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University of Kentucky · 3 weeks ago

Student Organization Advisor I

Greater Lexington Area

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$44K/yr - $70K/yr

3+ years exp

The University of Kentucky is seeking a passionate and experienced Student Organization Advisor to join their Office of Student Organizations and Activities. This role involves working closely with student leaders to facilitate innovative programs and resources, supporting their leadership development, and ensuring compliance with university policies.

Higher Education

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Co-advising and supporting the Student Government Association (SGA) through the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches

Co-advising and supporting the Graduate Student Congress (GSC) through the executive team and additional organizational structures

Directly advising and supporting students in programs, events, and service delivery for many campus constituents and student advocacy

Advisory facilitation and oversight of daily operations of SGA, GSC, and other sponsored student organizations, including but not limited to:

Financial administration of primary student fee funds

Event planning details and logistics

Ensuring the organization is meeting compliance standards when executing processes and procedures as laid out in SGA codes, constitution, University policy and procedure, Kentucky state law, and federal law

Creating, delivering, and overseeing the execution of leadership and professional development trainings

Working knowledge of SGA and/or sponsored student organization: governing codes, constitutions, applicable UK Administrative Regulations and Governing Regulations, Roberts Rules of Order, and all applicable Kentucky and federal laws and federal law and processes in order to help support SGA and other sponsored student organizations student leaders in navigating these policies and procedures as they relate to University of Kentucky and University of Kentucky shared governance

Overseeing, managing, and supporting the execution honors and awards processes in the fall and spring semester, including for the Lead Blue ceremony

Be a proactive team member within the Office of Student Organizations and Activities by supporting operations around projects such as but not limited to:

SOA Summit

SOA Workshops

Lead Blue Ceremony

SOA Committees

SOA Programming and Large Events

Volunteering with collaborative campus partners

Coordinate and deliver student leadership recognition, training, and development programs including workshops, campus wide events and state-wide initiatives

Create and maintain campus partnerships and collaborations

Implementation of assessment strategies for SGA, GSC, sponsored student organizations and SOA programs to inform program and service delivery efforts institutionally

Leadership education support for registered student organizations and student engagement are key elements of student development and are consistent with the unit, divisional, and university strategic plans

Qualification

Student personnel programmingStudent development theoryStudent advisementLeadership developmentEvent planningCollaborationCommunicationTeamwork

Required

3 yrs

Preferred

Masters in Higher Education Administration/College Student Personnel or related field with 1-3 years related experience in student personnel/student affairs working with student governance, leadership development, and student programming

Qualifying equivalency of Bachelors degree and 3 years related student service and/or customer service experience is considered

Driver's license preferred

Company

University of Kentucky

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The University of Kentucky is a public, research-extensive, land grant university dedicated to improving people's lives through excellence in teaching, research, health care, cultural enrichment, and economic development for over 150 years.

Founded in 1865

Lexington, Kentucky, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.uky.edu

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