Join Our Team at Beloit College! Position Title: Director of Student Engagement and Leadership (SEAL) Occupational Summary: The Director of Student Engagement and Leadership is an integral member of the Student Life team charged with developing and contributing to a positive, inclusive, and lively campus environment. The Director will create and support student leadership development programs, student engagement experiences and events that support the College's mission as an academically rigorous, private, residential college focused on a robust student experience rooted in the liberal arts. The Director of Student Engagement and Leadership advises student government; facilitates leadership development to maximize student organization impact; initiates programming to meet the diverse needs of Beloit College students; and supervises several part-time student employees. The contributions of this role are essential to the successful operation of the department for recreation, wellness and engagement. This is a 12-month, full-time position. Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities: Student Engagement and Leadership Development Lead and direct the development of a comprehensive student engagement program consistent with Beloit's educational mission to foster collaborative and experiential learning that puts a liberal arts education into practice. Create opportunities for students to more fully understand and explore intercultural learning through campus programming and participation in clubs and student organizations. Collaborate with other staff and faculty in the development of educational learning opportunities focused on leadership for immediate service on campus and future service beyond Beloit. Create opportunities for student leaders to process, reflect and translate their student leadership experience. Lead Fall, Spring and Summer Orientation programming. Student Government, Programming and Club Leadership Advise Beloit College's student government Advise Programming Board and related major campus event committees (music festivals, Snow Ball, and more). Engage faculty and staff advisors to student clubs with the goal of enhancing student learning through participation in clubs and organizations. Management and Operations Assist with oversight and operations of the Powerhouse student union and recreation center, supervise student employees (programmers, office assistants, campus vehicle drivers). Monitor and direct contractual and operational activities. This includes work with: C-Haus (on-campus bar), WBCR radio, Student Newspaper and campus event and entertainment contracts. Supervision of the campus bar (C-Haus) manager. Assist with oversight of the departmental web presence. Budget Management Work collaboratively with students and campus partners to identify optimal uses for student activities fee. Manage the Student Engagement and Leadership Budget. Review and authorize contracts associated with student activities; educate students on how to negotiate and execute successful contracts. Student Affairs Generalist Serve on campus and staff committees as needed and assigned. Attend all campus, divisional, department and office meetings as appropriate. Other similarly-related duties as assigned. Credentials and Experience: Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree preferred 2 - 5 years of experience in student activities, leadership development, or student life-related work. We encourage applicants from outside of higher education with related experience. Experience with student directed and student-led campus government, clubs/organizations. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Required Budget management, leadership, organization, program development, and supervisory skills. Excellent verbal, oral, and written communication skills. Understanding of Beloit's mission and the place of liberal arts learning in higher education. Demonstrated capacity to build programs in support of organizational commitment to diversity and inclusion. Ability to work well with students, faculty, and staff as a leader, committee member and educator. Excellent teamwork skills, experience working with group consensus building and empowering students. Willingness to work nights and weekends. Counseling and advising skills. Ability to understand and appreciate the mission of a residential, liberal arts college and to work well, in a fast-paced office, with diverse faculty, staff, students, alums, and the larger Beloit community in a variety of situations. Ability to develop, and contribute to, learning and work environments committed to equity and welcoming to people from diverse backgrounds and experiences. The intent of this job description is to provide the general nature and level of work required of employees who are assigned to this classification and shall not be constructed as an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. Employees may be instructed to perform job-related duties and responsibilities other than those specifically presented in this description.