Assistant Director for Student Engagement for Fraternity and Sorority Life

Assistant Director for Student Engagement for Fraternity and Sorority Life

Job Category: Student Services

Requisition Number: ASSIS001261

Posted: December 01, 2025

Full Time

On-site

Rate: $50,000 USD per year

Monmouth University Main Campus

West Long Branch, NJ

The Assistant Director for Student Engagement for Fraternity and Sorority Life empowers students to lead values-driven organizations through advising, education, and community-building. This position enhances the fraternity and sorority experience by supporting leadership initiatives and programming. The Assistant Director collaborates with campus partners to create inclusive, student-centered experiences, mentors student leaders, and assists in assessing program outcomes to align with departmental and institutional goals.

Fraternity and Sorority Life Responsibilities

• Share advisement of chapters and councils with the Associate Director with particular emphasis on operations, leadership development, scholarship, community relations, programming, and understanding University policy.
• Develop, plan, and implement large-scale programs including, but not limited to, Panhellenic sorority formal recruitment, Greek Week, Hazing Prevention Week, and council officer retreats.
• Provide guidance and oversight to chapters with program development and implementation.
• Identify opportunities for education and create training and educational programming on topics including, but not limited to, harm reduction, diversity and inclusion, hazing prevention, and leadership skill-building.
• Assist the Associate Director in maintaining community-wide records including but limited to rosters and grade reports, and capturing and reporting data regarding fraternity/sorority performance and member statistics. This reporting would include community service hours, philanthropic donations, and event attendance.
• Demonstrate a commitment to professional development to both enhance individual competencies and gain knowledge on best practices in fraternity and sorority advising and student affairs broadly
• Support other campus programming efforts such as New Student Orientation, residential programming, Weeks of Welcome, Homecoming, Springfest, Open House, Accepted Student Days and Commencement.
• Fulfill administrative commitments, such as, required meetings and University-wide expectations, as necessary.
• Serve as a staff member within the Office of Student Engagement. Share responsibility with other staff members for advising student events. Serve as a resource person to students, as well as, campus clubs and organizations.
• Be available to students and staff at irregular hours, including attending events during nights and weekends.
• Other duties as assigned

Residential Life On-Call Responsibilities

• Support on-call responsibilities and integration within the residential community, the Assistant Director is provided a private, fully furnished apartment in a residential life apartment. This includes a full kitchen, utilities, cable, and internet-offered as part of the overall compensation package.
• Support the management of crisis protocols for a community of 1,500 plus residential students in University and University-sponsored housing.
• Serve as a first-line responder for campus emergencies, including mental health crises, student illness, and accidents. This role requires periods of 24-hour on-call availability as part of a professional staff duty rotation. Responsibilities include interpreting University policy and protocol, and making clear, critical decisions under pressure. As a member of the University Student Life professional response team, you may coordinate community response and information delivery during campus facility disruptions. You will also serve as a resource and consultant for all student staff on-call overnight in all residential facilities, including graduate and undergraduate living areas. On-call duty rotates among live-in campus staff members. You must be available to members of the University community on evenings, weekends, and holidays during your scheduled duty.
• Maintain a University-assigned apartment as a permanent residence.
• Travel: Must respond to incidents at University-owned housing located one mile from the main campus.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects at the same time, including large-scale program planning.
• Experience with facilitation and training.
• Demonstrated knowledge of fraternity and sorority life.
• Ability to exercise discretion and tact with a variety of constituent groups.
• Strong and definable commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Ability to work non-routine hours, including some weekend hours and occasional travel.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. and stand for periods of time.
• A valid driver's license in your state of residence and have had no serious violations (Type A) within the past five (5) years and no more than three (3) moving violations (Type B) in the past three (3) years. University Policy found here: Monmouth University Vehicle Use Policy.
• Reliable transportation to drive to local University sites as needed.
• Must be able to operate a variety of office equipment.
• Basic Knowledge of MS Word 2016 and Excel 2016.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, Counseling or other related field.
• Membership in a national fraternity or sorority.
• Experience designing training curriculum.
• Demonstrated skills in relationship building and collaboration.
• Knowledge of community governance and systems of peer accountability.
• Knowledge of academic, social, and cultural transitions faced by students during their undergraduate career.
• Two years of experience working in Residential Life, Student Life, or a related field at the undergraduate or graduate level.

Questions regarding this search should be directed to:

Barbara Santos at or

Note to Applicants:

Please keep in mind that a job posted as "Open until filled" may close at any time without notice. As such, we encourage you to submit your application and all required documentation as quickly as possible to ensure consideration for the posted position.

Working at Monmouth University perks - MU offers:

• 403(b) Retirement Plan (8% employer contribution)
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance Benefits
• Tuition Remission for employee upon hire
• Tuition Remission for spouse or civil-union partner and IRS dependent
  
  after one-year of full-time continuous employment
• Employer paid Short & Long-Term Disability
• Employer sponsored Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), FSA, Telehealth and more

To view a full list of benefits, visit our benefits page at: Employee Benefits Information | Human Resources | Monmouth University

Department:

Student Life

Work Schedule:

Monday through Friday and as needed, for events at irregular hours including evenings and weekends.

Total Weeks Per Year

52

Hours Per Week:

36.25

Expected Salary:

$50,000 - $53,000

Union:

N/A

Job Posting Close Date:

Open until filled

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