Assistant Director Student Government

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR STUDENT GOVERNMENT

USC Campus Activities

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About Student Life at USC

USC Student Life is devoted to supporting educating and engaging students. USC Student Life is focused on providing all students the opportunity to reach their educational personal and professional aspirations.

About Campus Activities

The Campus Activities department significantly impacts the student experience for a campus of approximately 50000 students. Campus Activities mission is to build community and foster leadership development through cocurricular opportunities that enhance the Trojan experience. The department is responsible for the key functional areas of Recognized Student Organization support and services Student Government advisement and support campuswide student programming and leadership of the Trojan Welcome Experience programming and planning. In collaboration with their direct reports the Assistant Director coordinates oversees and implements support and resources for the USC undergraduate and graduate student government bodies.

About the Opportunity

The Assistant Director for Student Government in Campus Activities is a key leader within USC Student Life and the university. The Assistant Director assists their team with coordinating designing and delivering department policies and services focused on Student Government operations. This includes:

policies and procedures for student government operations

financial support and management

event coordination oversight

student leadership advisement

student government risk management and compliance.

The incumbent identifies student needs and develops and designs workshops seminars and educational services to assist students in navigating university processes and procedures. The Assistant Director is responsible for building strong relationships with the campus and community partners and serves as the connection between the department student government and campus partners on event coordination compliance funding advocacy and programming.

Responsibilities include:

Direct recruiting hiring training and supervision of 4 FTE and indirect supervision of graduate and undergraduate student workers

The Assistant Director provides the team with leadership training educational workshops and opportunities for collaboration.

Provide primary oversight and leadership for USC Student Government

Provide guidance mentorship and support to all student government officers and programming boards directly and indirectly through advising coaching rolemodeling and active engagement

Establish great relationships with student government leaders providing sound counsel on policies and procedures conflict resolution and effectively navigating university politics

Manage student government groups budget allocations expenses reconciliation and financial process; actively partner with campus financial services

Develop department policies and procedures for student government operations and work to ensure compliance with university expectations

Plan and implement student government training retreats and workshops

Assist with the management oversight and of student government elections and recruitment

Edit process and set up contracts and agreements on behalf of the student government for its events and other operations.

Work with Student Life EEOTIX OCE Risk Management and OCEC on University policies and compliance involving student government groups

Partner with the director to assist with longterm planning goal setting and policy development for the department

Support the university division and department initiatives.

It is important to know this position will require evening and weekend hours including student government meetings leadership retreats and the support of large departmental programs. Flex hours will be used to maintain a balanced schedule

In addition the successful candidate must demonstrate through ideas words and actions a strong commitment to USCs Unifying Values.

Other responsibilities as assigned

Characteristics of the Successful Candidate

Strong leadership and interpersonal skills

Studentcentered practices: genuinely cares about students intentionally looks for ways to involve students in decisionmaking attends student events and maintains a style and office that is open and approachable

Familiarity with student government structures and procedures.

Experience in event planning project management and risk assessment and compliance

Strong administrative skills and the ability to prioritize work

Minimum qualifications:

Masters degree in Higher Education Administration or related field

35 years of progressively responsible experience in a college or university student life department; 57 years is preferred.

The annual base salary range for this position is $. When extending an offer of employment the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position the candidates work experience education/training key skills internal peer alignment federal state and local laws.

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