Vice President for Student Affairs

SUMMARY

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The Vice President for Student Affairs (VPSA) is the senior student services officer at the University. The VPSA provides vision, leadership, and management for the division of Student Affairs. As the chief advocate for the student body, the VPSA articulates the challenges that face ECU students to the President’s Cabinet.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Essentialdutiesandresponsibilitiesmayincludethefollowing:

·Overseesthefollowingunitsandinitiatives:

oStudentEngagement

oConduct

oCareerServices

oResidenceLife

oStudentHealth&CounselingServices

oSelectedTRIOPrograms

·Providesleadershipthrough:

oStaffdevelopment

oBudgetmanagement

oResourceallocation

oStrategicplanning

oPolicy-making

oCrisis-response

·StayscurrentonbestpracticesinStudentAffairsandadvisesthecampuscommunityonthose practices as needed;

·Analyzescurrentandfuturestudentprogramsanddeterminesprogress/viability;

·Administerscommitteesfocusedonthehealthandoverallwell-beingofstudents;

·EnsurescompliancewithUniversityandgoverningboards;

·Createsreportsandcommunications;

·Supportsstudentretentionefforts;

·ServesasaTitleIXInvestigatorasneeded;

·Fostersanenvironmentthatsupportstheholisticdevelopmentofstudentsthroughextracurricular programming and activities; and

·PerformsallotherdutiesandresponsibilitiesasassignedbythePresident.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Toperformthisjobsuccessfully,anindividualmustbeabletoperformeachessentialdutysatisfactorily.

·Provenmanagerialandcollegialleadershipskills;

·Excellentwritingandcommunicationskills;

·KnowledgeandexperienceinthelatestinnovationsinStudentAffairs;

·Problem-solvingcapabilities;

·Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the President

·AbilitytoassessStudentAffairsprogramsanddetermineprogressandviabilityofthoseprograms;

·Abilitytorelatetoandworkwithstudents,faculty,andstaff;

·AbilityandknowledgeofStudentInformationSystems;and

·UnderstandingofTitleIX.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Required: Earned doctorate in higher education, counseling, the social sciences, or a related field and a minimumof5yearsofprogressivelysuccessfuladministrativeexperiencesinStudentAffairssupervisionand budget development.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfullyperformtheessentialfunctionsofthisjob.Reasonableaccommodationsmaybemadetoenable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Whileperformingthedutiesofthisjob,theemployeeisregularlyrequiredtousehandstofinger,handle,or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear.

WORK ENVIORNMENT:

Theworkenvironmentcharacteristicsdescribedherearerepresentativeofthoseanemployeeencounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.