Temporary - Community Partner in Residence

The Pace Center for Civic Engagement works to make service and civic engagement a central part of the Princeton student experience. The Community Partner-in- Residence positions will support the Pace Center's vision of building a culture of social responsibility that inspires students to contribute to systemic change in order to build an equitable and just world. Specifically, the Community Partner-in-Residence directly supports the Pace Center’s goal of deepening and expanding our work in Trenton and Princeton by bringing leaders from those communities into positions as co-educators. The incumbents will work closely with stakeholders including staff, students, campus and community partners to support and strengthen relationships, elevate community knowledge and develop resources around campus-community partnerships. Access to resource to support programming will be provided.

 

We are seeking two Community Partner-in-Residence positions; one to represent the Princeton community and the other to represent the Trenton community. The position is 10-15 hours per week, March - June 2022 and resumes September - December 2022. (The work may include some nights and weekends). Opportunities for professional development will be provided.

Cultivate Relationships and Elevate Community Knowledge:
- Support the convening of community stakeholders to understand community goals, needs, opportunities and challenges.
- Hold regularly scheduled office hours open to students and campus partners elevating areas of expertise and community knowledge/perspective.
- Partner with student groups and staff on community-engaged programming and projects.
- Participate in Pace Center staff meetings and relevant working groups.

 

Development of Resources:
- Participate in guiding relevant project proposals to be in line with community priorities.
- Develop resources such as workshops, training modules, manuals to support best practices related to areas of expertise and campus-community partnerships.

- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
- Experience working with community-focused programs
- Experience supervising or supporting volunteers
- Experience working in and alongside community
- Experience working with diverse groups to ensure access and inclusion
- Ability to develop and maintain relationships
- Ability to work collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills

 

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience planning events
- Experience training and/or mentoring college-aged students
- Knowledge of campus-community partnership best practices
- Knowledge of community needs and assets in Mercer County NJ

 

Be advised that you will be contacted only if there is further interest in your application. Your candidate dashboard may not display status updates for this requisition.

 

Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO IS THE LAW

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The position is 10-15 hours per week, March - June 2022 and resumes September - December 2022. (The work may include some nights and weekends).

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