The Goizueta Business School's Master in Business for Veterans Program Office in search of an Assistant Director for Veteran Initiatives. This pivotal roleis responsible for ensuring an exceptional student experience from matriculation through graduation, overseeing program operations, academic delivery, and student services. Serving as a key liaison across university departments and external partners, the Assistant Director manages program planning, budgeting, and outreach while advancing veteran-focused initiatives within Emory and the broader community. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact by shaping the academic and co-curricular journey of veteran students and strengthening Emory’s commitment to those who have served.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- The Assistant Director for Veteran Initiatives will be an integral member of the Master in Business for Veterans (MBV) Program Office (PO).
- Provides support to the Managing Director, Program Lead, and Academic Advisor of the MBV in the ongoing planning, resourcing, execution, and assessment of the MBV program to include review, curriculum refinement, and student services support.
- Responsible for all aspects of MBV student experience from matriculation through graduation to include all aspects of Emory University MBV student support and all university requirements of veterans prior to matriculation as students and post-graduation.
- Supervises administrative personnel and/or student workers and has primary responsibility within the Program Office for all Emory University and GBS outreach, coordination, and support.
- Plans, manages, and synchronizes program academic delivery, co-curricular, extra-curricular programming, and academic & non-academic student experiences.
- Plans, administers, and monitors program budget and related accounts, financial policies, and expenses to include monthly income and expense reconciliation.
- Ensures timely payment of all program invoices.
- Creates and maintains academic calendar programs.
- Works with all Emory University offices to ensure comprehensive university support of all MBV students.
- Works with GBS Registrar's Office to develop annual class schedules, enrollment, degree clearance issues, and graduation.
- Liaise with Accessibility Services to ensure student learning accommodation needs are met.
- Represents Emory University, GBS, and the PO during periodic interactions with entities external to the university to include corporations, guest speakers, alumni, elements of the U.S. Department of War/Defense, and vendors.
- Ensures all aspects of class delivery for faculty are coordinated, resourced/reserved, and confirmed prior to execution of each term and class session.
- Coordinates student program functions such as registration, financial aid, and grade roll audits in conjunction with academic affairs for MBV students.
- Works closely with GBS Admissions to seamlessly transition accepted applicants to matriculated students as part of onboarding.
- Aids in resolution of student problems across all university entities.
- Actively identifies student needs and works to build solutions into all aspects of future student support.
- Develops and manages student handbooks, provides support to student groups and clubs, student calendar of social events, and serves as advisor to student leadership and student government initiatives.
- Represents PO and leads planning for all graduation-related events to include the MBV program awards ceremony.
- Creates, manages, executes, and analyzes all student surveys to include (but not limited to) assisting with post-graduation career outcomes survey, student exit/graduation surveys, and any surveys during the academic year.
- Present at GBS while all classes and co-curricular activities are in session.
- Supports broader, Emory-wide veterans initiatives and specific activities with veteran and/or military nexus.
- Examples include planning, resourcing, and execution of student leadership reaction course participation for all incoming Master degree students at GBS.
- Supports Emory University Veterans Week to include Emory-wide Veterans Day ceremony, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, VANAP, and VANAPGE student activities.
- Supports Emory Healthcare veteran initiatives and liaison with the Emory Healthcare Veterans Project.
- Coordinates budget planning and executive for all GBS executive coaching contracts.
- Assists the Executive Director of Veterans Initiatives with outreach and coordination across Emory University.
- Represents Emory University in various regional and national veteran focused higher education fora.
- Performs other responsibilities in support of the broader university veteran population as directed by the Executive Director of Veterans Initiatives.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree ideally in a business-related field, and at least five years of project management experience, preferably in the military, uniformed services and/or higher education.
NOTE: Position tasks are generally required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location. Remote work from home day options may be granted at department discretion. Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee.