Associate Director for Outreach, Recruitment, Retention, and Grants

CSU Careers • Long Beach, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Join the vibrant community at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB)! Located just three miles from the Pacific Ocean, CSULB offers an inspiring workplace and an exceptional Southern California lifestyle. Our 322-acre campus—one of the largest in the CSU system—serves more than 42,000 students and is known for its commitment to student success, innovation, and impactful academic and research initiatives. As a member of the CSULB community, you’ll experience a dynamic environment filled with cultural landmarks, collaborative energy, and opportunities to make a meaningful difference. Work-life balance thrives here. Long Beach blends coastal relaxation with urban vibrancy, offering miles of beaches, year-round sunshine, a thriving arts and food scene, and convenient access to both Los Angeles and Orange County. It’s an ideal place to grow your career while enjoying everything Southern California has to offer. Join the California State University (CSU) and explore career opportunities that advance student success and strengthen California’s future—offering competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and professional growth.

Job Summary
The Associate Director of Outreach, Recruitment, Retention, and Grants will work under the general direction of the Associate Dean for Academic Programs to lead, implement, and assess all the operations of the Outreach and Recruitment Office and of all the MESA programs in the college. The incumbent will also be responsible for identifying opportunities and participating in the development of internal and external grant proposals to support recruitment and retention of students in engineering. The selected individual will collaborate with faculty and staff in the Engineering Student Success Center to organize and host outreach and recruitment events. Finally, the incumbent will collaborate with the Learning Communities Coordinator on the recruitment in, and implementation and administration of existing and new retention programs in the college, and with the Recruitment and Outreach Specialist on outreach and fundraising activities to increase the recruitment of high school and community college students in engineering programs at CSULB.

Requirements

• Follows all University policies, procedures, and guidelines including but not limited to safety, civility, information security and non-discrimination policies and procedures.
• Contributes to a positive university experience for each and every student, and assists in achieving the university's commitment to a "vision of excellence."
• Skills in staff supervision leading to high productivity.
• Fiscal management skills including fiscal planning and implementation.
• Fundraising skills with the ability to work with high corporate officers.
• Outreach and Recruitment Programs -- planning and implementation.
• Innovative ideas for academic intervention to meet student needs.
• Organizational skills for information research on academic programs.
• Proactive skills to encourage hiring of students from multi-cultural backgrounds.
• Advising/Counseling skills for curriculum development and project design.
• Networking and communication skills to interact with individuals or groups.
• Knowledge and skills in using computer scheduling and planning software packages.
• Ability to communicate with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community.
• Ability to follow all university policies, procedures, and guidelines including but not limited to safety, civility, information security, and non-discrimination policies and procedures.
• Ability to contribute to a positive university experience for each and every student and assist in achieving the university's commitment to a "vision of excellence."
• Equivalent to graduation from a four year college or university in counseling, education, human relations, STEM or related fields plus upper division or graduate course work in job related fields.
• Four years of professional student services work experience.
• Live Scan required.
• Valid Driver's License required.
• Employees who are required to operate motorized vehicles and/or use their personal vehicle more than once a month on University business are required to take a mandatory Defensive Driving course and enroll in the DMV Employee Pull Notice (EPN) Program.

Nice To Haves

• Masters or higher degree in a related field.
• Experience in developing grant proposals, in interacting with STEM schools and engineering industry and involvement in fundraising activities.
• Long distance travel to monthly and quarterly MESA statewide meetings and conferences is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain sustaining working relationships with ESSC staff, College of Engineering faculty, middle and high school with district and school site personnel, including school board superintendents, principals, teachers, and counselors.
• Planning, Administration and Implementation of New Student Recruitment and Retention Programs.
• Identify opportunities for funding college initiatives to increase recruitment and retention of students in engineering and collaborate with the Associate Dean for Academic Programs, faculty and staff on the development of internal and external grant proposal to support student success initiatives and events.
• MESA Program Planning, Development, Implementation, Administration and Assessment.
• Program Planning and Statewide MESA Participation.
• Department Program Planning and Statewide MESA Participation

Benefits

• Up to 24 vacation days per year (based on employee group and/or length of service)
• 14 paid holidays
• 12 sick days annually with unlimited accrual.
• A variety of medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Participation in the CalPERS defined benefit plan, along with voluntary savings options such as 403(b), 401(k), and 457 plans.
• Tuition fee waiver programs for eligible employees; dependent eligibility varies by employee group and bargaining unit.
• Confidential counseling and support services for employees and their families.
• Wellness programs, professional development opportunities, and insurance options including life, disability, and pet insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree