"Assistant Director of Programming"

Assistant Director of Programming

Posting Number: A00958

Campus:

Department: 5910- Office Of Humanism

Classification Pay Scale

In compliance with SB 1162, Western University of Health Sciences is providing a pay scale for this position. The pay scale reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for this position. Within this range, the individual pay is determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training, and work location. Please note that the compensation details listed reflects the base salary only.

Expected Pay Scale
Minimum: $81,000.00 Annually
Maximum: $81,000.00 Annually

Job Summary

The Assistant Director of Programming (ADPRO) reports to the Vice President for Humanism (VP-OH). The Assistant Director serves as a key member of the Office of Humanism, assists, and supports the Vice-President in successfully operationalizing the Office of Humanism mission, vision, and strategic actions. The Assistant Director will collaboratively develop, establish, and implement an annual calendar of cultural programming and signature events for the university community that educates, informs, and celebrates humanism, identities, and cultures at WesternU.

The Assistant Director will create periodic, inclusive opportunities and events for all members of the university community to enhance intercultural learning, and relations that actualize WesternU’s commitment to humanism. The Assistant Director will initiate and sustain professional, advisory partnerships and supportive relationships with students and student leaders from all cultural and identity focused organizations at WesternU. The Assistant Director will be primarily responsible for all daily operations and programming in the Center for Humanism. The Assistant Director will actively engage in establishing the Center as a student-centric emergent space to meet, learn, educate, build community and experience well-being. The Assistant Director interacts and engages with surrounding communities and community organizations to develop professional relationships, participate in, represent, liaise, coordinate, and lead collaborative activities on behalf of the Office of Humanism.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

The Assistant Director must be able to demonstrate and sustain the following skills, capacities, competencies, and knowledge for performing the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using any relevant, alternative combinations of the same.

• Comprehensive operations and program management knowledge and competence, including project planning, implementation, execution, assessment, resource setup, management, tracking, and reporting.
• Comprehensive event management knowledge and competence, including event planning, promotion, execution, evaluation, and reporting. Knowledge of compliance requirements for events including ADA, COVID precautions and Protection of Minors policies.
• Knowledge of student development principles and practices relevant to humanistic practices, cultures, identities, and backgrounds in higher education.
• General management competence for multiple, overlapping projects, events, and initiatives requiring coordination with students, faculty, staff, and community members.
• Excellent oral, written, interpersonal, and cross-cultural communication skills, and capacity to interact effectively, inclusively, and equitably, with various groups of people including administration, faculty, staff, students, and with the external community.
• Collaborative skills and capacity for working as a part of a team in a higher education environment.
• Demonstrate a commitment to working in an organization that values and promotes humanism.

Required Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field.
• 1-3 years of experience in cultural event/program management and Cultural Center operations at an institution of higher education.

OR

• Or equivalent combination of education and/or experience

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Master’s Degree in a relevant field.
• 3-5 years of experience in cultural event/program management and Cultural Center operations at an institution of higher education and or in a health science academic setting preferred.

Posting Date: 01/21/2026
Closing Date: 1/21/2027

Essential Job Duties