UNA: Executive Director, Housing & Residence Life

UNA: Executive Director, Housing & Residence Life The division of Student Affairs at the University of North Alabama is accepting applications for the position of Executive Director of Housing & Residence Life. This position requires a strategic, student-centered, and collaborative leader responsible for providing comprehensive direction over a large and complex housing & residence life operation. This position oversees campus housing management, residential education, staff leadership, crisis response, conduct processes, and student success initiatives that promote belonging, learning, and well-being. At present, the department has over 50 professional, graduate, and undergraduate student staff that serve over 2,000 students living in on campus residence halls and apartments. This position manages significant human, financial, and physical resources; leads data-informed decision making; and ensures alignment of the residential experience with the University mission and student success priorities. This position works closely with varied campus partners to create welcoming and safe residential communities that support student growth and persistence. Sponsorship is not available for this position. Minimum qualifications for this position include: a master’s degree in higher education, student affairs, counseling, educational leadership, or a related field is required; seven to ten years of progressively responsible leadership experience within housing/residence life or student affairs is required; supervisory experience, including oversight of professional staff and multiple functional areas is required; proven experience with budget management and resource management is required; experience with crisis response, conduct processes, and student support systems is required; experience working with housing software systems is required; experience managing large-scale residential operations or complex auxiliary systems is preferred; experience with retention initiatives, residential curriculum, learning communities, and/or student success platforms is preferred; and experience with capital planning, facilities oversight, and/or housing master planning is preferred. UNA is an equal opportunity employer. UNA seeks a wide range of applicants for its positions so that one of our core values will be affirmed. #J-18808-Ljbffr