Job Description

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, School of Law, Academic Engagement

BOSTON, MA, United States

About the School

Boston University School of Law is a leading law school, with an international reputation, dedicated to providing one of the finest legal educations in the world. Since our doors opened in 1872, we have enrolled accomplished students regardless of their race, gender, or religion. Under the leadership of current Dean Angela OnwuachiWillig, BU Law is recognized for academic excellence, due to a faculty highly regarded for both scholarship and teaching, as well as a deep commitment to equity, justice, and engagement dating back to our founding. As a highlyranked professional school embedded within one of the largest research universities in the country, BU Law enjoys access to a wide array of institutional resources.

Responsibilities

The Assistant Director for Student Engagement plays an integral role in empowering our student leaders, building equity through the review, revision and administration of our operations and policies, and supporting the rich cocurricular environment of the law school. This role is responsible for engaging our community through the direct support, oversight, and advising of 50+ student organizations. In this position, you will oversee organizations with budgets ranging from $500 to $200,000; annually revise and implement the policies to create great events and experiences; and develop annual training and leadership transitions. This work must be done with the highest commitment to equity and care for our community, and will include contributing to the equity and inclusion work done by our team and our students. Attention to detail, responsiveness, and clear, consistent communication will be essential to your success in this role.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree, plus 3 years of fulltime experience directly in student activities; or an advanced degree in Higher Education, Law, or a related field, plus at least 1 year of fulltime experience in higher education
• Experience working directly in student activities and/or as a student leader
• Competency in identifying and developing resources related to individual and group programming
• Experience with program planning, operations and event management
• Ability to quickly master new technologies, including student engagement systems
• Experience facilitating trainings and discussions
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work with individuals and groups of various identities
• Experience with budgeting and/or oversight of others budgets
• An understanding of the relationship between student leadership and advancing equity in legal study and practice
• Commitment to developing and continuously improving the systems, processes, and technologies that we use to enable effective and equitable student engagement
• Experience working with a graduate and/or professional school population; comfort with Microsoft Office, the Google suite, and/or WordPress
• Experience with marketing and communication for events and trainings

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