Assistant Director for Multicultural Student Affairs
Company: Inside Higher Ed
Location: Raleigh
Posted on: February 24, 2021
Job Description:
Posting Number:PG190809EPInternal Recruitment :NoWorking
Title:Assistant Director for Multicultural Student
AffairsAnticipated Hiring Range:$46,000 - $50,000Work
Schedule:Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (nature of position
requires working outside of normal business hours for program
planning and program activities)Job Location:Raleigh, NCDepartment
:Multicultural Student AffairsAbout the Department:The Campus
Community Centers at North Carolina State University are posting
multiple Assistant Director positions. These positions, who hold
postings in the African American Cultural Center, the Women's
Center, and the office of Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA),
carries several primary responsibilities, including but not limited
to:
- Management of signature programs and major initiatives,
- Supervision of graduate and undergraduate student staff,
- The building of program-specific campus partnerships,
- Development, delivery, and assessment/evaluation of training
and educational opportunities focused on diversity, equity, and
inclusion.This posting (00630823) is for the office of
Multicultural Student Affairs within The Office of Institutional
Equity and Diversity at North Carolina State University. We
encourage all applicants to apply for all postings in which they
are interested. Multicultural Student Affairs is currently
recruiting three Assistant Directors to serve a key function in
ongoing student development, advocacy, and support.The posting for
the African American Cultural Center Assistant Director can be
found using position # 00061121. The Women's Center Assistant
Director posting can be found using position # 00060640.Primary
Function of Organizational Unit:The Office for Institutional Equity
and Diversity (OIED) is committed to fostering an inclusive,
accessible, and diverse intellectual and cultural campus experience
at North Carolina State University (NC State). The OIED facilitates
and supports efforts to ensure equity and equal opportunity, offers
diversity education and training, and promotes inclusive excellence
among students, faculty, and staff. There are four OIED units:
Campus Community Centers; Inclusive Excellence and Strategic
Practice; Equal Opportunity and Equity; and Bias Impact Response.
These units collaborate to ensure accountability to compliance,
policy, and community care standards. They also monitor and respond
to campus climate needs, facilitate equity and inclusion
assessment, education, and training, and support underrepresented
and marginalized identity groups within the NC State community.The
Campus Community Centers are a unit within the Office for
Institutional Equity and Diversity. The Campus Community Centers
are comprised of the African American Cultural Center, GLBT Center,
Multicultural Student Affairs, and the Women's Center. Our
community efforts play a role in increasing the participation,
retention, and success of students, faculty, and staff from
historically underrepresented groups. They ensure that NC State is
an equitable and inclusive environment, one that is free from
prohibited discrimination and harassment. Together, creating a
community that provides a unified, campus-wide approach ensures
that students, faculty, and staff learn and work within a campus
defined by the best practices in equity, diversity, and
inclusion.Multicultural Student AffairsMulticultural Student
Affairs researches, designs and implements programs that promote
the academic success, retention and graduation of students, with an
emphasis on students from historically underrepresented and
marginalized ethnic populations. Our programs and services aim to
expand students' horizons while honoring their respective cultural
experiences.The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs stays
actively engaged and connected to the growth, learning, and
research of culture. The MSA Assistant Director(s) reports to the
Director of Multicultural Student Affairs, who reports to the
Senior Director of the Campus Community Centers. The Senior
Director reports to the Vice Provost for the Office of
Institutional Equity and Diversity and Chief Diversity Officer, a
member of the Chancellor's Cabinet.Essential Job Duties:
- Assistant Directors serve a crucial function in ongoing student
development, advocacy, and support. Additionally, the Assistant
Director leads the development and delivery of signature programs,
relevant subject matter training and workshops, campus
collaborations and has a focus on strategic initiatives. A
successful candidate demonstrates an ability to apply an
intersectional, social equity framework to support the center's
strategic goals.Position Description/General Scope of Duties
- Programming + Strategic Campus SupportLead the development,
planning, and implementation of the signature programs, campus
support, and educational initiatives, including significant
responsibilities for program delivery and/or instruction; maintain
current knowledge of relevant research, community climate data, and
trends, and student needs assessment, manage program-specific
campus and community partnerships; apply project/program management
best practices to ensure timely and effective implementation;
curate accessible, intersectional, social equity-focused content;
evaluate programs using methods that align with Center goals and
OIED assessment strategies and models; create budgets and ensure
alignment with appropriate financial controls, processes, and
procedures;
- Support unit and division-level strategic planning and goal
implementation; participate in annual goal and objective setting;
collect and provide regular evaluation results from programs;
participate in annual report preparation.
