Assistant Director Job Elizabethtown area,Kentucky USA,Education / Teaching

Job Requisition:

JR102037 Assistant Director (Open)

Job Posting

Title:

Assistant Director

Department:

CC00025 WM001 | SVSA | Civic & Community Engagement

Job Family:

Staff
- Student Engagement

Worker Sub-Type:

Regular (benefited)

Job

Requisition Primary

Location:

Sadler Center Rm 290

Primary Job Posting

Location:

Posting Location
- William & Mary

Job Description

Summary:

Together with members of William & Mary and our broader communities, we cultivate equitable and transformational relationships and provide programming and resources for students to become lifelong community-centered leaders.

Reporting to the Director of Civic & Community Engagement, the Assistant Director advances Civic & Community Engagement efforts by managing civic engagement initiatives including the Civic Action Scorecard and voter engagement, executing signature campus-community events, and promoting active citizenship across campus. The Assistant Director oversees the Give Pulse platform, leveraging data to guide decision-making and improve campus–community collaboration as well as communication efforts to better engage stakeholders and share the impact of our work.

Job Description:

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
Strong event coordination and/or project management skills.
Experience advising, training, or leading students or volunteers.
Ability to manage and effectively communicate data.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to build effective collaborative partnerships.
Commitment to civic learning, democratic engagement, and ethical community partnerships.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree in a field related to student development.
Experience designing and implementing community engagement, service-learning, or civic leadership programming.
Experience with Give Pulse or similar engagement tracking platforms.
Experience managing large-scale events, conferences, or workshops.
Experience with assessment of student learning and/or community impact.
Ability to facilitate groups toward shared goals.

Conditions of Employment:

This position may require additional hours beyond the typical work week, to include occasional overnight and weekend work as needed to meet the business needs of the operation.

Duties: 30%- Campus & Community Initiatives:

Execute major community partnership programming including bi-annual service carnival and partnership forum and annual workshop to showcase opportunities and strengthen the connections between community partners and campus stakeholders and resources
Produce issue education events which highlight community partners and opportunities to engage, such as a quarterly community speaker series
Participate in community events as representative of Civic & Community Engagement and William & Mary as appropriate, sharing opportunities to engage and learning about community needs
Execute annual Active Citizens Conference to engage students from W&M and the region in practices, strategies, and reflections on social change and civic leadership
Manage award and recognition processes which highlight student, staff, and partner exemplars, including James Monroe Prize, President’s Award for Service, John Lewis Award, and Active Citizenship Awards
Administer the community internships program including processes for selecting placements and interns, funding distribution, and tracking student and community outcomes

30%- Civic Engagement:

Advance and maintain the Civic Action Scorecard, including promoting the resource, managing data, and elevating the outcomes
Design and implement campus-wide civic engagement opportunities which align with the Civic Action Scorecard (e.g. Constitution Day, a facilitated dialogue, service days, or…