Associate Director, Center for Community Engaged Learning

FORDHAM University; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Retirement Plans

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

EAP

Tuition Remission

Generous Time Off

Job summary

Fordham University is seeking an Associate Director for the Center for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) in New York. The role coordinates CEL courses, partnerships with community organizations, and BRICS initiatives, ensuring smooth planning and delivery of programs.

The position reports to the CCEL Director and requires strong organizational, budgeting, and communication skills, with occasional evenings and weekends to support events and programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible professional experience in community engagement, community‑engaged learning, program coordination, research administration, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with community partners, faculty, students, and other stakeholders, preferably in an urban setting.
• Experience coordinating programs, projects, events, and logistics involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary operational contact for Community-Engaged Learning (CEL) courses, coordinating activities from initial planning through course completion and ensuring faculty, students, and community partners receive appropriate programmatic and administrative support.
• In coordination with CCEL’s Faculty Fellow, maintains regular communication with engaged faculty and supports course planning, community engagement, administrative requirements, budgets, scheduling, student experiences, workshops, resources, and other faculty engagement initiatives.
• Coordinates operational requirements for CEL courses, including community partner connections, site visits, transportation, events, classroom and community-based activities, purchasing and reimbursements, student documentation, budgets, and other course logistics. Maintains records of courses, faculty participation, community partners, activities, expenditures, and key deadlines and provides timely follow‑up to keep initiatives on track.
• In collaboration with Community Affairs, supports relationships with organizations participating in CEL courses, coordinates course‑based projects and opportunities, establishes clear expectations, and facilitates communication among faculty, students, CCEL, and community partners.
• Supports the Bronx Research Institute for Community Solutions (BRICS) in coordination with the BRICS Director, Faculty Fellow, faculty researchers, and community partners, including project administration, meetings, institutional processes, documentation, and follow‑up activities.
• Develops and coordinates communications related to CEL courses, faculty opportunities, BRICS, and other CCEL initiatives. Captures and shares program activities, experiences, outcomes, and community partnerships to increase awareness of CCEL’s work and impact.

Skills

Organization

Project management

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Job description

Associate Director, Center for Community Engaged Learning

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• retirement plans
• life insurance
• short and long-term disability
• employee assistance program ( EAP )
• tuition remission
• generous time off

Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

Title of Position

Associate Director, Center for Community Engaged Learning

Reporting to the Director, Center for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL)

The role serves as a key liaison among faculty, community partners, and University offices and provides programmatic, administrative, budgetary, and logistical support for CEL and Bronx Research Institute for Community Solutions (BRICS) initiatives. This position may require occasional evening, weekend, and extended hours to support programs, events, and other operational needs.

Essential Functions

• Serves as the primary operational point of contact for Community-Engaged Learning (CEL) courses, coordinating activities from initial planning through course completion and ensuring faculty, students, and community partners receive appropriate programmatic and administrative support.
• In coordination with CCEL’s Faculty Fellow, maintains regular communication with engaged faculty and supports course planning, community engagement, administrative requirements, budgets, scheduling, student experiences, workshops, resources, and other faculty engagement initiatives.
• Coordinates operational requirements for CEL courses, including community partner connections, site visits, transportation, events, classroom and community-based activities, purchasing and reimbursements, student documentation, budgets, and other course logistics. Maintains records of courses, faculty participation, community partners, activities, expenditures, and key deadlines and provides timely follow‑up to keep initiatives on track.
• In collaboration with Community Affairs, supports relationships with organizations participating in CEL courses, coordinates course‑based projects and opportunities, establishes clear expectations, and facilitates communication among faculty, students, CCEL, and community partners.
• Supports the Bronx Research Institute for Community Solutions (BRICS) in coordination with the BRICS Director, Faculty Fellow, faculty researchers, and community partners, including project administration, meetings, institutional processes, documentation, and follow‑up activities.
• Develops and coordinates communications related to CEL courses, faculty opportunities, BRICS, and other CCEL initiatives. Captures and shares program activities, experiences, outcomes, and community partnerships to increase awareness of CCEL’s work and impact.

Essential Functions Note

This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list. The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.

Management Responsibilities

May provide peer‑level coordination or subject‑matter guidance to colleagues performing similar work and/or student, part‑time workers, including helping organize tasks, clarify priorities, or review work for quality or consistency.

Additional Functions

Additional Functions

Required Qualifications: Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• Minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible professional experience in community engagement, community‑engaged learning, program coordination, research administration, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with community partners, faculty, students, and other stakeholders, preferably in an urban setting.
• Experience coordinating programs, projects, events, and logistics involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.

Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills

• Strong organizational and project management skills, including the ability to manage timelines, budgets, documentation, and follow‑up activities.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly and effectively to academic and non‑academic audiences.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and cross‑cultural communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in support of Fordham University’s Jesuit mission and commitment to community‑engaged education and social impact.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish.
• Knowledge of the local K–12 education landscape, particularly in the Bronx and New York City.
• Familiarity with nonprofit and community‑based organizations in the Bronx.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace, including Docs, Sheets, Forms, Drive, and Calendar.

Minimum Starting Salary

Minimum Starting Salary $95,000

Maximum Starting Salary

Maximum Starting Salary $95,000

Note

Note Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.

Is this a Union position?

No

Posting Number

A1149P

Number of Vacancies

1

Start Date

09/24/2026

EEO Statement

Fordham University is committed to excellence and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds. Fordham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Physical Activity and Work Environment

• Sitting Nearly Continuously
• Repetitive Hand Motion (such as typing)
• Repetitive Hand Motion (such as typing) Nearly Continuously
• Hearing, Listening, Talking Often
• Standing
• Standing Not Required
• Walking
• Walking Not Required
• Running
• Running Not Required
• Bending, Stooping, Kneeling, squatting, Crouching, Crawling
• Bending, Stooping, Kneeling, squatting, Crouching, Crawling Not Required
• Climbing stairs Not Required
• Climbing ladders
• Climbing ladders Not Required
• Reaching overhead
• Reaching overhead Not Required
• Pulling, pushing
• Pulling, pushing Not Required
• Shoveling
• Shoveling Not Required
• Lifting – up to 20 pounds
• Lifting – up to 20 pounds Not Required
• Lifting – up to 50 pounds
• Lifting – up to 50 pounds Not Required
• Lifting – over 50 pounds
• Lifting – over 50 pounds Not Required

Work Environment Office Environment: Employees are protected from weather conditions or contaminants, but not necessarily occasional temperature changes.

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Supplemental questions you will be required to answer on the application (No action is needed on this page)

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * Do you have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience?
  • Yes
  • No
• * Do you have a minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible professional experience in community engagement, community‑engaged learning, program coordination, research administration, or a related field?
  • Yes
  • No