Associate Director

Position Summary:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking an Associate Director for the Eagleton Institute of Politics. Reporting to the director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics, the Associate Director provides leadership, direction, strategic vision, operational oversight, and program development, through the stewardship of institutional resources, to effectively meet the mission and core values of the Eagleton Institute of Politics. As such, the Associate Director works with the Director to construct, support, and implement the strategic plans and operations for the Institute as a whole, solve complex organizational problems as well as recommend relevant policies, procedures, and metrics of impact. This position also oversees the Institute public programs and events and supervise event staff responsible for implementation.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Provides senior administrative, operational and confidential advice to leadership.
• Manages confidential projects and communications on behalf of the Director and the Institute, involving both internal and external audiences.
• Ensures alignment with institutional goals and facilitates cross-functional collaboration internally and across university departments and units.
• Supervises Institute building and technology infrastructure, systems communications, events and plays a key role in fundraising, including grant writing.

The Eagleton Institute is a collaborative team. On occasion, all members are asked to participate in Institute-wide and/or cross-team projects.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Master's degree or equivalent and 10 years of extensive experience that encompasses political and academic worlds with demonstrable administrative experience.

City: New Brunswick

State: NJ

Equipment Utilized:

• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher), social media, web design and desktop publishing, learning management systems, and Zoom (or equivalent) platforms.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Eagleton offices are located within a historic building with no elevator. The duties of this position regularly involve navigating stairs numerous times a day. An applicant may request a reasonable accommodation if they have a disability that restricts them in their ability to climb and/or navigate stairs.

Special Conditions:

• This position requires availability to work evenings occasionally during the academic year and some weekends.