Associate Center Director

Tufts University; Somerville (MA); On-site; USD 67,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Tufts University’s Africana Center seeks an Associate Center Director to lead student-facing programs that uplift students of African descent and intersecting identities. This role partners with the Center Director to manage projects, supervise staff, and cultivate collaborations with Residential Life, Career Center, and other resources.

The position also involves grant writing and securing funding for center initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years in student development or related field.
• Strong leadership, organizational and communication skills.
• Experience supporting underrepresented student populations and identity-based centers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement community engagement programs.
• Oversee staff and peer leader programs.
• Write grants and secure funding for center initiatives.
• Collaborate with campus partners to advance diversity and equity objectives.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

5 years experience

Leadership

Communication

Education

Master's Degree

Job description

Overview

The Africana Center at Tufts University works to implement programs designed to encourage and support the intellectual and individual growth and awareness of all Tufts Undergraduates. These programs include lectures, workshops, concerts, and films, as well as a range of additional activities and programming that reflect and celebrate the intellectual and cultural traditions of people in the African Diaspora. The Center also sponsors programs that promote an understanding of and respect for diversity, multiculturalism, and equity issues.

What You'll Do

The Associate Center Director is a student facing role that supports the Africana Center through the development and implementation of community engagement programs that uplift students of African descent and their many intersecting identities (i.e., gender, class, disability, sexual orientation, citizenship/nationality). The Associate Center Director works closely with the Center Director to manage projects and programs connected to the Africana Center and meets regularly with students for individual support needs. The Associate Center Director works closely with student-facing resources and departments including other identity-based resources, Residential Life and Learning, Student Affairs Office, Counseling and Mental Health Services, Career Center, Global Education, Financial Aid, Tufts University faculty, the CARE office, and other departments within and beyond the Division. In addition, this position writes grants and seeks funding sources for center programs and initiatives.

• Africana Center Daily Operations:
  • Oversee programming and outreach for the Africana Center with support from the Director, Program Administrator and Administrative Coordinator.
  • Develop goals, strategies, and infrastructure in collaboration with Director, to support and advance programs that promote scholarship and leadership within an affirming campus climate for marginalized and underrepresented student populations. This includes educational programs and outreach activities pertaining to marginalized and underrepresented populations as well as the intersections of gender with race, ethnicity, nationality, class, disability, sexual orientation, and religion.
  • Annual programs include SQUAD Pre-Orientation Program, First Year Orientation Retreat, and Orientation Open Houses, Black Legacy Month, CHMS Vent & Vibe, Stole Ceremony, Black Men’s Group and Black Women’s Collective, etc.
  • Cultivate collaboration with student organizations within the Africana Advisory Alliance (AAA) and maintain relationship with the Africana Center TCU Senate Community Representative
  • Attend weekend and evening programs offered by the Africana Center and student organizations associated with the Africana Center
  • Oversee communications including but not limited to:
    • Developing website and social media content and strategies
    • Managing outreach and communications for the Africana Center
    • Designing and delivering seminars, lectures, or leading special events
    • Supporting the Program Administrator in identifying programs, events, and opportunities to promote and publicize in the African Center weekly newsletter and podcast
    • Represent the Africana Center in training and facilitation capacities for students.
• Africana Center Peer Leader Program
  • Manage the year – long Peer Leader Program and their support of the SQUAD Pre-Orientation Program
  • Interview and select the cohort of Peer Leaders
  • Develop and execute Summer Peer Leader training and Spring Retreat.
  • Create and maintain monthly Peer Leader professional development training through a comprehensive training curriculum that helps Peer Leaders identify strategies to best support their development and the development of first year mentees.
  • Regularly assess the efficacy of the Peer Leader program through assessment and make improvements based on collected data
  • Collaborate with Career Center to manage Africana Alumni Mentorship Program
• Students Quest for Unity in the African Diaspora (SQUAD Pre-Orientation Program)
  • Oversee all components of the SQUAD program including but not limited to:
    • Managing the recruitment, interview selection and professional development training for SQUAD Coordinators in collaboration with the Senior Director
    • Supervising SQUAD Coordinators and Peer Leaders
    • Serving as a liaison between key offices (Office for Campus Life, Student Affairs, Division for Student Diversity and Inclusion, Dining Services, Residential Life and Learning, etc.)
    • Representing SQUAD at informational workshops (i.e., information sessions, Diversity Programming support, Tabling events, etc.
    • Ensuring all learning objectives and goals are met annually and comprehensively by using available data such as but not limited to orientation, and Pre-Orientation surveys to regularly assess the efficacy of the program and adjust based on collected data.
    • Generating annual reports that can be shared with potential donors of the program
• Capen House Residents House Advisor
  • Manage the interview and selection process for Capen House residents.
  • Work collaboratively with Residential Life and Learning and Capen House Residential Assistant and Program Assistant to address resident issues and Capen House projects.
• Conduct assessments and gather data to evaluate the effectiveness of services, initiatives, and programs; make recommendations and implement improvement in services based on assessment data.
• Participate in long-term and strategic planning with Director
• Create annual report with support from Director
• May hire and train support staff and temporary employees, or provide input into hiring and training of staff and temporary employees
• May oversee performance evaluation and professional development opportunities for staff
• Create and analyze program budgets and prepare reports and projections for Director
• Write grants and proposals for new funding opportunities or continued support.
• May manage student activities fund

What We’re Looking For

Basic Requirements

Knowledge and experience typically acquired by:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5 years relevant experience supporting student growth and development within an educational setting, preferably within a selective university or liberal arts college environment
• Superb judgment, demonstrated excellence in organizational, managerial and oral and written communication skills
• Awareness of how social identities will impact the experience of college students
• Strong background in understanding issues impacting the experience of students historically underrepresented at Tufts, including students of color, first-generation and undocumented students and an awareness of various models for identity-based resource centers.
• Demonstrated sensitivity, imagination, and effectiveness in developing educational and community programs
• Facility in designing programs and resources that consider cultural constructions of race as it intersects with gender, class, ethnicity, sexual identity, religion, and ability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree

Pay Range

Minimum $67,200.00, Midpoint $83,900.00, Maximum $100,700.00

Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity; generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.