Associate Director-Community Engagement

UT Health Sciences; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 62,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

UT Health Sciences Associate Director for Community Engagement and Institutional Impact leads university-wide community engagement initiatives and Carnegie Classification efforts. The role collaborates with campus leaders, faculty, staff, students, and community partners to build infrastructure, collect data, and document engagement activities for continuous improvement.

The position develops assessment frameworks, prepares reports and narratives, and advances community engagement as a core

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; transcript required.
• Four (4) years of experience in outreach, higher education, community engagement, non-profit, or related fields; OR Master’s Degree and two (2) years of experience in outreach, higher education, community engagement, non-profit or related fields.
• Experience with community engagement and reporting to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the institutional coordinator for the Carnegie Classification process in collaboration with the Vice Chancellor for Student Success.
• Develops and manages project plans, timelines, deliverables, and documentation for Carnegie applications and future reclassification cycles.
• Coordinates university-wide data collection, validation, and reporting in collaboration with academic colleges, AFSA units, and campus stakeholders.
• Convenes and facilitates campus working groups and advisory committees to advance institutional community engagement priorities.
• Prepares institutional reports, executive-level presentations, and narratives for university leadership, accrediting bodies, and external stakeholders.
• Develops and implements assessment frameworks, performance metrics, dashboards, and annual reporting processes to evaluate community engagement outcomes and institutional impact.
• Benchmarks institutional community engagement efforts against Carnegie-classified peer and aspirational institutions.
• Identifies, documents, and promotes community-engaged research, scholarship, teaching, clinical practice, and service across the university.
• Supports faculty development, recognition, and the integration of community-engaged scholarship into academic programs and activities.
• Coordinates co-curricular engagement initiatives and community-engaged learning opportunities that enhance student learning and participation.
• Develops and sustains strategic partnerships with community organizations, healthcare agencies, schools, government entities, and nonprofit organizations.
• Establishes partnership agreements, incorporates community voice into engagement planning, evaluates partnership effectiveness, and supports continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Hiring Salary: $5,566.40 - $6,696.67/Monthly

Job Summary/Essential Job Functions

The Associate Director for Community Engagement and Institutional Impact provides strategic leadership for the university's community engagement initiatives and serves as the project lead for achieving and maintaining the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement. This position collaborates with campus leaders, faculty, staff, students, and community partners to develop infrastructure, collect and analyze institutional data, document community-engaged teaching, research, clinical service, and outreach activities, and facilitate continuous improvement processes that demonstrate institutional commitment to community engagement. The Associate Director for Community Engagement and Institutional Impact develops assessment frameworks, prepares reports and institutional narratives, and advances community engagement as a core component of the university's mission.

Job Description

The Associate Director for Community Engagement and Institutional Impact provides strategic leadership for the university's community engagement initiatives and serves as the project lead for achieving and maintaining the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement. This position collaborates with campus leaders, faculty, staff, students, and community partners to develop infrastructure, collect and analyze institutional data, document community-engaged teaching, research, clinical service, and outreach activities, and facilitate continuous improvement processes that demonstrate institutional commitment to community engagement. The Associate Director for Community Engagement and Institutional Impact develops assessment frameworks, prepares reports and institutional narratives, and advances community engagement as a core component of the university's mission.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the institutional coordinator for the Carnegie Classification process in collaboration with the Vice Chancellor for Student Success.
• Develops and manages project plans, timelines, deliverables, and documentation for Carnegie applications and future reclassification cycles.
• Coordinates university-wide data collection, validation, and reporting in collaboration with academic colleges, AFSA units, and campus stakeholders.
• Convenes and facilitates campus working groups and advisory committees to advance institutional community engagement priorities.
• Prepares institutional reports, executive-level presentations, and narratives for university leadership, accrediting bodies, and external stakeholders.
• Develops and implements assessment frameworks, performance metrics, dashboards, and annual reporting processes to evaluate community engagement outcomes and institutional impact.
• Benchmarks institutional community engagement efforts against Carnegie-classified peer and aspirational institutions.
• Identifies, documents, and promotes community-engaged research, scholarship, teaching, clinical practice, and service across the university.
• Supports faculty development, recognition, and the integration of community-engaged scholarship into academic programs and activities.
• Coordinates co-curricular engagement initiatives and community-engaged learning opportunities that enhance student learning and participation.
• Develops and sustains strategic partnerships with community organizations, healthcare agencies, schools, government entities, and nonprofit organizations.
• Establishes partnership agreements, incorporates community voice into engagement planning, evaluates partnership effectiveness, and supports continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education

Bachelor’s Degree. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)

Experience

Four (4) years of experience in outreach, higher education, community engagement, non-profit, or related fields; OR Master’s Degree and two (2) years of experience in outreach, higher education, community engagement, non-profit or related fields.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Skill in strategic planning, project management, data analysis, assessment, and reporting.
• Ability to manage cross-functional teams and institutional committees.
• Skill in preparing executive level reports and presentations.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Ability to lead complex campus wide initiatives, gather, distill, and communicate data to stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple long-term strategic projects.