Associate Director, Collegiate Veterans Success Center

Associate Director, Collegiate Veterans Success Center

Job No: 541079

Work Type:
Full Time

Location:

Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)

Categories:
Executive/Director/Management, Student Services

Department:  - SL-COLLEGIATE VETERANS SUCCES

Classification

Title:

Associate Director, Collegiate Veterans Success Center

Classification

Minimum Requirements:

Master's degree in appropriate area of specialization and four years of relevant experience or a bachelor's degree in appropriate areas of specialization and six years of relevant experience.

Experience leading staff, projects, programs, partnerships, or operations with a high degree of autonomy and accountability.

• Responsible for the management, oversight, and day-to-day leadership for the CVSC as the University's engagement and connection hub for veterans and military-connected students;
  Assists in designing strategy aligned with Student Engagement, the Office of Community & Belonging, the Division of Student Life, and applicable University and state priorities for CVSC and shared departmental priorities.
• Supervise, develop, and evaluate assigned professional, graduate, student, volunteer, or internship staff; establish clear roles, learning goals, training, accountability, and professional development.
• Oversee CVSC operations, including facility use, hours, service standards, technology, records, safety, accessibility, purchasing, budgets, assessment, communications, and continuity of operations.
• Steward University resources responsibly and pursue appropriate grants, sponsor ships, donations, and partnership resources in coordination with University requirements as approved by leadership.
• Ensure programs, services, facilities, and communications comply with applicable University policies and federal and state requirements, including accessibility, privacy, public records, fiscal stewardship, and risk management.
• Provide individualized support, resource navigation, advocacy, and warm referrals for military-connected students with academic, financial, wellbeing, transition, family, accessibility, career, or campus engagement needs.
• Identify barriers affecting student transition, engagement, persistence, and post-graduate success; convene partners and recommend student-centered improvements to policies, communications, referrals, and services.
• Engage with students through advisory structures, listening sessions, needs assessments, and regular consultation with veterans and military-connected students
• Maintain awareness of national trends, research, and professional standards related to student veterans, military-connected students, adult learners, and veteran-supportive campuses; translate relevant practices to the UF context.
• Create and maintain operating procedures, referral protocols, data practices, program calendars, risk-management practices, and succession documentation.
• Lead continuity planning and the transition of successful grant-funded activities into sustainable operating models, partnerships, and documented practices.

• Lead accessible, coordinated communications and outreach that increase awareness of CVSC services, programs, events, and student success opportunities.
• Embed experiential learning into CVSC programs and student employment by using intentional preparation, authentic responsibility, reflection, feedback, and demonstration of learning.
• Develop leadership and career-readiness initiatives that recognize prior military experience while expanding competencies such as communication, teamwork, ethical decision-making, critical thinking, adaptability, technology fluency, and project management.
• Establish proactive outreach and coordinated follow-up practices at key transition points, including entry, return from deployment or leave, academic milestones, graduation, and career transition.
• Design and lead community-building programs, peer connection opportunities, mentoring, leadership development, recognition, and signature events that strengthen belonging and resilience.
• Lead accessible, coordinated communications and outreach that increase awareness of CVSC services, programs, events, and student success opportunities.
• Create meaningful opportunities for students to lead, mentor peers, educate the campus, engage alumni and employers, and contribute to the design and delivery of CVSC initiatives.
• Maintain appropriate records and protect confidential…