Student Center Program Advisor (On-site)

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277299

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Atlanta, Georgia

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Full-Time

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Regular

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About Us

Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation.

We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship.

Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths.

The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts.

Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security.

Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do :

• Students are our top priority.
• We strive for excellence.
• We thrive on diversity.
• We celebrate collaboration.
• We champion innovation.
• We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
• We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
• We act ethically.
• We are responsible stewards.
• Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good;
• breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible;

and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information

The Student and Campus Event Centers at Georgia Institute of Technology are dedicated to enhancing the student experience by providing a wide range of programs, services, and facilities.

Our mission is to foster a vibrant campus community through the coordination and support of student activities, leadership development, and event management.

We oversee the co-curricular and extra-curricular activities for all students and other campus constituents, managing the operation of programming spaces and advising programming board committees.

Our team interacts with students, student leaders, student employees, registered student organizations, fellow staff members across campus, faculty, and external clients in the Atlanta community.

Key components of our department include :

Student Leadership Development : We advise students in planning large-scale social, educational, traditions, and stress-relief programs through the student event programming board.

Event Management : Our staff advises student event planners through one-on-one meetings, committee meetings, and on-site event execution.

• Collaboration and Engagement : We promote interactions between faculty and students, foster collaboration among students, enhance campus and civic engagement, and ease both the academic and social transition to college.
• Our department is committed to creating an inclusive and engaging environment that supports the holistic development of our students.

We strive to provide opportunities for students to connect with one another, their campus, and the broader community.

Job Summary

Acting as Associate Program Director, the position oversees the provision of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities for students and other campus constituents by managing an operation in the Student Center and advising student event programmers.

Student leadership development is a key component of the position. Interact with students, other Program Advisors and other program professionals and organizations, other staff in Auxiliary Services.

Responsibilities

Job Duty 1 -

Advise assigned committees, to include : leadership development of students, event and budget management. May attend committee meetings and functions.

Job Duty 2 -

Manage a Student Center programming space to include hiring, training and supervising student employees, maintaining the facility and equipment, managing the operating budget, promoting use of the area via programs and special events, establishing policies and procedures, and providing for the timely procurement of supplies.

Job Duty 3 -

Oversee Options, Georgia Tech's leisure course program, dealing with a large number and diversity of people.

Job Duty 4 -

Work closely with other program professionals to establish the overall philosophy and direction of the programs division and contributing to a comprehensive student leadership development program including participation at student leader retreats.

Job Duty 5 -

Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Other Required Qualifications

Preferable experience in a college / university, private sector or not for profit programming role; experience planning and executing events on a college campus, working in a diverse environment in which student development is a priority

Required Experience

Two to four years of job related experience

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs Administration or College Student Affairs Administration
• Student Programming or Activities Experience
• Business Management Experience

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

SKILLS

ability to generate and articulate ideas about student development, student staff supervision, and volunteer recruitment and engagement;

strong interpersonal, communications and organizational skills

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office.

Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards.

More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https : / / www.

usg.edu / policymanual / section8 / C224 / #p8.2.18 personnel conduct .

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https : / / www.

usg.edu / policymanual / section6 / C2653 .

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all.

To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and / or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services.

Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions.

This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests.

Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here : https : / / www.usg.edu / policymanual / section6 / c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Other Information

This is a supervisory position.

This position does not have any financial responsibilities.

This position will not be required to drive.

This role is considered a position of trust.

This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).

This position will not travel.

This position does not require security clearance.

Job Grade : A7

Salary : $58,000.00- $60,000.00

Location : Atlanta, GA 30332 (On-site)