Executive Director Position Available -- University of Dayton

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Executive Director, Fitz Center for Leadership in Community, University of Dayton

The University of Dayton invites applications for the Executive Director of the Fitz Center for Leadership in Community.

The University of Dayton, founded in 1850 by the Society of Mary, is a top ten Catholic research university.  The University seeks outstanding, diverse faculty and staff who value its mission and share its commitment to academic excellence in teaching, research and artistic creativity, the development of the whole person, and leadership and service in the local and global community.

The Fitz Center for Leadership in Community is a national leader in university civic engagement and community based service.  The Fitz Center initiates and sustains University partnerships within urban neighborhoods and regional communities that aim to promote comprehensive community building and engage University students, faculty, and staff in that process. The Fitz Center’s community-building programs are based on the co-creation of a widely shared vision guided by the values of mutual respect, the common good, and a preferential option for the poor.  The work of the Fitz Center requires extensive collaboration with faculty, staff, and students, as well as with public and private community partner organizations.

Established in 2002, the Fitz Center has led or contributed substantially to the following projects including: Genesis Neighborhood redevelopment and Brown Street vision; Dayton’s Neighborhood School Centers; University of Dayton Rivers Institute; design and development of signature programs for student leadership (Semester of Service, Dayton Civic Scholars, River Stewards and River Leadership Curriculum, Neighborhood School Center Interns, and Graduate Community Fellows); creation of the “Leadership in Building Communities” seminar and development of collaborative research projects with over two dozen Dayton neighborhoods.

The Executive Director provides vision and leadership for the Fitz Center.  Duties and responsibilities include:  promoting collaboration with faculty members and academic programs; cultivating student leadership; developing new and sustaining existing community partnerships; building on partnerships to creatively envision new areas of growth; obtaining external funding through grants or other funding mechanisms; supervision, development, and mentoring of staff members; and effective stewardship of the center's resources.  The Executive Director of the Fitz Center reports to the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences and currently supervises a staff of eight full-time employees, in addition to eight graduate assistants and sixteen undergraduate interns.

Applicants must have a record of success in developing and administering higher education programming for community engagement or civic engagement, successful experience working effectively in partnership with community-based, nonprofit organizations in urban settings, demonstrated effectiveness in organizational leadership and strategic planning, and success in obtaining external funding through grants or other funding mechanisms.

To apply, visit http://jobs.udayton.edu  Applications must include a full resume, a cover letter of interest in the position (no longer than three pages), and contact information for three references.  Application deadline is February 18, with anticipated start date of July 1, 2013.   

To attain its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the principles of diversity, inclusion and affirmative action and to equal opportunity policies and practices.  We act affirmatively to recruit and hire women, traditionally under-represented minority groups, people with disabilities and veterans.

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Maura Donahue, Ph.D.

Director, Budget and Operations

College of Arts & Sciences

University of Dayton

Dayton OH 45469-0800

937-229-2176