- Student SupervisionSupervise graduate students and student
staff; advertise for, hire, and train student employees; develop
and assign meaningful and appropriate academic and professional
growth opportunities; provide feedback and performance evaluation;
assign and monitor student hours based on available student staff
budget; train student staff on relevant reporting requirements,
resource availability, and procedures; collaborate with other
Campus Community Centers to design and develop student employee
training and onboarding;
- Community BuildingCollaborate with campus partners (faculty,
Counseling Center, Prevention Services, college diversity
directors, etc.) to curate programs and support spaces; establish
measures to identify support needs and ensure that resources
provide intersectional, culturally responsive care; engage
appropriate reporting in alignment with University processes and
procedures;
- Collaborate with the OIED Inclusive Excellence and Strategic
Practice (IESP) team (and other OIED teams as appropriate) to
create, deliver, and evaluate equity, inclusion, and advocacy
focused educational training, workshops, and presentations that
align with the work of the center, OIED, and University strategic
goals, objectives and campus climate needs; review and respond to
training/engagement requests;
- Strategic Communication + OutreachOversee media management and
general marketing for initiatives and programs; collaborate closely
with the OIED communications team; social media engagement planning
and management; work with student marketing interns; contribute to
Diversity Digest and other campus publications and outreach
efforts.Other Responsibilities:
- Additional duties as assigned.Minimum Education and Experience:
- Master's degree in Higher Education Administration, College
Student Personnel, Counselor Education, Psychology, Social Work,
Sociology/Anthropology, Public Policy, or a related area of
study.
- At least two years of relevant experience within a higher
education or related setting;
- Advanced application of subject matter knowledge in program
planning and implementation.Other Required Qualifications:
- Content area knowledge and extensive understanding of
intersectionality within and across systematically non-dominant
communities situated within historically and predominately white
institutions: including social justice scholarship and best
practices in diversity, equity, and inclusion work;
- Demonstrated work history of commitment to student development
and knowledge of best practices for advising student leaders and
student organizations;
- Demonstrated success in program development, delivery and
assessment, preferably in higher education settings;
- Experience with strategic program planning and budget
management;
- Experience with research and curriculum development;
- Demonstrated ability to support identity-based concerns;
- Supervision, advising, and volunteer management experience of
student staff;
- Demonstrated successful experience in individually and
collaboratively developing; delivering, facilitating, and
assessing/evaluating training, workshops, or
presentations.Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with programming within an multicultural or
identity-based organization focused on social justice, equity, and
inclusion is strongly preferred;
- An advanced application of intersectional and critical social
justice frameworks; feminist, womanist, queer theories and
concepts; and multicultural perspectives in student-centered
program planning and implementation;
- Awareness of how a broad range of issues impact individuals
within systems of oppression based on multiple identities and
positionalities, including gender, race, ethnicity, sexual
orientation, age, disability, worldview and other significant
aspects of identity.Required License(s) or
Certification(s):N/AValid NC Driver's License required:NoCommercial
Driver's License required:NoJob Open Date:02/18/2021Anticipated
Close Date:Open Until Filled.Position Number:00630823Position
Type:EHRA Non-FacultyFull Time Equivalent (FTE) (1.0 = 40
hours/week):1.00Appointment:12 Month RecurringMandatory Designation
- Adverse Weather:Non Mandatory - Adverse WeatherMandatory
Designation - Emergency Events:Non Mandatory - Emergency EventIs
this position partially or fully funded on ARRA stimulus
monies?:NoDepartment ID:383301 - Multicultural Student
AffairsAA/EOE:NC State University is an equal opportunity and
affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, age, sexual
orientation, genetic information, status as an individual with a
disability, or status as a protected veteran.If you have general
questions about the application process, you may contact Human
Resources at (919) 515-2135 or workatncstate@ncsu.edu. Individuals
with disabilities requiring disability-related accommodations in
the application and interview process, please call 919-515-3148.
Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background
checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks.
If highest degree is from an institution outside of the U.S., final
candidates are required to have their degree equivalency verified
at www.wes.org or equivalent service. Degree(s) must be obtained
prior to start date in order to meet qualifications and receive
credit.NC State University participates in E-Verify. Federal law
requires all employers to verify the identity and employment
eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.
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