the strategies and tactics that support nearly all aspects of the undergraduate student experience including residential life, campus events and activities, student leadership development, career development, outdoor recreation, counseling services, and campus safety. This role primarily works with student leaders of the Student Government Association (SGA), which covers a diverse range of student events, activities, and initiatives.

The Director position is an 11-month, salary exempt role, reporting to the Vice President of Student Life. The role involves considerable time spent on campus during evenings and multiple weekends per semester.

The Director works collaboratively with the entirety of the Student Life team to assist in student development initiatives and department-wide goals related to student life, co-curricular education, student leadership initiatives, and other strategic goals. The Director’s primary duties consist of overseeing, advising, and collaborating with NNU’s SGA student leaders, who in turn oversee numerous areas, including : campus events and activities, student clubs and organizations, intramural sports, the Oasis yearbook, student-athlete relations, community engagement, campus ministries and ministry clubs, student governance (Senate and student fee budgeting), class councils, and more.

Northwest Nazarene University is sponsored by the Church of the Nazarene and seeks to reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of the body of Christ in its faculty, staff, administration, and students. All those interested are encouraged to apply and will be evaluated equitably.

Essential Functions :

• Develop and lead SGA Retreat, co-chair LEAD Retreat, and serve on the leadership team for LAUNCH at the beginning of Fall Semester
• Oversee all aspects of the Student Government Association, including attending all campus-wide events, weekly SGA meetings, weekly Senate meetings, and weekly Timeout services
• Assist in planning and directing leadership training for all student leaders in conjunction with Resident Directors and Student Life leadership
• Oversee outdoors club programming and club sports programming, including supervising the work of the Director of Journeys
• Serve on university committees as a student life representative as assigned
• Serve in a support role for the work of other Student Life personnel as needed (career development, residential life, wellness center, campus safety, etc.)
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements :

Minimum Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Compensation

Salary determined by the educational background and experience of each applicant. Full-time personnel offered access to a benefits package including health, vision, and dental insurance for employee and family, life and disability insurance, flexible spending plan, tuition benefits, annual leave, sick leave, opportunities for professional development, and a retirement program.

Northwest Nazarene University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. As an educational institution operating under the auspices of the Church of the Nazarene, Northwest Nazarene University is permitted, and reserves the right to prefer employees on the basis of religion (Title VII, Sections 702-703, United States Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended).