Assistant Center Director

Tufts University • Medford, MA

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About The Position

The Assistant Center Director works under general supervision to assist the Division of Student Diversity and Inclusion (DSDI) in developing and administering quality programs addressing multiple intersecting identities, including gender, class, disability, sexual orientation, and citizenship or nationality. The role works closely with student-facing resources and departments, including identity-based resources, the CARE office, the Office of Religious and Philosophical Life, CMHS, the Career Center, faculty, and departments within and beyond the division.

The position develops, implements, and evaluates division-wide programming that promotes scholarship, leadership, and an affirming campus climate. It also supports student leadership programs, divisional communications, assessment and program improvement, special projects, and university and school committees. The Assistant Center Director oversees program curriculum management and creation, ensuring alignment with educational goals and industry standards.

In collaboration with the Associate Director of the BLOOM Center, the role coordinates the center’s bridge program, including cohort selection, summer program coordination and implementation, co-teaching the Bridge Advising Seminar, and student advising.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience supporting student growth and development in an educational setting; preferably within a selective university or liberal arts college environment.
• Excellent judgment and demonstrated excellence in organizational, managerial, oral, and written communication skills.
• Awareness of how social identities affect college students’ experiences; strong understanding of issues affecting students, including students of color and first-generation students; and awareness of models for identity-based resource centers.
• Demonstrated sensitivity, imagination, and effectiveness in developing educational and community programs, including facility designing programs and resources that consider cultural constructions of race as they intersect with gender, class, ethnicity, sexual identity, religion, and ability.
• Organizational, sound-judgment, project-management, and people-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and evaluate division-wide programs promoting scholarship, leadership, and an affirming campus climate, including educational programs and outreach related to marginalized and underrepresented populations and intersecting identities.
• Develop communication systems and strategies to build and connect the DSDI community, including website updates, e-marketing contact management systems, social media content, and a campus-wide events calendar.
• Assist with developing and implementing student leadership programs and coordinate with DSDI staff to align student-facing programs across the division.
• Assist division staff with assessment, data gathering, and evaluation to monitor service and program effectiveness, and work with staff to implement data-informed improvements.
• Lead special projects and assignments for the division.
• Represent the Division and participate on school and university committees.
• Oversee the management and creation of program curriculum, ensuring alignment with educational goals and industry standards.
• Work with the Associate Director of the BLOOM Center to coordinate the center’s bridge program, including bridge cohort selection, summer program coordination and implementation, co-teaching the Bridge Advising Seminar, and student advising.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level