Assistant Director, Office of Student Success, Penn GSE

The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Penn has 12 highly-regarded schools that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education, all influenced by Penn’s distinctive interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and learning.

The Assistant Director of the Office of Student Success is responsible for strategically developing, managing, and sustaining the community life for the student population of 1600+ at Penn GSE through the Office of Student Success (OSS). This position entails leading critical initiatives, managing all school-wide events focused on students, and representing OSS at school and university level committees as well as national conferences regarding co-curricular learning, student leadership development, student life and programming, and large-scale event planning.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage all aspects of building and sustaining the community of students at GSE, including the creation, development, and implementation of co-curricular learning and school-wide programming.
• Managing Director for GSE’s pivotal school-wide events for students, including orientation and graduation, entailing comprehensive project planning and strategic collaboration with Penn partners.
• Utilises the Slate system to plan, promote, and collect registration and attendee information for OSS-sponsored events.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the Office of Student Success, ensuring the orderly management of the office space and supervising general OSS email accounts.
• Direct all budgetary processes for 3 accounts, including initiating contracts for vendors and students.
• Lead the processes for and advise GSE Student Government and leaders of GSE student organizations.
• Supervise two student workers and delegate appropriate tasks and projects.

Qualifications:

ESSENTIAL:

• A Bachelor’s degree and 2-3 years of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience planning and implementing student engagement, co-curricular, or campus life initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience planning and executing large, complex events.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, faculty, senior leadership, external vendors, and university partners.

PREFERRED:

• A Master’s degree in higher education or college student personnel and 3+ years of experience.
• Experience overseeing and executing student orientation or student graduation/commencement.
• Familiarity using CRM or student information systems, like Slate.

Expected Salary Range: $65,000 - $68,000, commensurate with experience.

All applicants must submit a cover letter detailing their interest in the position.

The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any class protected under applicable federal, state or local law.