Assistant Director of Clubs and Leadership Programs

Department:
Center for Multicultural Excellence

The Assistant Director of Clubs and Leadership Programs provides strategic leadership and direct support for registered student organizations and leadership development initiatives. Reporting to the Associate Director of Belonging and Student Engagement, the Assistant Director advises student leaders, develops inclusive leadership programs including the Urban Leadership Program, manages club compliance and risk processes, tracks and approves club registration, re‑registration, event registration, funding requests, and advances co‑curricular learning aligned with institutional values.

This role plays a critical part in fostering belonging, civic engagement and an activated student life through high‑impact involvement experiences.

The Assistant Director of Clubs and Leadership Programs works closely with student leaders to ensure their organizations operate effectively while offering innovative leadership development opportunities. The position supports strategic policy execution, oversees event and funding processes, and promotes inclusive practices across campus.

• Serve as the primary resource for over student organizations and their leaders, providing strategic direction, administrative oversight, and support for student clubs and organizations, including the registration, renewal, event and funding approval processes.
• Advise and support student leaders and organization advisors in areas of event planning, budgeting, organizational development, recruitment, fundraising, group management and goal setting.
• Host training, onboarding, and club orientation programming that complements the registration and renewal process, ensuring club leaders are equipped to lead their student organizations.
• Manage the Campus Event Funding (CEF) program, which provides funding for student organizations to carry out engagement activities. Ensure the fund maximizes impact for student engagement in an equitable and appropriate manner, while providing an accessible process for students to follow.
• Partner with Auraria Campus Event Services office for event registration review and approval, risk management and general event advisement duties.
• Ensure compliance with institutional policies, fiscal procedures, risk management and liability practices, and Auraria Campus activity guidelines and policies.
• Lead a weekly student organization activity and funding review meeting with the department budget analyst that reviews club activity, organizes club supply procurement and reviews CEF funding processes and approvals.
• Manage and maintain the implementation and maintenance of the student organization management platform.
• Collaborate with the Graduate Assistant of Office Operations to build out and send “Rowdy’s Rundown,” the monthly student club and leader newsletter.
• Meet quarterly with the Budget Analyst to review student organization spending, tracking, review trends and fiscal management while overseeing the fiscal structure(s), available resources and related policies impacting student organization accounts and finances.
• In consultation with colleagues, regularly audit, review and update relevant operational expectations (“policies”) for student organizations, their leaders and their advisors. Draft, edit and publish relevant standards, guides and/or manuals as necessary to educate the community on such operational expectations such as the student organization handbook and student organization financial handbook.
• Actively participate in campus‑wide (Auraria Higher Education Center) initiatives designed to promote student organizations.

• In partnership with the Associate Director of Belonging and Student Engagement, set the strategic vision for co‑curricular leadership programming in CMEI, ensuring alignment with the University’s and department’s strategic plan and goals.
• Responsible for the development, curricular design, implementation and assessment of the MSU Denver Urban Leadership Program (ULP). Ensure robust scholar support, superior administrative management and an aggressive marketing strategy.
• Coordinate weekly or bi‑weekly ULP seminars and associated service projects, site visits, guest lecturers and member scholarship requirements.
• Host semesterly ULP cohort meetings where members of the ULP cohort can meet with you, seek guidance and provide …