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Director, Campus Life - Student Affairs

Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 5 Dec 2025
💰 $128,800/yr($75,200/yr$128,800/yr)

About the role

Scheduled Hours

37.5

Position Summary

WashU's Division of Student Affairs seeks a higher education professional for the position of Director, Campus Life. The Division of Student Affairs advances the educational mission of the university through resources and experiences outside the classroom that prepare our students for lifelong success.

The Director will implement key strategic planning initiatives for the co-curricular experience of students, both graduate and undergraduate, through Campus Life programs and services. Serves as a senior leader in the Division of Student Affairs and is responsible for managing a complex set of programs and services which impact the student experience. These include: Student Involvement (including Student Union and student groups), Sorority and Fraternity Life, Leadership Development, and Programming and Campus Vibrancy.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Serve as key contact and supply operational oversight for Campus Life. Lead and provide supervision and vision to senior staff and their Campus Life teams. This includes recruitment, training, coaching/development, financial management and evaluating senior staff and their teams.

Define, develop, implement and evaluate programs, services, and interpret university policies that serve to fulfill the priorities for both the Division of Student Affairs as well as the mission and priorities of Campus Life. 

  • These include, but are not limited to, serving as a key campus resource for students, faculty and staff with planning large campus events such as Bear Beginnings, WILD and Thurtene Carnival.
  • Advising student groups and programs, implementing leadership programs, student group advising; sorority and fraternity life and both graduate and undergraduate student government.

Build and maintain relationships with campus partners both within the Division and the larger University community through service on University and Division task forces, committees and planning groups.

Define, develop and facilitate advising services, programs and resources to serve as primary resource for all student groups, programs and initiatives. This includes oversight to the advisement of Student Union, the undergraduate student government.

Perform other duties as assigned.


Working Conditions:
Job Location/Working Conditions

  • Normal office environment
  • Ability to move to on and off-campus locations


Physical Effort

  • Typically sitting at desk or table
  • Repetitive wrist, hand or finger movement


Equipment

  • Office equipment

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.


Certifications/Professional Licenses:

No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.


Work Experience:

Relevant Experience (5 Years)


Skills:

Not Applicable


Driver's License:

A driver's license is not required for this position.

More About This Job

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree plus 10 years of experience in higher education or student affairs administration.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

Master's degree, Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy


Certifications/Professional Licenses:

No additional certification/professional licenses unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.


Work Experience:

Higher Education Institution, Student Affairs Division And/Or Leading Initiatives (8 Years)

Skills:

Active Listening, Client Counseling, Independent Judgment, Interpersonal Communication, Oral Communications, Prioritization, Public Speaking, Teamwork, Work Collaboratively, Working Independently, Workplace Diversity, Written Communication

Grade

G14

Salary Range

$75,200.00 - $128,800.00 / Annually

The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individua

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Company

Washington University in St. Louis

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