Rice University Looking for Associate Director of Student Experience Full Time

Job Description
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Position Summary

The Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University (Rice Business) is seeking an
Associate Director of Student Experience to lead the business school’s team focused on student engagement. The role will involve
supervising and nurturing the Assistant Directors of Student Experience and other team members focused on delivering MBA student onboarding
programs, student leadership and community engagement programming, mentoring activities, and two student initiatives focused on community
engagement (Rice Business Board Fellows and Rice Business Gives Back). The Associate Director serves as the in-house thought leader on
student government and student-directed initiatives through the Jones Student Associations, and provides guidance and oversight on financial
and risk management matters related to student leadership and engagement initiatives and engagement programming.

Ideal candidates
should have extensive skills and experience in student affairs and student life program delivery, preferably in a business or professional
school environment. The ideal candidate should be interested in playing a significant role in helping graduate business students feel
valued, seen, and cared for, while imbuing in them a sense of agency to craft their ideal experience outside of the classroom.

Essential Functions

• Supports department (Office of Academic Programs and Student Experience) and area (Student
  Experience) mission vision and goals
• Oversight for program area(s) related to all advisement of programs, risk management,
  leadership development, and financial responsibility
• Develops and enforces operating policies and procedures for area
• Supervises area staff sets goals and provides performance feedback and professional development
• Responsible for program
  logistics including budgeting and risk management
• Advises and guides student leaders in the planning and implementation of program
  and event logistics, including risk management
• Develops, plans and implements programming and outreach for student leaders and the
  campus community
• Coordinates leadership development programming for student leaders
• Responsible for logistics and
  marketing related to area(s) of responsibility
• Documents and assesses area functions on a regular basis
• Oversees budgets
  for various accounts and programs within program area

Additional Functions / Information

• Delivers
  high-quality student onboarding experience to new MBA students
• Advises student organizations and student government
  associations
• Manages partnership programs, including – for example – mentoring partnership and outside partnerships
  with nonprofits (Rice Business Board Fellows; Rice Business Gives Back; Mentoring Partnership with outside partner)

Required Qualifications

• Master’s Degree
• 3 years of related experience in student services, program
  administration or related field

Skills Required

• Proven communication skills, including written, oral,
  and visual
• Advising high‐level student leaders in 1‐1 setting
• Proven ability to apply student development and learning
  outcomes theories.
• Proven ability to oversee event planning and programs
• Proven ability to instruct students and staff in
  risk management and program planning
• Ability to supervise and assess staff
• Must have some exposure in: student activities;
  leadership development; student government; supervision; student union
• Ability to coordinate and facilitate leadership
  programming
• Ability to create training programs for student organizations

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in higher education setting, preferably a business or other professional school setting

Rice University is an
Equal Opportunity Employer with commitment to diversity at all levels, and considers for employment qualified applicants without regard to
race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability or
protected veteran status.

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