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Description
The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) seeks applications for
an innovative and strategic leader for the position of Executive Director of
the Center for Community Engaged Learning and Research, a twelve-month
administrative position. The Executive Director serves as the campus leader for
community engagement and reports to the Associate Provost for Curriculum and
Liberal Learning. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to build
on the considerable strengths of the Center, while shaping the future direction
of community engagement at TCNJ.
Responsibilities
▪ Provide
leadership and strategic planning for the College's community-engagement
activities, programs, and initiatives.
▪ Develop
and administer community-engagement opportunities for students, faculty, and
staff.
▪ Build and
maintain strategic partnerships, across campus and with community members and
organizations, in support of community-engagement opportunities for TCNJ
students, faculty, and staff.
▪ Lead
activities and initiatives that foster the incorporation of best practices into
community-engagement efforts by TCNJ faculty and staff.
▪ Lead the
assessment of community-engagement activities, programs, and initiatives.
▪ Manage,
mentor, and support the Center's leadership team.
▪ Manage the
Center's budget and seek extramural funds to support the Center's activities.
Qualifications
Required
▪ Masters
degree.
▪ At least
five years of experience in community engagement, civic engagement, or service
learning at an institution of higher learning.
▪ Record of
success in a leadership position related to community engagement, including
budgetary experience.
▪ Ability to
work collaboratively with diverse constituencies, including students, faculty,
staff, administrators, and community partners.
▪ Record of
building strategic partnerships, both across campus and with community
partners, in support of community-engagement opportunities for students and
faculty.
▪ Ability to
collaborate with faculty as academic leaders in community engagement and engage
them in developments in the pedagogy and scholarship of community engagement.
▪ Success in
securing external funds to support community engagement.
Preferred
▪ Terminal
degree (strongly preferred).
▪ Record of
scholarship in community engagement and leadership.
▪ Experience
in the development and implementation of strategic plans.
▪ Involvement
in assessment of community-engagement programs at an institution of higher
education.
▪ Leadership
in regional or national organizations or networks focused on community
engagement.
About TCNJ
Founded in 1855, TCNJ is a highly selective,
comprehensive, residential institution recognized as one of the outstanding
public colleges in the country. Emphasizing a residential experience for its
over 6,800 undergraduates, TCNJ also offers focused graduate programs in
nursing, education and English for 650 students. TCNJ has earned national
recognition for its commitment to excellence, and TCNJ faculty members are
teacher/scholars who share a commitment to liberal learning. The College is one
of Barron's 75 "Most Competitive" American colleges and U.S. News
& World Report's No. 1 public institution of its kind in the northern
region of the country. The Princeton Review ranked TCNJ 6th in the nation based
on overall student satisfaction, and 19th for how well different types of
students (backgrounds, ethnicities) interact at the College. TCNJ has been
awarded a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, an honor shared by less than 10% of colleges
and universities nationally, and the first-ever Campus-wide Award for
Undergraduate Research for master's level institutions from the Council on
Undergraduate Research. The College ranks 32nd among U.S. master's colleges and
universities for the number of study-abroad students (IIE Open Doors Data),
with annual participation by over 450 students. TCNJ is located within roughly
an hour, by train, of NYC and Philadelphia. The College's campus has 39 major
buildings set on 289 tree-lined acres in suburban Ewing Township and is known
for its natural beauty (ranked 7th in The Princeton Review).
Community Engagement at TCNJ
Community engagement is a high priority at TCNJ,
representing one of TCNJ's five Signature Experiences and required of all
first-year students as part of the College's general education program. TCNJ's
commitment to community-engaged learning has earned it the Community Engagement
Classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
The Center for Community Engaged Learning and Research is
the administrative home for the College's community-engagement activities that
integrate educational experiences with community service, student development,
and civic participation. From its origin a decade ago, the Center has expanded
from two full-time staff members and 12 Bonner Community Scholars to nine
full-time staff, four AmeriCorps members, and over 100 Bonner Community
Scholars - making it the largest Bonner program in the country. The Center recently
developed a five-year strategic plan and has begun its implementation.
The Center works in close collaboration with over 30
community partners to provide community-engagement opportunities for students,
faculty, and staff. In the past academic year, the Center supported
community-engaged experiences for over 1,200 first-year students, 703 students
in 41 upper-division courses, and 39 internships at 19 community partner sites;
these activities involved roughly 50 faculty members. The Center brought in $1
million in external funding during the last academic year and is a partner in
the highly successful Trenton Violence Reduction Strategy and Trenton
Prevention Policy Board initiatives.
Contact Information
This position carries the state title of Executive
Director and is a non-aligned position. Qualified candidates should submit a
letter of interest, resume or C.V., and a list of at least three professional
references electronically to jobs@tcnj.edu.
Applications received by October 19, 2016 will be given full
consideration, but review of applications will continue until a suitable
candidate has been identified.
Final offer of employment will be contingent upon
successful completion of a background investigation. This position includes a
comprehensive benefits package including health, dental and prescription, as
well as generous sick and vacation leave.
To enrich education through diversity, The College of New
Jersey is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The College has a strong commitment to
achieving diversity among faculty and staff, and strongly encourages women and
members of underrepresented groups to apply.
