Program Manager for Student Activities, Involvement, and Leadership

• Develops and maintains community partnerships that support student programming and engagement, including initiatives such as Love Where You Live.
• Attends, and participates in local, state, and national Student Development conferences, with a particular emphasis on student activities, involvement, leadership, and student engagement.
• Develops and maintains a network with other student activities, leadership, and student life professionals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Bachelor's degree in Higher Education Administration, Counseling, Psychology or related field, required, master's degree preferred.

2+ years of experience in student activities or a related field.

• Customer Service Orientation – Keeps internal and/or external key stakeholder(s), students, parents, faculty, staff and community partners in mind at all times.
• Professionalism – Displays a high level of professionalism, e.g., timeliness, reliability, communication, and work ethic.
• Christ-first Faith – Provides spiritual support to community members, including students, on their Christian faith journey.
• Adaptable/Flexibility – Ability to change or adjust to change.
• Analytical Thinking & Decision Making – Identifies and understands trends and/or issues, connects data points through analysis and logical conclusions/actionable strategies.
• Attention to Detail – Ability to focus on a specific task or number of tasks efficiently and accurately. Reviews details with a critical eye.
• Confidentiality – Maintains the necessary confidentiality and discretion required for the position
• Continuous Improvement – Implement or brainstorm ways to optimize a process.
• Creativity – Ability to think creatively and design creative solutions to problems.
• Develops Others – Ability to promote continuous improvement within teams and/or individuals.
• Effective Communication – Expresses ideas and information in a clear and concise manner both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well-articulated messaging across a wide variety of audiences.
• Establishes Trust – Gains the confidence of others by actions and words that promote being honest, forthcoming, and vulnerable.
• Leadership/Influence – Ability to motivate, coach and develop others, as well as influence a group of people to achieve common goals, and implement university strategies. Strong supervisory skills.
• Problem-solving – Anticipates, evaluates, diagnoses, and resolves problems in a systematic and fact-based manner.
• Project and Time Management – Effective planning and priority setting. Ability to manage several complex projects simultaneously while working under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Teamwork & Collaboration – Creates a climate that fosters commitment to a common vision and shared values that promote cooperation and working together through trust and support of others both departmentally and cross-functionally.

• Ability to operate a PBA vehicle, equipment, or transport groups of students, including operating a van, car, golf cart, utility vehicle.
• Must possess a valid U.S. driver’s license.
• Ability to work non-routine hours during certain times of the year.
• Ability to traverse campus and stairs.
• Ability to lift/move objects up to 25 pounds.