Assistant Director, Student Engagement

Location: Prairie View, Texas, United States; work may extend beyond normal office hours and include weekends.

Salary: Commensurate with education and experience within the assigned university salary range.

Company

Prairie View A&M University is a higher-education institution offering student affairs and campus engagement programs.

What you will do

• Coordinate, develop, and assess student leadership development programs, including Certified Student Leader, Student Organization Leadership Development, workshops, roundtables, and summer leadership programs.
• Advise student organizations and leaders and develop lecture series plus educational, social, cultural, and campus-wide events such as Homecoming, Week of Welcome, Welcome Back Week, and Spring Fest.
• Serve as a liaison among students, administration, faculty, vendors, venues, and community members.
• Negotiate with agents, execute talent contracts, develop budgets, and maintain financial operations within approved parameters.
• Develop student learning outcomes, support risk-management policy development, and collaborate with marketing on student outreach strategies.
• Participate in professional development and university, department, and unit committees while supporting Student Affairs initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Six years of related experience managing Student Activities programs.
• Knowledge of word-processing and spreadsheet applications.
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
• Excellent written communication, analytical, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Ability to lift moderately heavy objects and work beyond normal office hours and/or on weekends.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in event management/planning, hospitality, communications, public relations, education, business, leadership studies, marketing, student affairs, counseling, or a related field.
• Experience in a college work environment and familiarity with Engaged, formerly OrgSync.
• Experience advising students from varied social and economic backgrounds and a passion for developing leaders.
• Familiarity with event planning, budgeting, and accounting.
• Intermediate proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Administrative support skills including scheduling, meeting organization, filing, recordkeeping, and reception duties.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time staff position within Student Engagement and Student Affairs.
• Work includes campus events, student programs, committee participation, and collaboration with university departments and external vendors.
• Employment is contingent upon credential verification and completion of a criminal history investigation; all positions are security-sensitive.
• The university will not pay the $100,000 fee associated with certain new H-1B petitions, and a Texas moratorium may affect employment for candidates requiring future sponsorship.

Hiring process

• Apply through the PVAMU Career Site by the closing date, December 9, 2026; applications submitted only through email or external job websites will not be considered.
• Attach a resume or CV and a cover letter in the designated application attachment box before the deadline.