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Purdue University is hiring a Student Affairs Specialist who will support student leadership and engagement within the Roger C. Stewart Office of Student Leadership, Engagement, and Community. The role involves advising student organizations and staff, developing leadership programs, and fostering partnerships to enhance student leadership skills and campus involvement.

Highlights

Advise student organizations, councils, and officers while supporting university staff.
Develop and manage leadership development programs promoting communication, collaboration, and critical thinking.
Foster partnerships across Student Life and university community units.
Must have two years of professional student service experience in higher education and a bachelor's degree.
Preferred qualifications include a master's degree in higher education or related fields.
Strong interpersonal, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills required.
Knowledge of student development theories and compliance with ADA, FERPA, and university policies.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including PowerPoint, Access, Excel, and Outlook.
Requires flexibility to work some evenings and weekends.
Position is classified as exempt with retirement eligibility under Defined Contribution plans and requires a background check.

Student Affairs Specialist -LEAD Full Description

Job Summary

Purdue University is seeking a Student Affairs Specialist to support the mission of LEAD within the Roger C. Stewart Office of Student Leadership, Engagement, and Community (SLEC). In this role, you will contribute to enhancing the overall quality of the student life experience by serving as a trusted resource and advisor to student organizations, councils, officers, and university staff. You will cultivate and manage partnerships that strengthen student leadership opportunities across all SLEC units, Student Life, and the broader university community. While primarily assigned to a specific unit, you will also assist with leadership development programming and student support initiatives throughout all areas of SLEC.

This position focuses on providing intentional opportunities for leadership development that cultivate self-awareness, effective communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and an understanding of how students can leverage their individual strengths as they progress through Purdue. You will play a key role in empowering students to develop these essential skills to succeed both academically and as campus leaders.

The role requires flexibility to work evening and weekend hours to meet student and program needs. At Purdue, we offer unrivaled pride and unlimited potential—join a close-knit community where your dedication to student leadership helps build a vibrant, engaged campus culture and where your impact is supported by continuous opportunities for growth and learning.

This posting represents two vacancies.

What We Are Looking For

Experience and Education:

Required:

Two (2) years of professional experience providing direct student service in higher education.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

Preferred:

Master's degree in higher education, college student development, student affairs counseling, student personnel services, or a related field.

Skills:

Effective rapport building and strong interpersonal skills, including excellent written, oral, and presentation skills.
Demonstrated experience planning and implementing a wide variety of outreach and educational programs.
Evidence of strong organizational skills and ability to complete multiple tasks in a busy environment.
Demonstrated ability to identify and resolve complex and sensitive problems creatively and efficiently with minimal supervision.
Ability to grasp knowledge of policies and procedures related to different aspects of student services.
Ability to establish and maintain effective collaborative relationships with campus departments, student groups, and colleagues.
Ability to discern appropriate level of communication with multiple audiences and maintain confidentiality around complex and sensitive issues to comply with applicable ADA, FERPA, and other applicable state, federal, University, and College of Professional Studies guidelines.
Knowledge of college-student development issues and commitment to student service with a vested interest in staying abreast of research in the field of academic and student affairs.
Experience with Microsoft Office applications including PowerPoint, Access, Excel, and Outlook.
Flexibility in work assignments and work hours to include some evenings and weekends.

Additional Information

Purdue’s benefits summary https://www.purdue.edu/hr/Benefits/employeebenefits/benefits_enrollment/summaries.php
Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position
A background check will be required for employment in this position
FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible For Overtime)
Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contribution Waiting Period

Career Stream

Professional 2
Pay Band S055
Link to Purdue University's compensation guidelines: https://www.purdue.edu/hr/mngcareer/compguidelines/staffpb.php
Job Code #20002134
Link to Career Path Maker: https://www.purdue.edu/hr/careerpathmaker/
Effective August 1, 2022 a background check will be required for all internal employees who have not had one within the last year.

EOE

Purdue University is an EO/EA University.

Original Job Description

Job Summary

This posting represents two vacancies.

What We Are Looking For

Experience and Education:

Required:

Two (2) years of professional experience providing direct student service in higher education.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

Preferred:

Master's degree in higher education, college student development, student affairs counseling, student personnel services, or a related field.

Skills:

Effective rapport building and strong interpersonal skills, including excellent written, oral, and presentation skills.
Demonstrated experience planning and implementing a wide variety of outreach and educational programs.
Evidence of strong organizational skills and ability to complete multiple tasks in a busy environment.
Demonstrated ability to identify and resolve complex and sensitive problems creatively and efficiently with minimal supervision.
Ability to grasp knowledge of policies and procedures related to different aspects of student services.
Ability to establish and maintain effective collaborative relationships with campus departments, student groups, and colleagues.
Ability to discern appropriate level of communication with multiple audiences and maintain confidentiality around complex and sensitive issues to comply with applicable ADA, FERPA, and other applicable state, federal, University, and College of Professional Studies guidelines.
Knowledge of college-student development issues and commitment to student service with a vested interest in staying abreast of research in the field of academic and student affairs.
Experience with Microsoft Office applications including PowerPoint, Access, Excel, and Outlook.
Flexibility in work assignments and work hours to include some evenings and weekends.

Additional Information

Purdue’s benefits summary https://www.purdue.edu/hr/Benefits/employeebenefits/benefits_enrollment/summaries.php
Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position
A background check will be required for employment in this position
FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible For Overtime)
Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contribution Waiting Period

Career Stream

Professional 2
Pay Band S055
Link to Purdue University's compensation guidelines: https://www.purdue.edu/hr/mngcareer/compguidelines/staffpb.php
Job Code #20002134
Link to Career Path Maker: https://www.purdue.edu/hr/careerpathmaker/
Effective August 1, 2022 a background check will be required for all internal employees who have not had one within the last year.

EOE

Purdue University is an EO/EA University.

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Student Affairs Specialist -LEAD

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Student Affairs Specialist -LEAD Full Description

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