Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Division of Student Affairs - CUNY : Job Details

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Division of Student Affairs

**POSITION DETAILS**

Hunter College is seeking an Assistant Dean for Student Affairs to join a vibrant team in pursuit of maximizing student success and development. The Assistant Dean of Student Affairs plays a critical role in shaping the student experience at Hunter, contributing to the College's mission of fostering learning, leadership, and personal growth among its diverse student body. The College is seeking a team builder and program visionary with excellent communication skills who can truly understand the student body and strategically use resources to meet their needs outside the classroom. The successful candidate will possess a proven record of achievement as a collaborative, experienced, and strategic leader, with clear ideas of how to engage a primarily commuter student body. The Assistant Dean for Student Affairs will report to Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students. The Assistant Dean will be responsible for the following duties:

- Oversee and provide strategic direction for the Office of Student Life, Office of Student Activities, College Association, Athletics and Recreation, Office of Residence Life, Children's Learning Center, Student Engagement and Experiential Opportunities. This includes oversight of the Affinity Spaces, all student clubs and government, student support services such as the food pantry, and immigrant student advisement.

- Coordinate areas of oversight to provide a robust array of experiences to help our student body maximize their College experience, foster personal growth in every area, celebrate diversity, and promote inclusion.

- Manage and oversee multiple budgets with various funding sources, including student activity fees. Strategically maximize the use of funds to create programming that advances the mission of the College and ensures ethical practices.

- Constantly have a pulse on the needs of the student body through qualitative and quantitative assessment. Communicate these needs with all stakeholders to influence College policy and major decisions.

- Be a project lead for select major events on campus such as Commencement.

- Other duties as assigned to support the goals of the division of Student Affairs and the College.

**QUALIFICATIONS**

This position is in CUNY's Executive Compensation Plan. All executive positions require a minimum of a Bachelor's degree and eight years' related experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Master's degree in higher education or a related field

- Occasional evenings and weekend work required.

**CUNY TITLE**

Assistant Dean

**COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS**

Salary commensurate with education and experience up to $120,000-$140,000.

CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.

**HOW TO APPLY**

Applications must be submitted online by accessing the CUNY Portal on City University of New York job website www.cuny.edu/employment or and following the CUNYfirst Job System Instructions. To search for this vacancy, click on Search Job Listings, select More Options To Search For CUNY Jobs and enter the Job Opening ID number.

Click on the Apply Now button and follow the application instructions. Current users of the site should access their established accounts; new users should follow the instructions to set up an account.

Please have your documents available to attach into the application before you begin. Please note that the required material must be uploaded as ONE document under CV/ Resume (do not upload individual files for a cover letter, references, etc.). The document must be in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf, or text format- and name of file should not exceed ten (10) characters - also DO NOT USE SYMBOLS (such as accents (, , (, or ), , , , -, _ or )).

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Please include:

- Cover Letter and/or Statement of scholarly interests

- Curriculum Vitae/ Resume

- Names and contact information of 3 references

Upload all documents as ONE single file-- PDF format preferred.

**CLOSING DATE**

The committee will begin reviewing complete applications on Oct. 16, 2024. The search will remain open, and screening and review of applications will be ongoing-- until the position is filled. Applications submitted after the deadline will only be considered if the position(s) remain open after initial round.

**JOB SEARCH CATEGORY**

CUNY Job Posting: Executive

**EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY**

CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.

Job ID

28999

Location

Hunter College