Undergraduate Student Veteran Program Director

Cornell University is committed to increasing the enrollment of military veterans in our undergraduate programs and to enhancing the support available to our student veterans to help them thrive at Cornell. As the Undergraduate Student Veteran Program Director, you will play a critical role in building these supports with a dynamic team of colleagues from offices across the university. You will have an immediate and direct impact on our undergraduate student veteran population, providing comprehensive advising, overseeing student veteran educational programming, and creating community among student veterans. The Undergraduate Student Veteran Program Director reports to the Executive Director for Academic Student Success Programs.

The Opportunity

The Undergraduate Student Veteran Program Director, in collaboration with the Executive Director of Academic Student Success Programs and campus stakeholders, is responsible for assisting with and implementing the vision, goals, and objectives related to undergraduate student veterans' services and programs. In this role, you will provide programming and recognition activities for the broader student veteran and military-connected community, as well as informing campus leaders on policies practices to support the student veteran community.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the main point of contact for undergraduate veteran students, including those enrolled as active military and military reservists, assisting them with their transition to, navigation of, and graduation from Cornell
• Assist student veterans in obtaining educational, financial, social services, and other benefits available through federal, state, and local legislation
• Advocate for veteran students, providing programming, referrals, and access to information and campus resources
• Provide input to campus colleagues on the creation and use of policies and procedures to support the Cornell University military and veterans' community
• Assemble and lead a campus-wide student veterans' resource group, providing training, updates, and resources for colleagues to effectively support veteran students
• Establish and maintain relationships with student veteran resource partners, both internally and externally, to build community and foster a sense of belonging for student veterans on campus
• Develop, implement, and oversee student veteran educational programs, such as the Veteran Summer Bridge Program and Veteran's Seminar, providing programmatic support tailored to veteran student needs
• Review and evaluate the effectiveness of support programs and advising for veterans, making recommendations to optimize and enhance existing support and proposing new initiatives
• Work with student groups, advising various student veteran organizations, and coordinating recognition and appreciation events for veterans

The Undergraduate Student Veteran Program Director will be a creative thinker, independent worker, and nimble networker who is skilled at building relationships across units and with a variety of stakeholders in support of the success of our student veterans. This position requires evening and weekend hours and accessibility as student needs arise. This is an extraordinary opportunity to be an innovator at Cornell as you create resources, build and strengthen networks, and maintain and establish programs for our undergraduate student veterans.

This position is located in Ithaca, NY, and it is fully onsite.

What We Will Need

For full consideration, applicants must include both a resume and cover letter with their application.

• Bachelor's degree in education, training, counseling, or a relevant field, with at least 3 years of experience in student support initiatives in higher education or a similar setting, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Familiarity with the US Armed Forces, VA education benefits, VA services, and/or advising student veterans
• Knowledge of military and veteran student trends, educational benefits for veterans, resources for veterans, and the transition from the military to higher education
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, data analysis, critical thinking, professional judgment, and oral and written communication skills
• Self-directed and self-motivated individual capable of working autonomously with minimal supervision while managing multiple situations
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks, follow through, meet deadlines, and make professional decisions
• Ability to work independently, collaboratively across multiple offices, and in a team environment
• Flexibility and accessibility, particularly in responding to and attending to student needs
• Demonstrated work ethic that reflects integrity, ethics, sound professional judgment, and an appreciation for diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Ability to handle sensitive matters with good judgment and discretion
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.

If you have all those things, great! We have a few more things that we would prefer you to have, but it's ok if you don't.

• Master's degree
• 5+ years' experience in a collegiate veteran's services office, Student Affairs, Social Work, or a related field.
• Experience supervising employees, particularly student employees and work study students, including hiring and evaluation.
• U.S. Armed Forces veteran or previous work with Military Services.

Rewards and Benefits

Visa sponsorship and relocation assistance are not available for this position.

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