Sr Associate Dean

Position Title: Sr Associate Dean

Employee Classification: Dir,Student Affairs

College/Division: Student Success & Enroll Management

Department: 520830-STUDENT LIFE

Internal or External Search: External - Open to all applicants

Location: Las Cruces

Offsite Location (if applicable):

Target Hourly/Salary Rate:  Commensurate with qualifications.

Appointment Full-time Equivalency:  1.0

Exempt or Non-Exempt:  Exempt

Summary:  Shape the Future of Student Life at NMSU as the Senior Associate Dean of Students! 🌟

Are you a visionary leader with a passion for student development and fostering a vibrant campus community? New Mexico State University invites applications for the Senior Associate Dean of Students, a pivotal role that oversees critical areas such as Student Conduct & Community Standards, student organization conduct and development, incident management, staff training, community engagement, and Student Life communications.

You’ll lead efforts to promote interpersonal violence and hazing prevention, ethical leadership, and academic integrity while advocating for student rights and due process in a supportive, educational environment. Collaborate with campus partners, alumni, and employers to develop strategic initiatives, build lasting relationships, and create programs that enrich the student experience. From managing budgets and setting priorities to advancing compliance and policy support, your leadership will leave a lasting impact on our students and the campus community.

Join the Department of Student Life and make a meaningful difference at NMSU. Apply today and help us empower the next generation of leaders! 🚀 #LeadershipOpportunity #StudentSuccess #NMSU #HigherEdJobs

Classification Summary:
Responsible for a wide range of services supporting the educational, social, cultural and welfare needs of students. Provides intervention for at-risk student populations including first-time attending, stop out, dropout, and withdraw students. Provides administration with retention reports and recommendations to increase student persistence, retention, and graduation rates. Establishes active internal and external relationships that enhance and support retention. Oversees tutoring services at four campus locations.

Classification Standard Duties:
Oversees supervision of assigned staff which includes: work allocation, training, promotion and enforcement of internal procedures and controls and problem resolution; evaluates performance and makes recommendations for personnel actions; motivates employees to achieve peak productivity and performance. Initiates contact with at-risk students via telephone. Assists students with information to enhance their academic skills and/or provides intervention to keep them enrolled. Compiles data from intervention contacts to monitor and analyze for patterns of plausible reasons for student attrition. Schedules and conducts regular staff meetings, monitors staff/tutor budget and prepares documentation to back-up budget requests. Monitors student tutor hires as well as tutor schedules and subject matter offered. May support and serve as a resource for the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards. Conduct investigations of student non-academic misconduct, enforce code of conduct and sanctions. Interpret ensure compliance, enforce university and agency regulations; address concerns and issues. May assist with New Student and transfer student Orientation programs for undergraduates and parents. Responds to student relations issues including student and parent complaints, crisis management and problem resolution. Advises students, mediates, and resolves complaints and problems; interprets and enforces university policies. May identify training needs, plan and conduct training on student employment and performance issues. Participates on university wide committees and initiatives. Interprets and enforces University policies, procedures, state and Federal regulations. Serves as a resource to departments, administrators and community colleges on student related issues. Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Required Education, Experience, Certification/License, Equivalency
Required Education: Bachelor's degree in a related field.; Required Experience: Eight (8) years of increasingly progressive management experience in one or more areas that report to this position.; Equivalency: None; Required Certification/License:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
KNOWLEDGE:Knowledge and understanding of principles, procedures, regulati