Associate Vice Provost for Student Life (Student Support Leader), Health and Wellbeing

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Job description

Department

OFFICE OF STUDENT LIFE ADMIN (BL-DSAA-IUBLA)

Department Information

Indiana University Bloomington (IUB) is a public Research Institution with a total enrollment of 47,000 students. IUB hosts top academic programs in a range of disciplines including performing arts, informatics, and business. With Big 10 sports, more than 700 student organizations, a vibrant artist community, and plenty of other opportunities for involvement, IU is a campus full of energy and life.

The Office of Student Life is focused on building a strong foundation to ensure every student's Indiana University experience is positive, safe, healthy, and meaningful. The Office of Student Life staff and multiple departments aim to help students navigate their time at IU, providing the tools they need to be successful in school and after graduation. Students are our priority, and their health, safety, and overall well-being are our core mission.

Job Summary

The Associate Vice Provost for Health and Wellbeing in the Office of Student Life serves as a key member of the Student Life executive council and reports directly to the Vice Provost for Student Life.

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Provides strategic leadership for the facilitation and delivery of health and wellbeing programs to the Indiana University Bloomington community and is a thought leader in assisting with embedding health into all aspects of campus culture and to lead health promotion action and collaboration locally and globally.
• Supervises the Student Health Center, Counseling and Psychological Services, Recreational Sports, the Student Wellness Center, and Student Life staff wellness efforts.
• Responsible for overseeing the Health and Wellbeing budget, totaling $31 million, and supervising approximately 200 full-time employees, including 4 direct reports, and 600 student employees.
• Leads implementation efforts associated with the IUB 2030 strategic plan.
• Collaborates with other student life departments and their teams, as well as departments throughout the campus and faculty, to promote and advance health and wellbeing priorities and support collaborative programming.
• Leads and champions efforts to integrate health and wellbeing practices that contribute to student success.
• Drives innovation, inclusion, and excellence within the health and wellbeing portfolio.
• Recommends and implements learning goals and objectives related to promotion of healthy relationships, mental wellbeing, and creating conditions for effective student and community care.
• Builds relationships with prospective donors to increase philanthropic support for health and wellbeing efforts.

General Responsibilities:

• Contributes on senior leadership teams to formulate strategic planning and the highest-level operational objectives for student support areas.
• Establishes long-term business plans and long-term strategic objectives.
• Directs leadership staff who provide supervision to student support teams.
• Responsible for escalated operational issues, including human resources and/or people management situations.
• Drives innovation, inclusion, and excellence within the area of student support; reviews and creates policies and procedures.
• Determines overall budget for student support teams; reviews and approves financial proposals from direct reporting leaders; has significant fiscal responsibilities that require frequent interaction with executive leaders.
• Provides expertise and identifies grant and/or funding opportunities; develops business relationships across the university and externally.
• Stays up-to-date on new student support standards, technologies, policies, and procedures and works collaboratively with other student support leaders across departments and/or campuses in determining standards, best practices, and related policies/procedures; ensures the adoption and implementation by direct reporting leaders.

Qualifications

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Master's degree in a health and wellness field or higher education student affairs or related field

Preferred

• A Ph.D., Ed.D., or other terminal degree (e.g., MBA, MD) in a health and wellness field or higher education and/or student affairs or related academic discipline

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 5 years in student support, higher education student affairs, or related field
• 3 years of management experience in relevant field

Preferred

• 10 years of progressive experience at the director level or higher in collegiate health and wellness, student support, higher education and student affairs, or related field.
• Experience in program implementation, staff development, fiscal management, and daily operations

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent collaboration and team building skills
• Effectively coaches and delivers constructive feedback
• Instills commitment to organizational goals
• Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills
• Effective conflict management skills
• Builds and manages effective teams
• Effective leadership skills
• Ability to represent the company with external constituents
• Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion
• Demonstrates ability to maintain confidential information
• Demonstrates customer service skills
• Knowledge of student development, counseling, or career development theories and practices
• Knowledge of current needs and trends of diverse student populations
• Ability to develop accurate reports, correspondence and prepare and deliver presentations
• Commitment to working with people from diverse backgrounds and demonstrated cultural competency
• Ability to build strong partnerships with students and other university departments

Preferred

• Strong administrator, leader, and partner, and will value collaboration with students, faculty, staff, and community members.
• Strong administrator, leader, and partner, and will value collaboration with students, faculty, staff, and community members
• Innovative and strategic thinking with an open and collaborative style of leadership and management that fosters teamwork, sustains an enriching learning environment for staff and supports a dedicated, results-oriented team that earns the trust of the university community
• Commitment to being a strong student advocate
• Demonstrates experience leading teams and providing sound vision, direction, and collaborative leadership
• Philosophically and ethically grounded, but not bound by conventional wisdom. Exhibits an understanding that the best practice is one that is most relevant to IU Bloomington students at this moment in time, a reality that is ever-changing
• Demonstrates commitment to expand knowledge and awareness of diversity, equity, and inclusion, as evidenced through demonstrated self-awareness, understanding and valuing of others, and community building
• Ability to work within a complex and diverse environment is necessary

Working Conditions / Demands

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Work Location

Bloomington, Indiana

Advertised Salary

$180,000-$190,000 dependent upon education and experience

Work Hours

May require work hours outside of 8:00 am - 5:00 pm and some weekends.

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Multiple plan options for medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health Savings Account with generous IU contribution
• Life insurance, LTD, and AD&D options
• Base retirement plan contribution from IU, subject to vesting
• Additional supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition benefit for IU classes
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing our online Benefits Brochure.

Job Classification

Career Level: Strategic

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Student Services

Job Family: Student Support

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Posting Disclaimer

This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59 pm EST on the advertised Close Date. This posting may be closed at any time at the discretion of the University, but will remain open for a minimum of 5 business days. To guarantee full consideration, please submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted Date.

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