Assistant Director for Leadership & Community Engagement

University of Florida•Gainesville, FL

129d•$60,000 - $65,000

About The Position

Responsible for implementing comprehensive leadership development and community engagement programming and planning to support student learning and community engagement. The incumbent will leverage partnerships with campus and the community to ensure that students have access to a variety of reputable leadership development and service-learning opportunities for greater student success outcomes. This position stays current with trends, resources, and compliance issues addressing volunteerism, leadership, service, risk management, and incorporates information into the department’s practices. Evolves risk management efforts, waivers, safety and resources for the department and showcases best practices to campus. Leads departmental planning and execution of signature programs/experiences. Collaborates with functional areas across the university to provide and promote coordinated standards of services as it relates to community engagement, volunteerism and leadership development for the institution. Creates pathways to advance community engagement, volunteerism and leadership development for students, faculty and staff within the university. Engages campus partners (i.e. alumni, staff, faculty, community members) to move forward on the division’s existing strategy for elevating the comprehensively excellent student experience. Partners with academic and co-curricular departments to capture service learning, leadership, volunteerism and other related experiential learning offerings for university-wide reporting and storytelling. Serves as the primary liaison for various units. Works with leadership to support the university’s recertification of the Carnegie Elective for Community Engagement and other designations. The individual provides coaching, trainings, consultations and meetings to support unit priorities. Creates resources and tools aimed to advance engagement for students and various stakeholders. Develops collateral and web content to highlight departmental data for internal and external stakeholders. Delivers outreach presentations to classes, campus units, and organizations to support success outcomes. Provides leadership, guidance, and supervision to paraprofessional and professional staff members to support community engagement, service learning and leadership development. The individual will oversee the operations of engagement experiences and programs assigned to ensure best practices are being met by university entities to validate, verify, and share learning opportunities for student success. Oversees assessments, data tracking and other administrative functions analysis relative to community engagement, leadership and service activities within the unit. Works with the director to manage dashboards for student engagement, stakeholder relations and learning success outcomes. Develops collateral and web content to highlight departmental data for internal and external stakeholders. Provides accurate reports and data related to departmental, divisional and university priorities. Performs other duties as assigned by the Director or other appropriate administrator.

Requirements

Master’s degree in appropriate area of specialization and two years of appropriate experience or a bachelor’s degree in appropriate areas of specialization and four years of experience.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of university, state, and federal regulations
Knowledge of theoretical foundation in the principles and practices of leadership development and community service work
Demonstrated long-term planning, strategic alignment, and management oversight
Demonstrated implementation of strategy and plan
Demonstrated communication skills (written and verbal)
Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects or tasks simultaneously
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain meaningful partnerships
Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
Accountability
Coaching/Mentoring
Collaboration
Communication
Emotional Intelligence
Execution
Facilitative Decision Making
Financial Management
Integrity
Judgment
Problem Solving
Role Model
Strategic Thinking

Responsibilities

Implementing comprehensive leadership development and community engagement programming and planning.
Leveraging partnerships with campus and the community for student leadership development and service-learning opportunities.
Staying current with trends, resources, and compliance issues addressing volunteerism, leadership, service, and risk management.
Evolving risk management efforts, waivers, safety, and resources for the department.
Leading departmental planning and execution of signature programs/experiences.
Collaborating with functional areas across the university to promote coordinated standards of services related to community engagement, volunteerism, and leadership development.
Creating pathways to advance community engagement, volunteerism, and leadership development for students, faculty, and staff.
Engaging campus partners to advance the division’s strategy for elevating the student experience.
Partnering with academic and co-curricular departments to capture experiential learning offerings for reporting and storytelling.
Serving as the primary liaison for various units.
Supporting the university’s recertification of the Carnegie Elective for Community Engagement and other designations.
Providing coaching, trainings, consultations, and meetings to support unit priorities.
Creating resources and tools to advance engagement for students and stakeholders.
Developing collateral and web content to highlight departmental data.
Delivering outreach presentations to classes, campus units, and organizations.
Providing leadership, guidance, and supervision to paraprofessional and professional staff.
Overseeing the operations of engagement experiences and programs.
Overseeing assessments, data tracking, and administrative functions analysis relative to community engagement, leadership, and service activities.
Managing dashboards for student engagement, stakeholder relations, and learning success outcomes.
Providing accurate reports and data related to departmental, divisional, and university priorities.
Performing other duties as assigned.