Director, Asian American Center

UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

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About The Position

The Director provides strategic and administrative leadership for the Asian American Center within the Division of Student Success. The Director is responsible for the Center’s programs, operations, financial stewardship, fundraising, external relations, and day-to-day administration. As the Center’s primary staff member, the Director directly plans, implements, and evaluates educational programs and engagement activities while establishing priorities, managing the budget, maintaining effective administrative processes, and ensuring alignment with University policies and divisional goals.

The Director builds productive relationships with students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, community partners, and University colleagues to advance academic inquiry, student engagement, belonging, public service, and access. The Director also leads resource development in partnership with University Development and works collaboratively with advisory and volunteer groups that support the Center’s mission.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to lead a mission-driven cultural, academic, or community-engagement organization.
• Progressively responsible experience in organizational leadership, program administration, fiscal management, fundraising or resource development, and partnership building.
• Ability to independently plan, implement, and evaluate educational programs and public-facing activities; manage multiple priorities and deadlines; develop and administer budgets; establish effective administrative processes; and work within institutional policies and procedures.
• Strong relationship-building skills and ability to collaborate effectively with students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, community organizations, and University leaders.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, sound judgment, attention to detail, and ability to represent an organization in campus and external settings.
• Knowledge of the Center’s subject matter, mission, and communities, or demonstrated ability to develop that knowledge and apply it thoughtfully in program and partnership development.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in a relevant field.
• Experience in higher education, preferably at a public research university.
• Experience with donor cultivation, grant development, alumni engagement, advisory or volunteer groups, outcomes assessment, and administration of cultural, academic, or community-engagement programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and administrative leadership for the Asian American Center within the Division of Student Success.
• Oversee the Center’s programs, operations, financial stewardship, fundraising, external relations, and day-to-day administration.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate educational programs and engagement activities.
• Establish priorities, manage the budget, and maintain effective administrative processes in alignment with University policies and divisional goals.
• Build relationships with students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, community partners, and University colleagues.
• Advance academic inquiry, student engagement, belonging, public service, and access.
• Lead resource development in partnership with University Development.
• Collaborate with advisory and volunteer groups that support the Center’s mission.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed