What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Director, Engagement Coordinator - WRAC position at Jobs@UIOWA?
Position Summary:
The Women’s Resource & Action Center seeks an Assistant Director and Engagement Coordinator to develop, implement, and evaluate student and campus community engagement programs; to ensure programming is guided by current research, expert recommendations, and best practices, and aligns with the Center’s overall mission; to lead and manage a student volunteer program, plan/co-plan and implement community-building and educational programming events, coordinate professional development opportunities for staff; and to assist Director in budget development, monitoring, and ensuring that expenditures align with unit, division, and institutional priorities, within resource capacity.
Specific Job Duties & Tasks:
- Assesses education and community-building program needs and leads in the development of new programs and services based on identified needs.
- Develops program objectives, program outlines, evaluation tools and documents outcomes regarding program effectiveness and alignment with unit priorities.
- Assists in development processes related to the Division of Student Life’s and broader University of Iowa strategic priorities.
- Acts as liaison to campus partners and student groups, continuously engaging important partners through communication, facilitation, and data to ensure alignment of strategic goals with community needs and assets.
- Manages department's outreach and communication strategies, meeting with staff and campus/community partners to develop strategies.
- Acts as final decision maker for administrative decisions for program areas assigned by Director.
- Hires, screens and schedules student employees.
- Trains and supervises student employees.
- Identifies opportunities for the use of data-driven decision-making and ensures that data is collected, integrated, and communicated effectively.
- Analyzes data and make recommendations for program and policy changes.
- Mentors students in volunteer programs.
- Provide critical leadership and support, ensuring maintenance and expansion of programming and outreach efforts.
For a detailed job description, please email Alaysia McAtee at alaysia-mcatee@uiowa.edu
About Women’s Resource & Action Center (WRAC):
WRAC works to support, empower, and foster connections among individuals and communities of all identities, with a particular focus on women, through education, community-building opportunities, leadership training, advocacy, service, and personal and professional development
About the Division of Student Life:
The Division of Student Life is comprised of staff that embrace new ideas and thoughts, works together to keep our students safe, and provides them with life-changing experiences. The Division of Student Life includes 15 departments that span from Recreation Services to the Office of Leadership, Service and Civic Engagement and everything in between. We believe in working together as one team to achieve our mission: fostering student success by creating and promoting educationally purposeful services and activities within and beyond the classroom.
Required Qualifications:
- Master's degree in a field relevant to the position or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to effectively transmit, receive and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through appropriate communication methods and behaviors at a working proficiency level.
- Demonstrated commitment to the values of the Division of Student Life, including an active commitment to creating a welcoming and respectful environment.
- Demonstrates a working proficiency in the ability to provide excellent customer service and to meet or exceed customer service needs.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office computer software applications, (including, Excel, Word, Outlook).
- Extensive knowledge and skills to utilize various methods to deliver learning solutions for desired training outcomes (e.g. public speaking, group workshops, online training), and volunteer development.
Desirable Qualifications:
- Experience in budget development and management.
- Professional experience working in higher education involving work with college-age students.
- Knowledge of assessment methods and activities; ability to assess research and instructional programs and review students' learning outcomes to ensure achievement of objectives and strategies.
Application Details:
- In order to be considered, applicants must upload a resume and cover letter and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. For questions or additional information, please contact Alaysia McAtee at alaysia-mcatee@uiowa.edu.
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