Associate Director of Student Life & Leadership Development , Haas School of Business

Position: Associate Director of Student Life & Leadership Development (4564C), Haas School of Business - 8295
Associate Director of Student Life & Leadership Development (4564C), Haas School of Business

Location:

Berkeley, CA

About UC Berkeley and Haas:
At the University of California, Berkeley, we are dedicated to fostering a community where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. UC Berkeley is a public mission institution known for academic excellence, research innovation, and commitment to equity and social justice.

Position Overview:

The Full-time Associate Director of Student Life & Leadership Development is responsible for a broad range of activities that support students at the Haas School of Business. The role is service and student-oriented with the primary goal to ensure Full‑Time MBA students receive excellent co‑curricular support and superior student service. Major areas of responsibility are event planning, student services, communications, project management, and leadership development programming and advising.

• Advises student leaders on complex and sensitive issues.

• Supports, guides and mentors students in formulating projects related to those issues.

• Guides students in interactions with campus leaders and represents students on various issues when appropriate.

• Coaches student leaders on communication and leadership skills.

• Advises, coaches and supports MBA student government leaders and MBA club leaders.

• Plans and presents club leader workshops.

• Creates and updates resource materials for club leaders.

• Advices and supports student leaders in planning events and managing risk.

• Serves as the primary advisor to key clubs managing major semester events such as conferences and case competitions.

• Advices club leaders on fundraising and club stewardship.

• Plans and delivers MBA student support services throughout the student lifecycle from pre‑orientation through graduation.

• Contributes to student communications including email, newsletters, websites and social media.

• Ensures existing services and programs are well‑planned and organized.

• Assesses, creates and delivers new services both in person and via new platforms as student services needs evolve.

• Recommends new business opportunities.

• Participates in long‑range planning and development and new initiatives.

• Strategically plans for the current and future student services needs of over 600 MBA students annually.

• Forms partnerships and works collaboratively with other departments within the Haas School and UC Berkeley.

• Works with external resource providers to ensure student needs are anticipated, understood and met with a high level of service.

• Proposes pilots and implements new student service initiatives to meet emerging needs.

• Advises students on health, wellness and safety issues making referrals as needed.

• Answers questions and resolves issues related to policies regarding co‑curricular activities.

• Answers questions, resolves issues and makes referrals regarding student life outside the classroom.

• Advices, coaches, and facilitates resolution of misunderstandings and/or disagreements between students.

• Helps to ensure all students feel a sense of belonging.

• Provides ongoing transformational advising and leadership development to student leaders participating in student government, co‑curricular programs and/or organizations on a wide range of issues.

• Serves as the inclusive lead for the program office supporting Consortium students and affinity clubs.

• Educates the program office team on key topics relevant to inclusion and belonging.

• Through formal survey and informal feedback on processes.

• Continuously monitors, assesses and reports on the success of Program Office initiatives including: pre‑orientation processes and programming, orientation programming, program office communications to students including newsletters, websites and emails, programs and for student leadership development, student engagement and morale events and commencement.

• Full‑time MBA Admissions

• Financial Aid

• Registrar

• Other MBA Program Offices

• Dean’s Office

• Haas Technology Solutions

• Haas Events & Space Management Team

• Career Management Group

• Berkeley International Office

• University Health Services

• Path to Care

• Advises and…