Assistant Vice President, Athena Center Leadership

Position: Assistant Vice President, Athena Center for Leadership
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Job:
Assistant Vice President, Athena Center for Leadership

Barnard College, one of the most dynamic liberal arts colleges in the United States, invites nominations of and applications from established leaders to serve as the next Constance Hess Williams '66 Director and Assistant Vice President (AVP) of the College's Athena Center for Leadership. Founded in 2009, Barnard's Athena Center for Leadership is dedicated to the advancement of strong, bold women.

The next Director and AVP will creatively build upon the Center's existing programming while also ensuring that the Center is fully integrated into the College's mission of empowering women.

The Athena Center's programs explore what it means for women to lead, innovate, collaborate, and excel. Current and future initiatives include: (1) programs that ensure leadership development is a core element of the student experience at Barnard, providing all students with the tools and creative confidence to influence positive change, generate impact, and develop ambitious solutions to challenging problems; (2) practical leadership training for all students who are in or are seeking leadership roles on campus;

(3) women-centered events on campus that highlight extraordinary leaders from diverse fields and organizations; (4) off-campus experiences that enable students to learn about leadership skills and drive innovation and social change; and (5) The Athena Film Festival - a multi-day celebration that champions diverse, nuanced, and complex stories of women leaders.

Reporting to the Vice President for Campus Life and Student Experience and Dean of the College, the Constance Hess Williams '66 Director and AVP will build upon these successful initiatives to envision the next phase of the Athena Center, with an ongoing focus on leadership development for Barnard students and alumnae. The Director and AVP will define and lead the strategy and goals for the Center's continued momentum.

The Director and AVP will also ground the work of the Center in the College's Bold History Fearless Future plan, ensuring that the Center's work and staff are advancing the mission of the College. Importantly, the Center will play a vital role in bolstering Barnard's reputation as the best women's college in the world.

This is a unique opportunity to join a premier academic institution and direct the transformation and continued growth of a center dedicated to women's leadership and student development. The ideal candidate will be a demonstrated leader and an accomplished strategist, change agent, and community builder who has significant experience in, and a track record of, successfully advancing women's leadership in collaboration with others.

Job Description:

Duties & Responsibilities

Above all else, the next Constance Hess Williams '66 Director and Assistant Vice President of Barnard's Athena Center for Leadership will develop and lead the strategic direction and narrative of the Athena Center, at all times centering diverse conceptions of women's leadership and the leadership development of Barnard students. This work will require vision, creativity, flexibility, and an enthusiasm for partnering with diverse stakeholders.

In addition, the Director and AVP will:

Strategic Leadership & Programmatic Excellence

• Lead a dynamic team of professionals whose core mission is to support the Athena Center for Leadership and the mission of the College.
• Design and lead programmatic initiatives focused on women's leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation, societal advancement, and similar topics.
• Develop and implement a clear, campus-wide strategy to ensure that Center programming reaches and serves all Barnard students, while also fostering alumnae engagement with the Center. The Director and AVP will serve as a collaborator with multiple campus partners, including Beyond Barnard, the Center for Engaged Pedagogy, Student Experience and Engagement, and the LeFrak Center for Wellbeing.
• Oversee the continuous evolution of core initiatives, including leadership development programs for all students, practical leadership training, women-centered events, off-campus experiences, and the high-profile Athena Film Festival.

High-Level Stakeholder & External Engagement

• Partner with other campus leaders to ensure leadership development is a core element of the student experience at Barnard and to create and implement a campus-wide plan for supporting practical leadership development and training for students serving in positional and non-positional leadership roles on campus.
• Engage alumnae in mentoring and guiding students while also determining how the Center may best partner with Barnard Next to support alumnae seeking ongoing professional development and leadership training programs for their careers.
• Build and maintain robust relationships with essential stakeholders, including Athena Center staff;
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