Assistant Director, Student Life

Middlesex College Business & Computer Science

. Lead and support the development, coordination, implementation, documentation, and assessment of cultural, educational, social, recreational, and leadership programming .

Posted 9/19/2026full-timeEdison • New Jersey • United StatesLead💰 $80,484 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in student life programming, leadership development, and budget management while effectively collaborating with academic and administrative departments to enhance student engagement and success.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Student Life ProgrammingLeadership DevelopmentBudget ManagementSupervisory ExperienceCommunication Skills

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Hard Skills

Student EngagementAssessment StrategiesData AnalysisEvent CoordinationOrganizational Operations

Soft Skills

Interpersonal CommunicationFlexibilityCoachingMentoring

Tools & Technologies

MS OfficeEnterprise Resource Planning ToolsCustomer Relations Management (CRM) SystemColleagueBanner

Industry Keywords

Higher Education AdministrationStudent AffairsRisk ManagementComplianceShared Governance

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and support the development, coordination, implementation, documentation, and assessment of cultural, educational, social, recreational, and leadership programming
Provide administrative and logistical support for non-instructional student events, including scheduling, facilities, transportation, equipment, and inventory management
Use technology platforms for scheduling, promotion, engagement tracking, and virtual leadership training
Advise student organizations on College procedures, leadership development, organizational operations, recognition, compliance, advisor support, and risk management
Supervise, train, evaluate, coach, and support professional staff, student workers, and graduate/student leadership positions
Manage Student Life budgets, monitor expenditures, prepare projections, and steward departmental and student activity fee resources
Co-advise the Student Government Association and support student leadership and shared governance
Develop assessment strategies, analyze engagement and learning outcomes data, and prepare reports and recommendations
Help develop and evaluate departmental strategic goals, annual objectives, and operational priorities
Provide leadership development, training, mentoring, campus traditions, recognition events, welcome activities, and engagement initiatives
Collaborate with academic and administrative departments on co-curricular programs promoting engagement, retention, belonging, and student success
Represent the Director of Student Life on committees, task forces, and meetings; assume administrative leadership in the Director’s absence
Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree
Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in student life, student engagement, student affairs, higher education administration, leadership development, or a related field
Supervisory experience
Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed for recruitment events
Master’s degree preferred
Two years’ supervisory experience preferred
Strong PC skills with knowledge of MS Office and enterprise resource planning tools
Experience with Colleague or Banner preferred
Proficiency in a Customer Relations Management (CRM) system such as Ellucian Recruit preferred
Strong social media/website management skills preferred
Must meet New Jersey residency law requirements under the NJ First Act if hired after September 1, 2011

Benefits

Comp & perks

Pension eligible
New Jersey residency law eligibility under the NJ First Act