Community Engagement Administrator

The Nebraska Medical Center•Omaha, NE

19h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Community Engagement Administrator leads and manages the planning, coordination, and enhancement of Clarkson College’s outreach efforts in alignment with the College’s mission, values, and strategic plan. Reporting directly to the Director, Office of Community and Cultural Engagement. The Community Engagement Administrator is responsible for developing and implementing a cohesive College-wide strategy for fostering long- term community partnerships, coordinating service and volunteer opportunities, and increasing student, faculty and staff engagement in community initiatives. By centralizing these efforts, this position ensures alignment with institutional values and goals, strengthens relationships with other organizations, and enhances the College’s visibility and reputation within the community. This position will oversee programming and community engagement with more than 200+ employees, 1,200+ students, 8,000 alumni and collaborates with multiple outside constituents.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Public Administration, Education, Social Work, Communications, or Health Sciences) required.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal/non-verbal) with the ability to communicate with all levels within the organization required.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, required.
Ability to handle highly confidential information in a professional manner and demonstrate an elevated level of judgement and discretion required.
Ability to work independently, prioritizing and organizing workload to meet deadlines, attention to detail needed, as well as the ability to multi-task and work well in an environment subject to changing priorities and demands required.
Must act in a professional and courteous manner and demonstrate an ability to work with a diverse group of individuals required.
Demonstrated ability to be a collaborative contributor with a positive attitude required.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in a related field (e.g., Public Administration, Education, Social Work, Communications, or Health Sciences) preferred.
Two or more years of related community engagement experience working with community outreach, nonprofit work, volunteering, or higher education, preferred.
Previous experience coordinating partnerships, volunteer programs, or service-learning initiatives preferred.

Responsibilities

Leads and manages the planning, coordination, and enhancement of Clarkson College’s outreach efforts in alignment with the College’s mission, values, and strategic plan.
Develops and implements a cohesive College-wide strategy for fostering long- term community partnerships.
Coordinates service and volunteer opportunities.
Increases student, faculty and staff engagement in community initiatives.
Ensures alignment with institutional values and goals.
Strengthens relationships with other organizations.
Enhances the College’s visibility and reputation within the community.
Oversees programming and community engagement with more than 200+ employees, 1,200+ students, 8,000 alumni and collaborates with multiple outside constituents.