Associate Director, Conflict Resolution Programs (Part-Time)

Stanford University; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 73,000 - 78,000; Part time

Job summary

Stanford Law School’s Gould Center for Conflict Resolution seeks a part-time, two-year fixed-term professional to support the Negotiation and Mediation Program and related initiatives. The role includes instruction, course development, and supervision of student staff within a 22-hour-per-week schedule.

The position reports to the Director and involves program assessment, database expansion for ADR simulations, and ongoing collaboration with faculty and students on campus in Palo Alto.

Qualifications

• Education and interest in Dispute Resolution (e.g., recent experience in negotiation and other conflict resolution courses preferred)
• Demonstrated understanding of how a university operates and makes decisions
• A positive and professional approach to all constituencies
• Strong organizational and leadership skills
• Strong PC and Mac skills, including Microsoft Office suite and Google Apps; willingness to learn and master new software
• The ability to work independently and complete projects accurately and on time with minimal supervision
• Proven ability to thrive in a multi-task, fast-paced environment, including working in a team-centered manner
• Ability to prioritize and delegate with minimal supervision
• Experience with developing inclusive opportunities for students with a wide range of background and experiences

Responsibilities

• Develops Center for Conflict Resolution Initiatives
• Supports Gould Negotiation and Mediation Program. Provides classroom instruction, workshops, and training sessions; assist faculty members teaching conflict resolution courses (including co-teaching where appropriate). Provides coaching, development, and feedback to the lecturers. Supervises teaching assistants and legal assistants working in the Program.
• In collaboration with the Director, conducts an assessment of the current Gould courses and updated the courses including sample syllabi, teaching plan and guide, and interactive exercises.
• Develops initiatives and implements changes to improve quality and services of the program. Identifies and determines cause of problems; develops and presents recommendations for improvement of established processes and practices.
• Expands the Gould Center ADR Research Initiative’s simulation database by updating existing simulations; and creating new simulations which includes teaching notes, sample preparation memos, slides, and other support materials. Supervises legals assistants working on the initiative.
• Teaches one Gould Negotiation and Mediation Program course per academic year.
• Hires, manages and develops student employees efficiently.
• Maintains contact with students, faculty, staff, and administration; and solicits feedback for improved services.
• Maximizes productivity through use of appropriate deployment of people, technology and tools, planned training and performance initiatives.
• Represents University and University programs competently and professionally.
• Prepares progress reports; informs Director of project status; and deviation from goals. Ensures completeness, accuracy and timeliness of all operational functions. Prepares and submits other reports as requested and required.
• Supports the operations of the Gould Center for Conflict Resolution.
• Performs other duties as need to support Center objectives, projects, and the overall mission.

Skills

Organizational skills

Leadership

PC and Mac skills

Microsoft Office

Google Apps

Education

Education in Dispute Resolution

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Apps

Job description

Budgeted Salary Range:The Law School’s budgeted salary range for this position is $72,600 - $78,100 per annum based on 55% FTE.

TWO-YEARFIXED-TERMPOSITION,withthepossibilityofrenewal.

Thisisapart-timeposition(22hoursaweek)withintheStanfordLawSchool Martin Daniel GouldCenterfor Conflict Resolution. ThispositionwillbesupervisedbytheDirectoroftheMartinDaniel Gould Center for Conflict Resolution.Learn more about the program by visiting the Gould Center for Conflict Resolutionwebpage.

EssentialDutiesandResponsibilities

• DevelopsCenterforConflictResolution Initiatives

• Supports Gould Negotiation and Mediation Program. Providesclassroominstruction,workshops,andtrainingsessions;assistsfacultymembers teaching conflict resolution courses (including co-teaching where appropriate). Provides coaching,development,andfeedbacktothelecturers.Supervisesteachingassistantsand legal assistants working in the Program.

• In collaboration with the Director, conducts an assessmentof the current Gould courses and updates the courses including sample syllabi, teaching plans and guides, and interactive exercises.

• Developsinitiativesandimplementschangestoimprovequalityandservicesof the program.Identifies and determines cause of problems; develops and presents recommendations for improvement of established processes and practices.

• Expands the Gould CenterADR Research Initiative’s simulation database by updating existing simulations and creating new simulations which includes teaching notes, sample preparation memos, slides, and other support materials. Supervises legal assistants working on the initiative.

• TeachesoneGouldNegotiationandMediationProgramcourseperacademicyear.

• Hires,managesanddevelopsstudentemployees efficiently.

• Maintainscontactwithstudents,faculty,staff,andadministration andsolicitsfeedback for improved services.

• Maximizesproductivitythroughuseofappropriatedeploymentofpeople,technology and tools, planned training and performance initiatives.

• RepresentsUniversityandUniversityprogramscompetentlyandprofessionally

• Preparesprogressreports;informsDirectorofprojectstatusanddeviationsfromgoals. Ensures completeness, accuracy and timeliness of all operational functions. Preparesandsubmits otherreportsasrequestedandrequired.

• SupportstheoperationsoftheGouldCenterforConflict Resolution.

• Performsotherdutiesasneeded tosupportCenterobjectives,projects,andtheoverall mission.

• Helpful information:

• Considerabletimeisspentatadeskusingacomputerterminal.

• Mayberequiredtotravel tootherbuildingsonthecampus.

• Willneedtotalkonthephoneorvideoconferencewithclients,mentors,etc.
• Workoneveningsorweekendsmayberequired.

Youcansucceedinthisrolebyhaving:

• EducationandinterestinDisputeResolution(e.g.,recentexperienceinnegotiationand other conflict resolution courses preferred)

• Demonstratedunderstandingofhowauniversityoperatesandmakes decisions

• Apositiveandprofessionalapproachtoallconstituencies

• Strongorganizationalandleadershipskills

• StrongPCandMacskills,includingMicrosoftOfficesuiteandGoogleApps;willingness to learn and master new software

• Theabilitytoworkindependentlyandcompleteprojectsaccuratelyandontimewith minimal supervision

• Provenabilitytothriveinamultitasking,fast-pacedenvironment,includingworkingina team-centered manner

• Abilitytoprioritizeanddelegatewithminimal supervision

• Experiencewithdevelopinginclusiveopportunitiesforstudentswithawiderangeof backgrounds and experiences