Position Description: The Director
for Community Partnerships, within the division of Government Relations and
Public Affairs, is responsible for providing university-wide leadership to
UMass Boston's extensive and wide-ranging partnerships with community groups
and agencies at the local, state, regional, national, and global levels. The
director will provide oversight and support to existing partnerships and will
assist in the development of new partnerships; will develop the strategy and
protocols for working with community partners; and will act as a liaison for
community initiatives at the university. The incumbent will coordinate a
wide range of community-focused projects that the university's faculty,
students and staff are engaged in and facilitate connections to and among
partnerships. The Director of Community Partnerships will manage all aspects of
the Office of Community Partnerships, which functions as a one-stop source of
information about the university's community partnership work for internal and
external stakeholders. Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Coordinate the
collection of information to develop and utilize measurement systems to
gauge and report on UMass Boston's community involvement and assist in the
development of metrics to assess college and faculty engagement;
- Serve as a central
repository of information about community partnership activity, develop
systems to address internal and external requests, assist in seeking
funding and develop a clearinghouse for community partnership-related
activities including grant opportunities, service opportunities,
partnership opportunities and professional development programs;
- Consult with Vice
Chancellors, Deans, faculty, and staff to assist departments as necessary
to complete goals, objectives, assess impact and increase participation of
faculty, staff and students in community partnerships;
- Develop a process to
identify projects and partnerships that exemplify collaborative and
reciprocal campus-community partnerships; work closely with departments,
such as Community Relations, University Advancement, Chancellor's Office,
Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in identifying engagement
opportunities;
- Work with the
Director of Communications and Director of Marketing to promote community
partnership activities;
- Work with key
stakeholders to develop special initiatives that address the strategic
priorities of the campus;
- Work with the
Director of Communications and Information Technology Services Division to
develop a destination on the university's website; assess what information
is currently on the web site regarding community engagement and community
partnerships; update, and develop new content as needed;
- Work with the
university's academic leadership, including chairs and directors,
deans, the provost, and faculty to support efforts in Academic Affairs to
build capacity across the faculty to integrate civic engagement into
teaching and research;
- In partnership with
the Director of Student Leadership & Community Engagement, assist
academic leadership in the development of standards and policies for
service-learning, as well as for recognizing and rewarding community
partnership and engagement work in all of its scholarly and educational
forms;
- Perform other duties
as assigned.
Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in public administration, business or a
closely related field, Master's Degree preferred, and a minimum of five-seven
(5-7) years of related work experience in a non-profit, higher education or
other public organization required. Demonstrated ability to facilitate
collaborative partnerships required.
- Demonstrated
knowledge of how to develop and maintain reciprocal campus-community
partnerships;
- Demonstrated
commitment to cultivating social responsibility, cultural awareness and
civic engagement;
- Ability to work with
diverse constituencies to achieve goals;
- Ability to work
independently and communicate effectively;
- Strong oral and
written communication skills;
- Strong interpersonal
skills;
- Strong commitment to
customer service.
Additional Information:
The University of Massachusetts Boston provides equal employment
opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to
race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, age, sexual
orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military status, or genetic
information. In addition to federal law requirements, the University of
Massachusetts Boston complies with applicable state and local laws governing
nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the university
operates. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Among
the procedures which may be used to select personnel to fill vacant positions
are review of work experience, reference checks, and interviews. All
appointments and promotions will be effective on a Sunday.
Application Instructions:
Please apply online with
your resume, cover letter, and list of three professional work references.
- Professional
Non-Union.
- Full time. Benefited.
- Hiring salary range:
$90,000-$99,999.
- Unrestricted funding.
Review of candidates will begin following the application
closing date.
Closing date for applications: January 13,
2016*
To apply: https://umb.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=66736#pageTop
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