Community Engaged Learning and Leadership Coordinator

Community Engaged Learning and Leadership Coordinator
Job Number
Full/Part Time
Schedule
Salary
31653703 Full Time 8AM - 5PM $59,000 - $70,100
Position Information

The Division of Undergraduate Education (UE) engages students and instructors with resources that promote academic excellence, enable student success, and enhance the undergraduate student experience. The incumbent reports to the Director of the Center for Undergraduate Research & Engaged Learning, who oversees a portfolio that includes high-impact educational programs including student-led courses, undergraduate research, experiential learning, prestigious scholarships, and leadership development. The incumbent is highly effective, with proven skills in enhancing, evaluating, marketing, and scaling existing programs; has outstanding organizational, interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills; able to manage multiple priorities; and thrives in a fast-paced work environment. The incumbent will collaborate with off-campus partners, UE personnel, colleges, associate deans, academic senate committees, faculty members, student affairs managers, academic advisors, and other campus colleagues to implement high-impact educational programs that promote student engagement and academic excellence. These include, but are not limited to EXCEL + Career Readiness, Campus Collective Mentorship Program, Community Engaged and Service Learning, leadership development programming, and other emergent programming in relevant areas. Requires a thorough understanding and sensitivity to the issues and challenges faced by higher education in the state and nation, and UC Riverside, which is an institution designated as an MSI, HSI, HSRI, AANAPISI, and serves a significant Pell Grant and first-generation student population.

Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.

As a university employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Education
Education Requirements
Degree
Requirement
Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training. Required
Master's degree in a related field. Preferred
Licenses
License
Requirement
Valid Drivers License. Required
Certifications
Certification
Requirement
FERPA Required
CANRA - mandatory reporter Required
Experience
Experience
Requirement
Experience in an institution of higher education working with faculty, students, staff, and external stakeholders. Required
4 - 7 years of related experience. Required
Special Conditions
Special Condition
Requirement
Travel Outside of Normal Business Hours Required
Travel Required
Minimum Requirements

Knowledge of strategies in critical thinking, reading, writing, note taking, test taking, time management, and goal setting.
Multicultural competencies, knowledge and experience working and interacting effectively with diverse groups of staff, faculty, and student populations.
Knowledge of program development, data gathering, assessment, and evaluation skills.
Experienced knowledge of specific learning theory, learning styles, affective issues, academic issues, and socio-cultural/linguistic issues in applying academic support to students.
Knowledge in designing and implementing learning and pedagogical models.
Knowledge of how learning skills issues apply to a research institution.
Knowledge of academic curricula.
Demonstrated knowledge of best practices supporting equity in higher education.
Skills in judgment and decision-making.
Knowledge of current research and theoretical models that influence the application and delivery of academic services (e.g., discipline specific, student-population specific).
Interpersonal skills.
Problem solving and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Strong knowledge of the location, its achievements, mission, vision, goals, policies, practices and infrastructure, and a strong knowledge of current affairs, issues in higher education and UCR's diverse student population.

May require knowledge of NCAA policies, rules, and regulations.

Additional Information

In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.

UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.

• UC Riverside is proud to be ranked No. 12 among all U.S. universities, according to Money Magazine's 2020 rankings, and among the top 1 percent of universities worldwide, according to the 2019-20 Center for World University rankings.
  


• UC Riverside is the top university in the United States for social mobility. - U.S. News 2020
  


• UCR is a member of the University Innovation Alliance, the leading national coalition of public research universities committed to improving student success for low-income, first-generation, and students of color.
  


• Among top-tier universities, UC Riverside ranks No. 2 in financial aid. - Business Insider 2019
  


• Ranked No. 2 in the world for research, UCR's Department of Entomology maintains one of the largest collections of insect specimens the nation. - Center for World University Rankings
  


• UCR's distinguished faculty boasts 2 Nobel Laureates, and 13 members of the National Academies of Science and Medicine.
  

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For information about our generous employee benefits package, visit: Employee Benefits Overview

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