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

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.