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About Jamestown Community College:

Jamestown Community College, a SUNY institution, is a comprehensive community college with degree granting campuses in Jamestown and Olean, New York. JCC is an innovative, open access institution that meets regional education needs by providing transfer degree programs, career programs, community service, developmental education, and training programs for business and industry. Guided by principles that emphasize student success and continuous improvement, JCC welcomes applications from qualified, enthusiastic candidates.

Position Description: Full-time-12 month. The Director of Campus Life & Programming is responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, and assessment of co-curricular programs and activities that enhance student engagement, community building, and personal growth. This role involves strategic planning, collaboration with various stakeholders, and fostering a vibrant campus culture.

Essential Functions:

1. Program Development and Management:
   • Design, implement, and evaluate a diverse range of programs and events that promote student involvement, leadership development, cultural awareness, and connection to the broader community.
   • Ensure programs are inclusive, accessible, and reflective of the student body.
   • Develop, organize, and implement new student orientation programs, to include online orientation, at the beginning of each semester.
2. Leadership and Supervision:
   • Hire, supervise and mentor student leaders and volunteers.
   • Coordinate a robust student leadership program to include oversight of all student government activities and programming
   • Foster an environment of collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
3. Budget Management:
   • Develop and manage the budget for Campus Life and Programming budgets, ensure effective allocation of resources for maximum impact.
   • Identify and pursue funding opportunities, including grants and sponsorships for areas within campus life and programming.
4. Collaboration and Partnerships:
   • Build and maintain relationships with campus departments, student organizations, and external partners to enhance programming efforts.
   • Collaborate with academic departments to integrate co-curricular activities with academic learning.
5. Student Engagement:
   • Coordinate with marketing to promote student involvement in campus life.
   • Encourage community service and civic engagement among students, fostering a sense of responsibility and connection to the broader community.
6. Training and Development:
   • Organize training workshops and professional development opportunities for student leaders and staff.
   • Stay current with trends in higher education and student affairs to inform best practices in programming.
7. Assessment and Reporting:
   • Collect and analyze data on program participation and effectiveness; prepare reports for university leadership and use feedback to continuously improve programs and initiatives.
8. Manage the JCC food pantry.

Qualifications:

Required: Bachelors’ degree in relevant field. Minimum of three (3) years of professional or managerial experience in related field. Demonstrated experience managing budgets and resources effectively and ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders, including students, faculty, staff, and community partners. Valid driver’s license and excellent computer skills required. Must be willing to work on a flexible schedule since some activities will fall outside of normal working hours, including weekends. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, enthusiasm, positive attitude, initiative, and the ability to motivate others.

Preferred: Master’s degree in student personnel or related field. Experience in program development, student group advising, and student leadership development.

Additional Information:

Salary: $53,379. -$60,000/year, exempt. Excellent benefits package, including medical and dental insurance, paid vacation and sick leave, and NYS retirement.

Final candidates are subject to a pre-employment criminal background investigation.

Please note that Jamestown Community College does not sponsor H-1B Visas.

Application Instructions:

To be considered for this position, please complete the required online application and submit the following required documents, by clicking on the link below:

1. Resume.
2. Cover letter.

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Review of applications will commence immediately and continue until position is filled.

Please contact humanresources@mail.sunyjcc.edu with any questions or concerns.

JCC Non-discrimination Notice

Jamestown Community College does not discriminate and will make all decisions regarding admission and the entire educational process of its students, and recruitment, hiring, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of sex, gender (including sexual harassment, gender harassment, and harassment due to pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related conditions), gender identity, gender expression, gender non-conformity, sexual orientation, marital or domestic partner status, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information of an individual or family member of the individual, requesting an accommodation, veteran or military status, family care status, requesting or taking pregnancy, parental or disability leave, age, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law, or regulation. All such discrimination and harassment is unlawful and will not be tolerated by JCC.

If any faculty, staff, employee, or any job applicant believes they have been­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ subject to discrimination or harassment during any phase of the recruitment process or in the workplace, they may file a complaint under JCC's Human Right and Affirmative Action Policy. For these purposes, any incident should be reported to one of JCC's Civil Rights Compliance Coordinators. The name(s) and title(s) of the designated Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator(s)/Officer(s) and their complete contact information are available at sunyjcc.edu/nondiscrimination.