Assistant Director of Community Engagement Operations & Partnerships

University of Colorado Boulder; Boulder (CO); Vor Ort; USD 71.000 - 76.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Onboarding assistance

CU Boulder benefits

ECO Pass for transit

Career growth within SLICE

Zusammenfassung

University of Colorado Boulder’s Service Learning & Impact in Community Engagement (SLICE) seeks an Assistant Director of Community Engagement Operations & Partnerships. You will lead operational planning, data management with GivePulse, and campus-community partnerships to align programs with institutional goals.

As a SLICE leadership team member, you’ll oversee risk, staff supervision, and outreach strategy, ensuring compliant, effective student engagement and program delivery across campus

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, Community Development, or a related field.
• Six years of professional experience in higher education, community engagement, nonprofit leadership, or related work.
• 1 year of supervising staff.
• 1 year of experience managing projects, operations, programs, and/or partnerships.

Aufgaben

• Evaluate and improve operational processes, systems, and workflows to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and the delivery of community engagement programs and services.
• Coordinate risk management, policy, and compliance efforts across SLICE programs.
• Provide staff support and coverage as needed and serve as the point of contact in elevated risk situations, ensuring timely resolution of issues and continuity of services and programs.
• Supervise facility-related needs and serve as the primary point of contact to campus administrative and support units.
• Ensure compliance with all University policies and applicable local, state and federal laws.
• Act as lead administrator of SLICE's engagement tracking and data management system, GivePulse.
• Lead efforts to expand the use of GivePulse across campus and within the community by building partner agreements, providing training and support, and aligning data management practices with institutional and community needs.
• Develop reports that support assessment, decision-making, and institutional reporting.
• Coordinate with SLICE leadership to identify and monitor key performance indicators.
• Support ongoing evaluations to ensure quality and effectiveness of services and programs.
• Recruit, train, and support student leaders to promote engagement with and utilization of GivePulse.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for campus and community partners.
• Collaborate with SLICE leadership team to develop, implement, and align programming with departmental, Student Life, and institutional strategic priorities.
• Develop and be responsible for a continuum of community engagement opportunities that promote sustained student involvement.
• Identify, cultivate, and steward strategic community partnerships that support volunteer opportunities and advance mutual community and institutional goals.
• Develop partnership policies and processes.
• Supervise recruitment, onboarding, training, supervision, and off-boarding processes for student employees.
• Develop and maintain training materials, scheduling, operational expectations, and performance standards.
• Coordinate all logistical aspects of student employee training, including fall and spring retreats, in collaboration with the SLICE team.
• Lead student staff meetings. Manage the monthly calendar, arrange professional development opportunities, and prepare students to engage fully in all meetings.
• Foster an inclusive and developmental employment experience for student staff.

Kenntnisse

Data management

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Staff supervision

Risk management

Operations improvement

Communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, Community Development, or related field

Master's degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, Public Administration, Nonprofit Leadership, or related field

Tools

GivePulse

Jobbeschreibung

Job Summary

The Service Learning & Impact in Community Engagement office (SLICE) at the University of Colorado, Boulder isseeking applications for an Assistant Director of CommunityEngagement Operations & Partnerships! This positionprovides strategic leadership for the operational infrastructure,community partnership coordination, outreach strategies, andadministrative functions of SLICE. As a member of SLICE'sleadership team, this position is responsible for systems andprocesses that support student engagement programs, communitypartnerships, and organizational effectiveness. The Assistant Director serves as the primary lead for operationalplanning, data management, risk and compliance coordination,student employee administration, and outreach strategy. Theposition develops and maintains collaborative relationships withcampus departments, community organizations, and external teammembers while ensuring SLICE's programs and operations align withinstitutional goals and priorities. CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with allapplicable federal, state, and local laws governingnondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating aworkplace where all individuals are treated with respect anddignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds toapply, including protected veterans and individuals withdisabilities.

Who We Are

The Division of StudentLife consists of 36 departments that provide studentsupport and services dedicated to helping students becomesuccessful, curious, competent individuals during their time at CUBoulder. The Service Learning & Impact in Community Engagement officebuilds partnerships between the CU Boulder campus community andBoulder. SLICE staff are dedicated to supporting the CU Bouldercampus community to explore opportunities and understandsustainable ways in which to affect positive social change throughservice. They create programming and events for the campuscommunity that encourage lifelong engagement in our communities.The Service Learning & Impact in Community Engagement officeorganizes under a philosophy that believes education and reflectionare essential components of service. This philosophy focuses onstrengths and reciprocal relationships, commits to diversity andinclusion, and emphasizes the interconnectedness of social andenvironmental justice issues.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

Operations, Administration, and Strategic Leadership

• Evaluate and improve operational processes, systems, andworkflows to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and the delivery ofcommunity engagement programs and services.
• Coordinate risk management, policy, and compliance effortsacross SLICE programs.
• Provide staff support and coverage as needed and serve as thepoint of contact in elevated risk situations, ensuring timelyresolution of issues and continuity of services and programs.
• Supervise facility-related needs and serve as the primary pointof contact to campus administrative and support units.
• Ensure compliance with all University policies and applicablelocal, state and federal laws.

