Native American Center Director — Student Success & Partnerships

NNMC Northern New Mexico College; United States; On-site; USD 53,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

NNMC Northern New Mexico College is seeking a Native American Center Director to lead engagement with Native students, tribal partners, and community organizations. You will build programs, supervise staff, and coordinate services to foster student success and cultural community development.

Responsibilities include directing the Center, developing recruitment/retention strategies, managing budgets, and serving as a liaison with tribal entities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum two years experience working with Native American/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/First Nation communities in outreach, advocacy, and programming within an educational context.
• Minimum two years’ experience in supervisory, leadership, and management roles.
• Master’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education preferred.
• Five years of working with Native American/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/First Nation student programs in a collegiate setting preferred.
• Understanding of Pueblo etiquette and tribal protocol preferred.
• Experience with Native American Center operations on a college campus preferred.
• Experience designing and implementing student recruitment and retention strategies preferred.
• Native preference with tribal affiliation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the Native American Center, including student advising, tutoring, club advisement, management, cultural events, and activities.
• Collaborate with campus partners and develop recruitment and retention strategies.
• Provide programs and activities facilitating student success, belonging, wellbeing, and leadership opportunities across campus.
• Outreach to Tribal and community members to support student matriculation and graduation.
• Serve as college liaison with Tribal Education Directors and Native communities.
• Develop and implement cultural events with students, alumni, and Tribal members.
• Advise Native American student organizations and inform faculty/staff about cultural awareness.

Skills

Leadership

Outreach

Relationship building

Budget management

Communication

Data analysis

Grant writing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

NNMC Northern New Mexico College is seeking a Native American Center Director to lead engagement with Native students, tribal partners, and community organizations. You will build programs, supervise staff, and coordinate services to foster student success and cultural community development.

Responsibilities include directing the Center, developing recruitment/retention strategies, managing budgets, and serving as a liaison with tribal entities.