Assistant Director of Clubs and Leadership Programs

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 is responsible for advising student leaders, developing inclusive leadership programs including our Urban Leadership Program, managing club/organization compliance and risk processes, tracking and approving club registration, re-registration, event registration, funding requests, and advancing 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.

Position Summary

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 is responsible for advising student leaders, developing inclusive leadership programs including our Urban Leadership Program, managing organization compliance and risk processes, tracking and approving club registration, re-registration, events, and funding requests, and advancing 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.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

40% Student Organization Program Oversight and Support

• 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 compliments 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 that the fund is maximizing 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 polices, 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 student organization handbook and student organization financial handbook

• Actively participate in campus-wide (Auraria Higher Education Center) initiatives designed to promote student organizations.

30% Leadership Programming

• In partnership with the Associate Director of Belonging and Student Engagement, set the strategic vision for co-curricular leadership programming in CMEI. Ensure that this vision aligns with the University's and department's strategic plan and goals.

• Responsible for the development, curricular design, implementation and assessment of theMSUDenver Urban Leadership Program (ULP). Ensures robust scholar support, superior administrative management, and aggressive marketing strategy.

• Coordinate weekly ULP weekly/bi-weekly seminars and associated service projects, site visits, guests lecturers, and member scholarship requirements.

• Host semesterly ULP cohort meetings where members of the ULP cohort can meet with you, seek guidance, and provide mentorship toward students.

• Conduct an annual review of ULP Scholarship requirements, ensuring manageability, compliance and curriculum effectiveness

• Outline and implement recruitment strategies in order to maintain a ULP Cohort size, provide presence of ULP at cross-institutional events, as well as annual ULP Interview day programming.

• Host an annual Leadership retreat/conference, designed to introduce student leaders to leadership concepts, service, civic engagement, and self growth.

• Outline and implement recruitment strategies in order to maintain a ULP Cohort

• Serve as the department representative on and build relationships with various institutional and state-wide committees including, but not limited to, the Colorado Leadership Alliance (CLA) and Denver Scholarship Foundation.

• When appropriate, serves as a representative tri-institutional leadership programming, including but not limited to identity-based leadership summits, conferences, and programming.

15% Supervision and Operations

• Responsible for the recruitment, selection, hiring, training, onboarding and evaluation of a team of student employees who lead programming and support for student organizations and leadership programs. As a student employee supervisor, this position will follow administrative employment duties including presenting at all-staff meetings, approving timesheets, and training student employees regarding roles and responsibilities

• Track all expenses and related funding sources to ensure fiscal responsibility, while providing middle and end-of-semester reports

10% Program and Department Operations and Assessment

• Responsible for compiling data and creating reports used for the semesterly and annual CMEI report, student retention analysis, and university-wide strategic planning outcomes

• Conduct an annual assessment of student organization leaders, focusing on student learning outcomes and student satisfaction in order to develop new and innovate student support measures.

• Track all expenses and related funding sources to ensure fiscal responsibility, while providing middle and end-of-semester reports

• Conduct general student satisfaction surveys following events and programs for qualitative analysis

5% Other duties as assigned

• Regularly attend and engage in CMEI staff meetings, events, programs, trainings, and projects

• Participate in relevant professional development activities to support professional and/or department growth as outlined by department leadership

• Perform additional duties as assigned by the Associate Director/Executive Director

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

• Two (2) to three (3) years of professional experience supporting student engagement, student activities, leadership programs, or student organizations.

• Experience improving processes, programs, or services that support student organizations.

• Experience managing student organization funding and compliance processes.

• Experience developing and delivering leadership programs for scholarship recipients, student cohorts, or student leaders.

• Experience supervising student employees, peer leaders, or graduate assistants.

Important Note: Successful applicants will ensure their resumes clearly demonstrate that their work experience describes how they meet ALL required qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Higher Education Administration, Student Affairs, Leadership Education, Counseling, Social Work, or a related field.

• Experience in leadership theory, student development theory, civic engagement, or related leadership frameworks.

• Experience using student organization management systems (e.g., Engage or similar platforms).

• Experience designing leadership curriculum and programs for student leaders.

• Experience supporting risk management, marketing and outreach, assessment, policy development, and operational planning related to student engagement programs and student organizations.

Work Hours

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM;

Full Time; Exempt
Evening and weekend work: As needed
Work arrangement: Hybrid
Travel: Rare, as needed

Salary for Announcement

We anticipate the qualified candidate to be placed between $47,300-$66,500. The salary of the finalist(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training.

The above salary range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Full Consideration Date

Complete applications received by July 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM MST will receive full consideration, however applications will be accepted after this date until the position is lled.

Instructions to Apply

For full consideration, please submit the following documents:

• Resume

• Cover letter describing relevant job experiences as they relate to listed job qualifications and interest in the position

Official transcripts will be required of the candidate selected for hire.

If you are an Internal applicant, please apply via the Career tab within the WorkDay Menu

Open Until Filled

The University's benefits package is comprehensive and offers medical, vision and dental, free RTD pass, tuition reimbursement, as well as a life and supplemental insurance plans, retirement plans and other programs, such as accessto a long-term disability (LTD) plan.Visit MSU Denver'sbenefits websiteto learn more.

For a brief overview, please see: https://www.msudenver.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MSU-Benefit-Summary.pdf.

The University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the employment application process. To request an accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Human Resources ADA Coordinator attotalrewards@msudenver.edu.

Background Checks

Metropolitan State University of Denver is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students, and visitors. To Assist in achieving that goal, we conduct background checks on all finalists for positions at the University prior to employment.

Metropolitan State University of Denver is a unique, access-oriented campus community that values diversity, equity, and inclusion in all its forms. Our student population consists of nearly 58% first generation students and over 50% students of color. We are a designated Hispanic Serving Institution located in downtown Denver.

We create an equitable learning and working environment in concert with individuals who consistently demonstrate commitment to equity and inclusion. We greatly value the diverse identities and perspectives of our students, faculty, and staff and recognize that in order to achieve a just and equitable society, diversity must go beyond simple representation. It requires critical inquiry and dialogue and a commitment to action. We strive to provide a culture of belonging for all community members to achieve personal and professional success.