Executive Director for On-Campus Living

Executive Director for On-Campus Living

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

The Search

Johns Hopkins University (JHU) seeks an innovative, collaborative, and experienced student affairs professional to provide leadership and oversight for the newly created office of On-Campus Living. Serving as a strategic partner to the Assistant Vice Provost for Student Affairs and other members of the Student Affairs leadership team, the Executive Director for On-Campus Living will have an opportunity to shape and grow a recently reconfigured unit that incorporates undergraduate residential life and housing operations, an auxiliary unit generating approximately $30 million in annual revenue.

The Executive Director has a leading role in achieving the University’s overarching plans for community development in the residence halls, including the implementation of a comprehensive residential curriculum as well as residential facility capital projects. The Executive Director will have an opportunity to sustainably guide the Division’s growth in the coming years, working closely with leadership in facilities and student affairs to ensure the University’s physical expansion is complemented by the parallel and equally thoughtful development of programming that promotes community and academic engagement. At their core, these efforts must be designed to enhance the general health and well-being of the student body.

This position oversees a wide variety of programs and services over two distinct areas: Residential Life and Student Housing. The portfolio includes community life, housing administration, operating and capital budget management, assignments and occupancy management, marketing, assessment, assisting with summer conferences, facilities management, and emergency/crisis management. Along with two Director-level direct reports and one administrator, the Executive Director for On-Campus Living oversees 25 professional staff and approximately 115 residential and housing student staff. This position serves as a critical link to university offices and departments across campus. The Executive Director serves in an on-call rotation and the position is live-off.

Johns hopkins university

John Hopkins University, America’s first research university, is one of the world’s preeminent higher education institutions, known for its excellent faculty, increasingly diverse student body, urban campus with strong community connections, robust global presence, and rich history. JHU’s Homewood campus includes academic divisions that enroll undergraduate students—the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and the Whiting School of Engineering—as well as the School of Education. JHU has three additional campuses in Baltimore as well as other sites in Maryland and Washington, DC. These campuses are home to more academic units, including the Carey Business School, the School of Medicine and Nursing, the Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Peabody Institute, the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, the Applied Physics Laboratory, libraries and museums, and multiple centers, institutes, and affiliates. Together, the Johns Hopkins Institutions, which includes the University and the Johns Hopkins Health System, are the largest private employer in Maryland, employing 46,000 people, 40,000 of whom work in Baltimore City. The Johns Hopkins Institutions generate more than $10 billion annually in regional economic impact. 

Truly a community in and of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University is the city’s largest anchor institution. There is easy access to public transportation, cultural centers, and landmark venues close to campus, with countless opportunities for personal enrichment and involvement. The Homewood campus consists of 129 acres of lush greenery, bounded on all sides by residential areas. The Baltimore Museum of Art sits on the southwest corner of the Homewood campus. The campus is a short drive from Baltimore’s Mount. Vernon cultural district, which includes the home of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Walters Art Museum, Center Stage, and the University’s Peabody Institute, and just three miles from the heart of downtown Baltimore. Oriole Park at Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium (home of the Baltimore Ravens) are just ten minutes away. Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and New York City are easily reachable by train or car, and Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI) Airport is a short drive from campus.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion—and one’s accountability in those processes—is not only an ideal to which Johns Hopkins strives, but a core institutional value. As a leading research university, Johns Hopkins understands its responsibility to work to achieve diversity, equity, and inclusion, and it holds itself accountable for progress in these areas through transparency, open communication, and an ongoing, unflinching assessment of met and unmet needs. Click here to learn more about Realizing Our Promise: the Second JHU Roadmap on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion strategic approach and key initiatives.

TO APPLY

Jeff Kessner is leading this search with Debbie Scheibler, supported by Briana Hughey. Inquiries, nominations, and applications should be sent in strict confidence to: http://www.imsearch.com/8805

Johns Hopkins is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to recruiting, supporting, and fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students. All applicants who share this goal are encouraged to apply.