Assistant Director, CUGS

Job Description

Supports director in representing Trinity and the Center for Urbanand Global Studies (CUGS) to constituents within and outside of the college and in creating direction and goals for the center; also supports graduate studies in urban planning.

• Support director in representing Trinity and CUGS toconstituents within and outside of the college and in creatingdirection and goals for the center
• Manage communications, including maintaining website, writingblogs, managing social media, and editing newsletter.
• Plan, advertise, and host meetings, workshops, and conferences.
  Supervise student workers as research and communicationsassistants.
• Assist CUGS visiting faculty through staffing searches,onboarding new visiting faculty, and ongoing support of visitingfaculty.
• Support the IIE-SRF Visiting Scholar(s) in acclimating to lifeand work in the U.S. and assist the director in coordinating withthe New University in Exile Consortium.
• Monitor budget expenditures, process payments and reimbursements.
• Serve as building manager for 70 Vernon Street, includingsubmitting work requests and ordering supplies.
• Manage student research grants and fellowships program of CUGS,including overseeing the application process, advising students on projects and presentations, coordinating and serving on selectioncommittees, and managing the administration of grants.
• Assist in the promotion and programming of the graduate program/graduate certificate in urban planning.
• Perform other related duties as assigned and based on departmental need.

• Bachelor's Degree
• Familiarity with the urban studies intellectual base of thecenter.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work well infast-paced and stressful environments
• Good time management skills with the ability to prioritize work
• Excellent human relations/customer service skills with the ability to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to diversity,equity, and inclusion
• Ability to work independently as well as with a team
• Effective communication (written and oral) skills
• Public speaking and skills to develop presentations
• Ability to perform data entry with a high degree of accuracy
• Ability to evaluate information, interpret and analyze data,and develop reports
• Skill in program planning, implementation, and management
• Ability to train team members or student employees and schedule/coordinate work and activities of others
• Ability to cultivate and maintain relationships with leadership, faculty, staff, students, and external stakeholders/constituencies
• Ability to uphold a professional code of ethics and maintain confidentiality
• Knowledge of departmental technology and computing skills
• Skill in accounting and budget management

Trinity is a highly selective, independent, nonsectarian liberal arts institution located in the capital city of Hartford,Connecticut. The college maintains a rigorous academic profile complemented by a vibrant co-curricular program. With more than2,100 full-time undergraduate students, representing forty-three states and ninety-one countries, we consider our location in aculturally and socioeconomically diverse capital city to be among

Trinity’s most distinctive assets; and we cultivate strong connections with our surrounding neighbors and with institution sand organizations throughout Hartford and the region. As apreeminent liberal arts college in an urban setting, Trinity College prepares students to be bold, independent thinkers who lead transformative lives.

Trinity College is an independent, nonsectarian liberal arts college for men and women, with approximately 2,200 undergraduate students and 200 faculty members, located in Hartford, Connecticut.

Our Mission is “Engage. Connect. Transform.” As the preeminent liberal arts college in an urban setting, Trinity College prepares students to be bold, independent thinkers who lead transformative lives. Trinity is an actively engaged community of students,faculty and staff who work together to develop and sustain the intellectual and creative opportunities central to a first-class liberal arts education. Hartford, the state capital, provides…