Associate Director of Community Engagement & Institutional Impact

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

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