Director, AS Government Affairs

• Provides leadership, advice, mentoring and support to elected students, student program directors and assigned staff.
• Primary advisor to the Government Affairs Committee and Student Academic Senate and their elected representatives.
• Supports the Government Affairs Coordinator with advising the elected Commissioners and their councils.
• Oversees the planning, direction, and management of designated staff-managed and student-run programs.
• Initiates, coordinates, oversees and conducts internship programs within Government Affairs.
• Ensures the programs achieve the educational, social, cultural, and service objectives keeping with the AS mission statement.
• Recruits, selects, trains, schedules, supervises and evaluates assigned staff.
• Assists with the development and administration of the individual program area budgets. Initiates necessary administrative and fiscal control actions to meet budget projections.
• Ensures that staff managers assist students with program development, group goal setting and budget development.
• Reviews all contracts within assigned program areas and makes recommendation to Risk Manager for approval.
• Monitors risk management aspects of AS programs. Make recommendations to Risk Manager and take appropriate action as directed.
• Assists with the development and implementation of strategic plans for the AS program areas.
• Contributes to corporate wide policy development.
• Coordinates and manages the AS Strategic Plan Committees ensuring elected student involvement and collaboration with career staff.
• Maintains regular communication with the Executive Director and other appropriate management staff.
• Serves as designated representative to committees and with the campus, community, the public, and other organizations as required.
  

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Occasional travel in and out of state for various conferences and trainings.

• Principles, practices, and procedures of student services programs, operations, and functions.
• Cultural, social, educational, and services objectives and needs of a university community.
• Principles of supervision, employee development, and performance evaluation.
• Risk management practices and procedures.
• Contract development and administration.
• Budget development, fiscal controls, and accounting.
• Computer systems and software applications related to student service administration.
• Effective communication to diverse constituencies.
• Principles of leadership and group dynamics particularly in higher education.
• Analyze student activity programs, developing methods to achieve goals.
• Ensure that student fee programs and services meet the needs of the Associated Students and campus community.
• Organize data, maintain records and prepare reports.
• Develop and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with colleagues, supervisors and all constituencies contacted during the course of work.
• Work well under pressure: meeting multiple and sometimes competing deadlines.

• Five (5) years of increasingly responsible experience in the administration and development of student fee funded programs, functions, and operations.
• Two (2) years in a supervisory or management position.
• Bachelor’s degree

• Master’s degree

• Possession of or ability to obtain a current and valid California Driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
• A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with Associated Students. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current Associated Students employees who apply for the position.