Assistant Director, Student Culture and Community

Description of Work:

We are seeking an Assistant Director to provide leadership and operational support for programs, services, and initiatives.

As the Assistant Director, you will:

• Implement the Student Culture and Community model by supporting integrated, campus-wide approaches that meet students where they are and strengthen connections across all student populations.
• Supervise and lead a team committed to supporting the mission of Student Culture and Community.
• Provide leadership and operational support for programs, services, and initiatives designed to advance student belonging, cultural engagement, identity development, basic needs support, and holistic student success.
• Create community-affirming environments that promote retention, persistence, mattering, and holistic well-being.
• Work closely with campus and community partners to expand access to resources, enhance student engagement, and advance a campus culture where all Huskers can build community, access support, and thrive.

About Us:

The Office of Student Culture & Community fosters dynamic and supportive environments, provides empowering experiences, and supports all students to strengthen a sense of belonging and holistic success. We cultivate spaces, programs, and partnerships where all Huskers can engage genuinely, meaningfully, and thrive in community.

We advance student success by connecting individuals to resources that address basic needs, support academic and personal development, and build leadership capacity. We empower students not only to navigate campus life but also to shape it.

When you join our team as a full-time, regular staff member, you'll enjoy:

• Ample paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, parental leave, and holidays
• Comprehensive insurance options including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Employee & dependent scholarship program to pursue higher education
• Generous retirement plans with university match

Learn more about working for UNL: https://go.unl.edu/aboutus

The University of Nebraska does not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation in its programs, activities, or employment. See https://equity.unl.edu/notice-nondiscrimination/.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• Three years of progressively responsible experience in higher education, student affairs, cultural engagement, student support services, or related field.
• Three years of experience developing, implementing, and assessing student-centered programs or initiatives.
• Supervisory experience is required.
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships with students, student organizations, campus partners, alumni, and community stakeholders.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, organizational, and planning skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, manage multiple priorities, exercise sound judgment, and handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
• Experience in designing, implementing, and assessing programs that foster belonging, identity, engagement, well-being, and a welcoming campus climate.
• Strong abilities in supervision, leadership, organizational planning, project management, communication, and presentation.
• Able to exercise sound judgment, professionalism, discretion, and cultural humility in sensitive or complex situations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Higher Education, Sociology, Educational Psychology, or closely related field.
• Experience working in multicultural affairs, cultural engagement, identity-based student support, community-building initiatives, or a related student affairs setting.
• Experience managing budgets, coordinating resources, and supporting fiscally responsible program planning.
• Demonstrated success developing, implementing, and assessing programs, services, or partnerships that advance belonging, cultural affirmation, student engagement, holistic well-being, and a welcoming campus climate.
• Experience working with student populations, including historically underrepresented, marginalized, first-generation, low-income, and identity-based student communities.
• Knowledge of student development theory, belonging and mattering frameworks, culturally responsive practice, and/or community engagement models preferred.
• Demonstrated success in strengthening student belonging and community connection through leading signature programs, heritage month celebrations, and campus-wide initiatives.
• Effective use of data, assessment results, student feedback, and climate information that has led to demonstrable impact and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated proficiency in budget planning, resource allocation, donor stewardship, and fiscally responsible program management leading to efficient resource use and program sustainability.