Assistant Director, Queer Student Resources

🔍 Vice Provost for Student Affairs, Stanford, California, United States

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📁: Student Services

📅   : 17 hours ago Post Date

📅   : 106495 Requisition #

For full consideration, please submit your application by Wednesday, July 9, 2025.

Queer Student Resources (QSR), an office of the Vice Provost of Student Affairs at Stanford University, seeks a new Assistant Director to lead in our efforts to enhance learning and promote flourishing for all Stanford students.

QSR seeks continually to support students, to learn from them about their experiences, needs and most pressing questions, and to draw on that knowledge as effectively and creatively as possible.

We’re looking for a person who can be an active partner and contributor to our ongoing work:

Fostering social and intellectual connections between students, promoting well-being and enhancing learning.
Helping students navigate university systems and access available resources.
Co-creating, with partners across campus, optimal learning environments for all students.

An ideal candidate will be especially skilled at:

Engendering trust and connecting with students with varied life experiences and a variegated range of interests, questions and concerns.
Modeling curiosity, respect, healthy boundaries, service and work-life balance.
Taking initiative in navigating a decentralized campus.
Supporting students and trusting the integrity of their unique paths.
Developing, managing, supporting and assessing student-centered resources and programs.
Writing and editing.
Designing and curating intentional and visually engaging physical and digital spaces.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Listen and provide a sounding board to students on a range of sometimes difficult issues, making referrals to campus partners and resources where appropriate.
Advise a wide range of students and groups affiliated with QSR on major event planning, organizational development, fundraising, recruiting, & university policies for campus groups and activities.
Analyze and attend to student needs, concerns, and conflicts by designing and revising student programs and services and by proactively addressing emerging priorities.
Manage the recruitment, hiring, supervision and evaluation of QSR fellows and student staff members.
Work collaboratively with QSR Director and Associate Director to develop comprehensive onboarding for student staff, and to design and facilitate student staff meetings and retreats.
Supervise student staff use of shared purchasing card; ensure that students stay within budgeted spending limits.
Manage financial processes and budgets using Stanford systems; supervise operating and gift accounts.
Transfer funds to student groups; verify all financial transactions; initiate interdepartmental journal transfers; issue payments; ensure that expenditures stay within budgeted spending limits.
Manage all facilities and supplies needs associated with QSR’s designated space, including usage by student groups and other campus organizations.
Manage relationships with vendors, work orders related to facilities and access needs, alarm system, capital improvements, etc.
Work with designated campus partners on select collaborative projects.
Other duties may also be assigned.

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education & Experience:

Bachelor's degree and three years of relevant experience, or combination of education and relevant experience. Master’s degree preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Strong communication skills, written and verbal.
Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
Exceptional interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with students in crisis, and competence working with students with varied life experiences.
Experience in student affairs and/or knowledge of related fields and interdisciplinary contexts in higher education preferred.
Ability to use computer and technology for word processing, accounting, managing social media and website presence; familiarity and proficiency with google docs.
Understanding of and ability to process financial transactions; strong attention to detail.
Ability to work some evenings and weekends.
Ability to ensure and apply compliance with legal, financial, and university policies and external regulations.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:

Frequently sit, perform desk-based computer tasks.
Occasionally stand, walk, twist, use fine manipulation, grasp, use a telephone, write by hand, sort and file paperwork, lift, carry, push, and pull objects that weigh up to 30 pounds.

*Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of their job.

WORK STANDARDS:

Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.

Applicants must submit a cover letter and resume with their application.

The expected pay range for this position is $91,874 - $96,000 per annum.

Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

At Stanford University, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive rewards package. The Cardinal at Work website (https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards) provides detailed information on Stanford’s extensive range of benefits and rewards offered to employees. Specifics about the rewards package for this position may be discussed during the hiring process.

Experience a culture of excellence.

Stanford University, located in the heart of California's Silicon Valley, is one of the world's leading teaching and research universities. Since its opening in 1891, Stanford has been dedicated to finding solutions to big challenges and to preparing students for leadership in a complex world.

Supporting that mission is a staff of more than 10,000, which is rooted in a culture of excellence and values innovation, collaboration, and life long learning. To foster the talents and aspirations of our staff, Stanford offers career development programs, competitive pay that reflects market trends and benefits that increase financial stability and promote healthy, fulfilling lives.

An award-winning employer, Stanford offers an exceptional setting for professionals looking to advance their careers.

The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact Stanford University Human Resources by submitting a contact form.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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