About Us

Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information

The Student and Campus Event Centers at Georgia Institute of Technology are dedicated to enhancing the student experience by providing a wide range of programs, services, and facilities. Our mission is to foster a vibrant campus community through the coordination and support of student activities, leadership development, and event management.

We oversee the co-curricular and extra-curricular activities for all students and other campus constituents, managing the operation of programming spaces and advising programming board committees. Our team interacts with students, student leaders, student employees, registered student organizations, fellow staff members across campus, faculty, and external clients in the Atlanta community.

Key components of our department include:
¿ Student Leadership Development: We advise students in planning large-scale social, educational, traditions, and stress-relief programs through the student event programming board.

Event Management: Our staff advises student event planners through one-on-one meetings, committee meetings, and on-site event execution.

¿ Collaboration and Engagement: We promote interactions between faculty and students, foster collaboration among students, enhance campus and civic engagement, and ease both the academic and social transition to college.

¿ Our department is committed to creating an inclusive and engaging environment that supports the holistic development of our students. We strive to provide opportunities for students to connect with one another, their campus, and the broader community.

Job Summary

This position is responsible for the leadership, planning and operation of Student Center Facilities, SC Programs, retail/contract administration and mail services. Responsible for all aspects of assigned operations including finances, facility maintenance, contract compliance, capital improvements, productivity, event production, policy development and compliance, and staffing. Responsible for setting employee and/or group goals, deciding on organizational structure to meet the goals, assessing employee and/or group performance and providing feedback, and making pay recommendations. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: Institute executives, department managers, faculty and staff, students, alumni, contract vendors. This position typically will advise and counsel: department managers, GT departments, students, faculty, staff, alumni, contract vendors. This position will supervise: associate directors and mail services manager.

Responsibilities

Job Duty 1 -

Direct and administer all Student Center units and the Student Center Governing Board. Coordinate and promote the overall offering of programs, facilities and services to fulfill the social, recreational, service and educational needs of the campus community.

Job Duty 2 -

Lead full-time staff and part-time student staff to achieve high standards of performance, service and professionalism; plan strategically, prioritize activities, and lead a coordinated effort to achieve mission/vision.

Job Duty 3 -

Develop, manage and administer operating and capital budgets. Coordinate the development and implementation of capital projects; achieve revenue objectives, control expenses and develop new revenue streams as opportunities arise.

Job Duty 4 -

Administer and manage the campus-wide operational and contractual aspects of assigned auxiliary enterprises including dining, vending, laundries, retail restaurants, retail shops, caterers, bank ATM s.

Job Duty 5 -

Resolve complex departmental, customer and contractual issues; involve higher authorities and legal counsel as required; communicate and administer departmental policies

Job Duty 6 -

Measure department performance and produce reports and updates on progress toward organizational objectives.

Job Duty 7 -

Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Management or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Other Required Qualifications

Overnight travel required for project delivery; flexibility in on-site daily service delivery hours (due to client shift schedules, project requirements).

Required Experience

Seven to nine years of job related experience

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Educational Qualifications

Master's Degree

Preferred Experience

Experience in professional management within university student union or auxiliary services

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

SKILLS

This job requires expertise in management , organization, setting priorities, planning, assessment, communication, customer service and coordination. Additional required skills include: management of facility operations, capital projects, student activities, contract administration and staff supervision.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct .

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653 .

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

Other Information

Salary range: $131,074.00 - $160,000.00

Location: Atlanta, GA

Job grade: A14

This is a supervisory position.

This position has financial responsibilities.

This position will not be required to drive.

This role is considered a position of trust.

This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).

This position may travel 1% - 24% of the time

This position does not require security clearance.

Background Check

A successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit https://usg.policystat.com/policy/19298143/latest