Assistant Director, Sarah Doyle Center Women And Gender

Job Description

The Assistant Director, Sarah Doyle Center for Women and Gender (SDC) coordinates and implements programs at the SDC with guidance from the Director. This position hires, trains, and supervises the SDC undergraduate student coordinators and the Disability Student Justice Student Initiative (DJSI) graduate student and undergraduate student coordinators. This position also provides support and mentorship for the Gender and Sexuality Peer Counselors (GSPCs).

The Assistant Director manages SDC events and programs throughout the year, including orientation events, open houses, and programs for Women’s History Series and manages the DJSI program. In addition, this position collaborates with other student centers in organizing annual events such as International Women’s Day. The Assistant Director manages daily operations of the SDC, which includes 6 meeting spaces, an art gallery/creative arts space, a library with over 4,000 books and materials, and a community garden.

This position collaborates on gender-related programming with the staff of the LGBTQ Center, the Brown Center for Students of Color (BCSC), the Global Brown Center for International Students, the Undocumented, First-Generation College and Low-Income Student Center (U-FLi), and the Office of Military-Affiliated Students. In addition, this position helps nurture existing connections and builds and maintains newer connections with various academic departments;

with the Pembroke Center, with BWell Health Promotion; and with other units on campus to work in alignment with the mission of the Sarah Doyle Center and of Brown University.

The Sarah Doyle Center is a student center at Brown University that cultivates community and belonging through the lens of women and gender. Our annual programs, meeting spaces, and resources are open to all Brown undergraduate, graduate, and medical students. As part of the Division of Campus Life, our collective mission is to educate students and collaborate with them to promote personal growth, holistic well-being and open inquiry as they lead lives of purpose and integrity in inclusive communities at Brown and in the world.

• Master’s degree or terminal professional degree (i.e., JD, MSW, etc.) required.
• A minimum of 3-5 years of experience and educational training in women’s, gender, and/or sexuality studies required.
• Event or programming experience required.
• Experience in an academic setting is strongly preferred.
• Student supervisory experience is strongly preferred.
• Website development and social media management experience preferred.

• Strong and effective oral/written communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Strong computer aptitude for learning new software.
• Problem-solving skills required.
• Proficiency in spreadsheets and databases.
• Understanding of diversity, especially issues around gender and how gender intersects with other social identities is required.
• Ability to coordinate the work of others required.
• Deep understanding of academic institutions.
• Flexible enough to change and to work with interruptions; able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail required.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends as required by the Director.
• Ability to handle confidential materials in a professional manner required.
• Ability to interact with students with sensitivity and privacy required.
• Ability to work in a complex and nuanced manner with a variety of constituents.
• Respect for historical context while having the ability to anticipate current and future needs.

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