Assistant To The Vice President For Priority Projects

The Assistant to the VP for Priority Projects will oversee and lead designated projects, graduate student recruitment, and partnerships with the Higher Education Student Affairs program for the division. Within all areas, research, assessment, and inclusive excellence will be deeply embedded. This leadership role ensures student success and holistic learning environments occur at Ohio University.

Primary Responsibilities

• Priority Projects

Guide and assist work groups on priority projects identified to support the division’s strategic needs. These projects will range from short-term measures to multi-year initiatives focused on positively enhancing the division and creating successful national recognition. Tasked with assisting and guiding the assigned units, measurable action items will be identified and regularly assessed, budget needs will be determined, deadlines will be set, and work groups will be convened.

• Future of Student Affairs

Develop a road map for focus areas and potential strategies that best support student success, belongingness, retention, and completion. Research, analyze, and propose specific, cutting-edge recommendations for how the Division of Student Affairs should frame our work for the next 5-10 years.

• Academic Partnership

Research and develop a comprehensive plan for the division and partnering academic units that includes recommendations for future graduate assistant recruiting, on-boarding, and training to ensure long term success for all stakeholders. Collaborate with faculty and staff in partnering academic units to determine the projected value of an undergraduate certificate program connected to the career development and skill sets needed to support student success in student affairs units.

• Assessment

Partner with, consult on, and recommend appropriate assessment design, analysis, and reporting for the division’s assessments of co-curricular experiences. This includes, but is not limited to, assessing the impact of established learning outcomes on division-wide student employment practices, supporting all Higher Learning Commission division activities, supporting ASSUR reporting, analyzing division assessment data, implementing new assessment projects and processes when necessary, and overseeing all division wide assessment activities.

Responsible for GA’s and Pace students when needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s Degree

At least three (3) years of work-related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctoral degree preferred.

Planning Unit: Vice President for Student Affairs

Department: VP For Student Affairs

Applicants may contact this person if they have questions about this position: Lyn Redington ([email protected])

Employment Type: full-time term

Advertised Salary

The salary for this position ranges from $68,299 and $80,252 but is commensurate with education and experience (also considering internal equity).

Employees enjoy a generous benefits package such as paid holidays, sick time, personal time, a tuition waiver up to 100% for self and dependents, a comprehensive insurance package (including but not limited to prescription, vision, dental, and life insurance), an excellent retirement plan with up to a 14% company contribution, a 12-week parental leave program, adoption reimbursement, transgender care, flextime and flexplace policies, counseling and mental health care, access to professional development programs, and more. Additional information is available at https://www.ohio.edu/hr/benefits.