Military Affiliated Student Center Director

Requisition Number: S02089P

Position Category: Staff

Hours Per Week: 40

Months Per Year: 12

Alternate Work Schedule:

Pay Grade: E33

Salary:

FLSA: Exempt

Job Summary/Basic Function:

The Military Affiliated Student Center Director leads the university’s partnerships and programs on behalf of its military affiliated and veteran student populations. The director builds, manages, and assesses military affiliated student programming at three Military Affiliated Student Center locations on Ogden Campus, Davis Campus, and Hill Air Force Base. This position is responsible for outreach, enrollment, retention, and student success efforts for military affiliated student populations, including student support services and tuition assistance programs, for active duty, veteran, dependent, and other prospective and current students connected to the military. 

The director leads the strategic development of the university’s partnership with Hill AFB and its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU ) with the Hill Education Office to offer academic programs on base in coordination with academic departments, the Office of Graduate Studies, and the Division of Student Access and Success. The director fosters collaborative relationships with institutional, community, state, and federal stakeholders in support of the university’s Department of Defense MOU . 

The director oversees the TRIO Veterans Upward Bound program, funded by a U.S. Department of Education grant, which serves low-income veterans in a college access mission. The director is charged with grant supervision and compliance as well as the development of all Veterans Upward Bound services, outreach events, and grant project activities. The director is responsible for the recruitment of grant participants, budgeting of grant funds, and oversight of federal documentation for grant compliance, including annual performance reporting. This role will create a strategic vision for WSU -hosted programs and support focused on veterans. 

This position manages compliance with federal and state military and Veterans Affairs regulations and tuition assistance programs. The director serves as lead School Certifying Official (SCO ), overseeing the certification process and ensuring timely and accurate processing of students’ G.I. Bill and veterans tuition assistance. 

The director provides leadership and supervision for an assistant director and team of 6 professional staff in their certifying and student support roles. The director prepares and administers department budgets and manages daily operations. As a member of the Registrar’s Leadership team, this role completes special projects, IT projects, and cross-training as assigned; manages system maintenance for assigned areas; serves on committees at the division, institutional, regional and state levels; and participates in state and national professional organizations and regular professional development. 

Required Qualifications:

Required: 

• Master’s degree in an educational discipline or related field

• Five years of full-time experience working in higher education, such as a Registrar’s Office, academic advising, Military Affiliated or Veterans Services Office, Veterans Upward Bound or TRIO program, student support services, admissions, financial aid/tuition assistance, or related area

• Two or more years of direct supervisory experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred: 

• Experience with military affiliated student support services, grant programs, or tuition assistance programs

• Experience building strategic initiatives, outreach efforts, and collaborative partnerships

• Strong technical fluency, including experience using a Student Information System such as Ellucian Banner, reporting tools, and a degree audit tool like Ellucian DegreeWorks (CatTracks)

• Demonstrated understanding of federal and state Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense policies and procedures

• Experience working with first-generation, low-income, physically disabled, or other special populations

• Demonstrated commitment to educational access and student success

• Spanish-language proficiency or fluency

Background Check? Yes

Benefits Summary:

WSU offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, long-term disability, life insurance, retirement, a wellness program with release time and paid incentives, tuition benefits, free tickets to athletic and performing arts events, and paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Job Open Date: 06/09/2025

Review Date: 06/30/2025

Job Close Date:

Open Until Filled: Yes

Notes to Applicant:

If you are passionate about what you could offer and accomplish here at WSU , we would love to hear from you. The annual salary for this position starts at $60,000 and may go up from there depending on candidate qualifications. The position comes with a generous https://www.weber.edu/wsuimages/benefits/Benefits-Information/Exempt-Benefits-2024-25.pdf.

To apply, please complete the online application and attach a cover letter, current resume, and the names and contact information for three professional references.

For qualification determination, your application and/or resume must address the required and preferred qualifications and must contain average number of hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be considered incomplete.

Screening of applications will begin June 30, 2025. Position will remain open until filled.

Criminal background check required as a condition of employment. 

Physical Activity of this position: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction., Moving about to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another., Expressing or exchanging ideas. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately or quickly. , Ability to receive detailed information with or without assistance.

Physical Requirements of this position: Light work. Exerting up to 20 lbs of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Use of arm and/or leg controls exerting forces greater than that for sedentary work.

Visual Acuity Requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision: Required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; using a computer terminal; extensive reading., Required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment.

The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position: None. The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).

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Weber State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an inclusive environment by welcoming all individuals, including culturally diverse staff, faculty, and student body. WSU values every individual by embracing all identities through the promotion of belonging, creativity, and uniqueness. We strive to create environments which are welcoming, inclusive, and equitable for all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected categories, such as disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion, national origin, veterans status, or others, as required by law and university policy (see Weber State University's Policy and Procedure Manual 3-32).

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