Assistant Director, Community Engagement & Stewardship

Classification Title

Assistant Director, Student Affairs

Job Description

Strategy and Leadership for Service & Volunteer Programs

• Lead the strategy and implementation for community engagement and service initiatives
• Serve as the primary liaison for community partners, providing guidance and support
• Coordinate with various stakeholders to ensure effective communication and collaboration
• Oversee volunteer programs and community initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic goals
• Develop and implement a comprehensive community engagement strategy
• Ensure that students have a variety of modalities to engage with service
• Oversee recruitment of students to fill volunteer opportunities
• Increase volunteer participation and engagement in community service projects
  
  

Community Partner Identification, Cultivation, and Communication

• Identify and cultivate relationships with community partners locally, statewide, regionally, and nationally
• Acknowledgement of partners in digital media and publications
• Coordinate communications to community partners
• Craft personalized gratitude strategy for individual partners based on levels of engagement
• Distribute annual report to community partners
• Coordinate assessment and evaluation with host sites to get feedback for improvement of community relationships
• Work with community partners to get volunteer opportunities posted to our database and help in the recruitment of students
• Lead the bulk of the community partner case load
  
  

Service Program Coordination and Signature Programs

• Coordinate Days of Service in collaboration with community partners including: MLK Day, 9/11, Earth Day, National Volunteer Month, Homecoming
• Coordinate with staff to ensure logistics are in order for host sites and service projects
• Coordinate Alumni Day of Service in collaboration with UF Alumni Association
• Oversee the planning, implementation, and assessment of signature programs within the Brown Center for Leadership & Service
• Serve as general lead for all volunteer and service programs, including student recruitment, volunteer management, and site logistics
  
  

Risk Management, Evaluation, and Supervision

• Assist with risk management related to service sites
• Coordinate student waiver processes for programs
• Facilitate community partner verification and vetting processes
• Supervision of Coordinator for Immersive Service Programs
• Supervision of student employees
  
  

Administrative and Reporting Tasks

• Assist with assigned portion of area budget and track expenditures related to responsibilities
• Support with the development and implementation of evaluation and assessment of area
• Assist with the development, implementation, and goal setting for the department
• Serve in the absence of the Director
• Ensure regular data tracking and reporting
• Supervise student employees
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Director or other appropriate administrator.
  
  

Expected Salary

$62,000

Minimum Requirements

Master’s degree in appropriate area of specialization and two years of appropriate experience or a bachelor’s degree in appropriate areas of specialization and four years of experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge

• Understanding of university, state, and federal regulations
• Knowledge of theoretical foundation in the principles and practices of leadership development and community service work
  
  

Skills

• Demonstrated long-term planning, strategic alinement, and management oversight
• Demonstrated implementation of strategy and plan
• Demonstrated communication skills (written and verbal)
  
  

Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects or tasks simultaneously
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain meaningful partnerships
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
  
  

Competencies

• Accountability
• Coaching/Mentoring
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Emotional Intelligence
• Execution
• Facilitative Decision Making
• Financial Management
• Integrity
• Judgment
• Problem Solving
• Role Model
• Strategic Thinking
  
  

Special Instructions To Applicants

In order to be considered, you must upload your cover letter and resume.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

Health Assessment Required: No