Interim Associate Director of Community Engaged Learning - #001690

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Posted: 16-Jan-24

Location: Cullowhee, North Carolina

Salary: Open

Categories:

Academic/Faculty Affairs
Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 26288

Minimum Qualifications:

Master's degree required. Degree(s) from many academic disciplines will be considered. Degree(s) must be from a regionally accredited institution. The following are also required:
- A minimum of three to five years of administrative work experience in higher education, community engagement/service/development, faculty development, and/or non-profit participation or management.
- A demonstrated and comprehensive awareness of community engagement trends.
- Excellent interpersonal skills given the broad, diverse base of constituents and clientele served (community, faculty, staff, and students).
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Proven leadership focused on both professional staff and student employee development and empowerment of staff.
- A clear understanding of how to establish and manage multiple partnerships (both internal and external to campus).

Preferred Qualifications:

Doctoral degree in higher education, experiential education, or a related field. Also:
- A demonstrated capacity for using various technological tools for community engagement and a familiarity with the Community Engagement Professionals Competency Model; application of best practices in the field of community engagement.
- Ability to develop and implement a research agenda, engage with faculty, obtain external funding through grants and partnerships, develop and navigate campus, state, and federal policy, and facilitate strategic planning processes.
- Experience in student learning, strategic planning, and operational assessment.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Application must be made online. Please include a Letter of interest, resume and list of three professional references with complete contact information. For additional information, please contact Dr. Carol Burton, Vice Provost at [email protected]

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