Executive Director AS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Associated Students California State University Northridge Inc.

About Associated Students California State University Northridge Inc. (AS): AS is the primary advocate for students at California State University Northridge. AS provides excellent meaningful programs and services designed to enhance and create a spirited learningfocused campus environment.

AS is also the official seat of student governance for the campus. TheStudent Governmentdivision represents the student body advocates its needs and defends its interests in dealings with faculty staff campus administrators alumni community and government officials.

AS is committed to providing the students of California State University Northridge with highquality responsive and efficient services in pursuit of the AS mission. As an organization AS believes its people including student leaders and employees are its most valuable resources and they prove why every day.

The Associated Students is incorporated by the State of California as a public nonprofit corporation per Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Organizationally the Associated Students Inc. (AS Inc. reports within and is a part of the Division of Student Affairs.

About California State University Northridge (CSUN): One of the largest universities in the country California State University Northridge (CSUN) is an urban comprehensive university that delivers award winning undergraduate and graduate programs to nearly 40000 students annually and counts nearly 400000 alumni who fuel the regions economy. Since its founding in 1958 CSUN has made a significant and longterm economic impact on California generating nearly $1.9 billion in economic impact and more than 12000 jobs each year. CSUN is a designated MinorityServing and HispanicServing Institution nationally recognized for success in serving a diverse student body. The Association of Public and Landgrant Universities named CSUN an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University the Wall Street Journal ranked CSUN third in third in the nation for the universitys diverse learning environment and CSUN is the seventhranked school and CollegeNets 2021 Social Mobility Index.

The Position of Executive Director: The Executive Director of Associated Students (AS) of California State University Northridge is the senior executive professional position for the organization. The Executive Director serves as the SecretaryTreasurer of the AS Inc. and reports to the AS through the AS President with a dotted line reporting relationship to the university through the Vice President for Student Affairs. The position is responsible for providing comprehensive strategic vision and a wide range of duties in support of the administration of the corporate programmatic developmental service human resource financial and governmental affairs of AS for the benefit of the students and the University community of California State University Northridge (CSUN). The position will also assure that the vision of AS is closely aligned with the CSUN strategic vision and core equity values of justice equity diversity and inclusion.

In the area of student development the Executive Director promotes continuity and excellence in student leadership and organizational success; designs and maintains processes and programs whereby organizational history; task and role definition; organizational leadership and personal skills and knowledge bases and student development are provided for student officers other student volunteers and student employees. Informs and educates AS Officers and other student leadership groups of federal state local CSU and campus policies regulations policies and procedures that govern AS matters. Through retreats conferences seminars group advisement and oneonone exchange provide learning opportunities for student staff and for student leadership. Provide information and perspective to student leadership concerning proposed and alternative policies; goals and operations; programs and services; fiscal matters and other items or actions under consideration. Serve simultaneously as employee of and coach/mentor/teacher to corporate board members officers and directors.

The Executive Director provides vision management strategy and leadership over the human resources of AS while executing the decisions of the Personnel Board related to the employee life cycle employment policies and practices. Responsibilities include direct supervision of various AS employees including the Executive Assistant Controller Human Resources Manager IT Manager Risk & Facilities Manager Assistant Director of Programs & Communications and Director of Student Engagement & Services who in turn supervises four program departments with approximately 50 full time staff and 200 part time student and staff employees.

The Executive Director directs the leadership of the Accounting Services office in executing the budgeting reporting accounts payable accounts receivable payroll asset management general ledger cash management investment taxation accounting and audit functions associated with that department in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The position also has overall responsibility for the fiscal operations and integrity of AS.

The Executive Director oversees all AS facilities and tangible assets including assisting student and staff leadership in examination of need for future modification of existing facilities or creation of new facilities. In addition the position oversees the use of leased spaces that house AS programs and services; the adoption and use of multiple software systems; and the organizations secure use of technology.

The Executive Director has overall responsibility for interpreting and ensuring adherence to federal state and local laws and regulations and California State University and campus policies. This includes adherence to federal and state grant regulations; Corporation Code; California Education Code and Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations; Romero Open Meeting Act; federal and California corporate law; federal and California labor law; equal protection legislation; constitutional law labor law and generally accepted accounting principles.

The Executive Director oversees processes to establish organizationwide and unitspecific longterm strategic planning for and assessment of goal and outcomes for all programs and services. Develops and assesses student learning goals and outcomes. In addition the position oversees the design implementation and maintenance of a process whereby student needs are matched with resources to provide consistent direction for the organization given constantly changing student leadership.

The Executive Director serves as a member of Student Affairs Management Council Student Affairs Leadership Team Student Life leadership team and works closely with the Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs and other CSUN cabinet offices to foster AS contributions to the mission of the campus.

In addition the Executive Director executes other tasks and responsibilities as outlined in the position description.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Masters degree from an accredited institution in higher education business or public administration or any of the disciplines related to program and service offerings of CSUN Associated Students. Those areas include event planning; recreation sports; early childhood education; campus ticketing; sustainability and recycling; information technology; accounting risk management; marketing and human resources.
• Seven years of fulltime progressively responsible leadership experience in a higher education or notforprofit environment.

Preferred:

• 10 or more years of fulltime progressively responsible leadership experience in a higher education or notforprofit environment.
• Professional experience within a university based auxiliary organization is strongly preferred.

The successful candidate will have:

• Demonstrated leadership in shaping strategic vision and planning processes with a collegial responsive and creative approach.
• Demonstrated skills in supervising employees at all levels within an organization.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity equity inclusion and access.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a diverse higher education environment.
• Highly developed ability to develop successful partnerships with campus systemwide and communitybased stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership acumen including effective communications across boundaries.
• Demonstrated ability to lead high functioning teams.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Highly developed skills in budgeting and financial forecasting.
• Highly developed strategic planning skill set.
• Exceptional communication interpersonal supervisory and advisory skills.

Salary/Benefits: The salary range for the position is $146328.00 $219502.40 annually. The hiring range for the position is $146328.00 $197550.08 annually. AS offers an excellent fringe benefits program.

General Information: The successful candidate accepting this position is required to pass a preemployment screening that may include one or more of the following: background screening LiveScan fingerprinting and employment reference check.

Preferred Date of Appointment: As soon as possible.

How to Apply: Candidates should apply by completing the CSUN online application at www.csun/careers and must attach a cover letter that addresses the qualifications above and a current resume including the names of three professional references.

Review of applications will begin on March 10 2025 and continues until the position is filled.

Equal Employment Opportunity: AS is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Equal Employment Opportunity has been and will continue to be a fundamental principle at AS where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination because of race color religion sex gender age national origin ancestry pregnancy physical or mental disability medical condition sexual orientation marital status veteran status military status political affiliation or other category protected by federal state and local law.