Data Management and Assessment Infrastructure

• Act as lead administrator of SLICE's engagement tracking anddata management system, GivePulse.
• Lead efforts to expand the use of GivePulse across campus andwithin the community by building partner agreement, providingtraining and support, and aligning data management practices withinstitutional and community needs.
• Develop reports that support assessment, decision-making, andinstitutional reporting.
• Coordinate with SLICE leadership to identify and monitor keyperformance indicators.
• Support ongoing evaluations to ensure quality and effectivenessof services and programs.
• Recruit, train, and support student leaders to promoteengagement with and utilization of GivePulse.

Community and Campus Partnerships

• Serve as a primary point of contact for campus and communitypartners.
• Collaborate with SLICE leadership team to develop, implement,and align programming with departmental, Student Life, andinstitutional strategic priorities.
• Develop and be responsible for a continuum of communityengagement opportunities that promote sustained studentinvolvement.
• Identify, cultivate, and steward strategic communitypartnerships that support volunteer opportunities and advancemutual community and institutional goals.
• Develop partnership policies and processes.

Student Employee Leadership

• Supervise recruitment, onboarding, training, supervision, andoff-boarding processes for student employees.
• Develop and maintain training materials, scheduling,operational expectations, and performance standards.
• Coordinate all logistical aspects of student employee training,including fall and spring retreats, in collaboration with the SLICEteam.
• Lead student staff meetings. Manage the monthly calendar,arrange professional development opportunities, and preparestudents to engage fully in all meetings.
• Foster an inclusive and developmental employment experience forstudent staff.

Supervision

• Supervise and support 1-2 FTE employees, including theCoordinator for Community Engagement Programs & Events.
• Provide coaching, performance management, professionaldevelopment, and regular evaluation.
• Foster a collaborative and innovative team culture.
• Actively cultivate and maintain a workplace climate that issupportive of employees and respectful of differences.

Outreach, Communications, and Recruitment Strategy

• Lead the development of annual outreach and student engagementstrategies that promote participation in SLICE programs andinitiatives.
• Provide oversight of departmental communications, marketing,and promotional efforts, including website, communicationsplatforms, calendars, visual assets, branded merchandise, andstakeholder-facing content to ensure consistent messaging andeffective engagement.
• Find opportunities to increase student awareness andparticipation through innovative outreach approaches incollaboration with the Coordinator of Community Engagement Programs& Events.
• Work with the Communications team to develop a strategy toamplify SLICE impacts both on and off campus.

Other Duties

• Represent SLICE with professionalism in campus, community, andprofessional committees, working groups, and partnershipinitiatives.
• Participate in professional development and contribute toinstitutional committees and professional associations related toservice learning, civic engagement, and social action.
• Work evening and weekend hours as needed to support studentprograms.

What You Should Know

Work schedule is typically 8am - 5pm. Between 4-8 SLICE officeevents a year require staff presence and occur on a weekend orrequire evening attendance.

What We Can Offer

• The salary range for this position is $70,900 - 76,000annually.
• Onboarding assistance is available within Student Life divisionguidelines.

Our outstanding benefits include:

• Paid days off: 22 vacation days, 15 sick leave days, and 11holidays per year.
• Access to medical, vision, dental and life insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• A 10% employer contribution retirement plan.
• EcoPass for free RTD rides.
• Opportunity for career growth within the division of studentlife and the CU Boulder campus!

Benefits

At the University of Colorado Boulder, we arecommitted to supporting the holistic health and well-being of ouremployees. Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical,dental, and retirement plans; generous paid time off; tuitionassistance for you and your dependents; and an ECO Pass for localtransit. As one of Boulder County’s largest employers, CU Boulderoffers an inspiring academic community and access to world-classoutdoor recreation. In fact, CU Boulder has been named one of Forbes' America's BestLarge Employers, ranking #4 among large employers in Coloradoand #28 among universities nationwide. Explore additional perks andprograms through the CU Advantage program.

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What We Require

• Bachelor's degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, PublicAdministration, Nonprofit Management, Community Development, or arelated field.
• Six years of professional experience in higher education,community engagement, nonprofit leadership, or related work.
• 1 year of supervising staff.
• 1 year of experience managing projects, operations, programs,and/or partnerships.

What You Will Need

• Ability to manage multiple, high-priority tasks and projects,work with external parties and adjust to shifting priorities whilemeeting deadlines. Must be self-motivated, take initiative, andhave the ability to work independently as well as with a team in anadaptable environment
• Strong organizational and operational management skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain collaborativepartnerships.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to analyze and use data to inform decision-making.
• Demonstrated dedication to civic engagement, equity, inclusion,and community-centered practices.

What We Would Like You to Have

• Master's degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, PublicAdministration, Nonprofit Leadership, or a related field..
• Experience managing volunteers, student employees, and/orcommunity engagement programs.
• Experience using data management and engagement trackingsystems, especially GivePulse.
• Experience developing outreach, recruitment, or communicationsstrategies.
• Experience working with community organizations and campuscollaborators.

Please apply by November 9, 2026 for consideration.