Director for Student Involvement

The Director for Student Involvement oversees the Center for Student Involvement with direct oversight and supervision of campus-wide events, traditions, and engagement programs for campus. The Director should be highly invested in student engagement and offering students robust co-curricular activities. Typical hiring range for this position is $65,000 to $75,000 commensurate with qualifications and experience. This position is offered as either a 12 or 11-month work year, to be determined at time of hire. Salary to be prorated for 11-month work year accordingly.

Complete Job Description

The University of Maine is a community of more than 11,900 undergraduate and graduate students, and 2,500 employees located on the Orono campus, the regional campus in Machias, and throughout the state. UMaine is a land, sea and space grant university, and maintains a leadership role as the University of Maine System's flagship institution. UMaine is the state's public research university and a Carnegie R1 top-tier research institution, dedicated to providing excellent teaching, research and service for Maine, the nation and the world. More information about UMaine is at umaine.edu.

The University of Maine offers a wide range of benefits for employees including, but not limited to, tuition benefits (employee and dependent), comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short and long term disability as well as retirement plan options. As a former NSF ADVANCE institution, the University of Maine is committed to diversity in our workforce and to dual-career couples.

UMaine is located in beautiful Central Maine. Many employees report that a primary reason for choosing to come to UMaine is quality of life. Numerous cultural activities, excellent public schools, safe neighborhoods, high quality medical care, little traffic, and a reasonable cost of living make the greater Bangor area a wonderful place to live. Learn more about what the Bangor region has to offer here.

Required:

• A master's degree in higher education, counseling, student personnel, or related discipline.
• Typically 3-5 years’ experience in student development in Higher Education.
• Must demonstrate strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• This person must be student centered and have knowledge of current best practices in leadership, student involvement and student organizations.
• Self-motivation and thoroughness are essential qualities for this position.
• The successful individual will demonstrate sensitivity to issues related to diversity and also demonstrate the ability to work in a collaborative manner at all levels of the university and division, including those from underrepresented groups.
• This individual must have strong organizational skills, and be familiar with contracting performers, security and similar event-related support.

Preferred:

• Prior experience in community development, activity/event planning, student engagement and/or student organization development.

1.) a cover letter which describes your experience, interests, and suitability for the position
2.) a resume/curriculum vitae
3.) contact information for three professional references

You will also need to submit the affirmative action survey, the self-identification of disability form, and the self-identification of veteran status forms. Incomplete application materials cannot be considered. Materials received after the initial review date will be reviewed at the discretion of the University.

Search Timeline is as follows:
Review of applications to begin: July 19, 2023
Screening interviews to begin no earlier than: July 21, 2023
On-site interviews to begin no earlier than: July 26, 2023
Tentative start date: August 7, 2023

The successful applicant is subject to appropriate background screening.

In complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and pursuing its own goals of diversity, the University of Maine System does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, familial status, ancestry, age, disability physical or mental, genetic information, or veterans or military status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies: Director of Equal Opportunity, 127 Alumni Hall, Orono, ME 04469-5754, 207-581-1226, TTY 711 (Maine Relay System).