Unit: Office of Provost
Department: Division of Community Engagement
Duties & Responsibilities:
The
Division of Community
Engagement at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is seeking
a dynamic, collaborative, and highly organized Data and Training
Coordinator to support and advance the university's efforts to
document, analyze, and communicate the breadth and impact of
community engagement across VCU. This position is ideal for an
individual with experience working in a higher education
environment, particularly with faculty, and an understanding of the
systems, processes, and collaboration required to implement
institution-wide initiatives.
The successful candidate will possess strong communication, project
coordination, and technical skills, with the ability to leverage
data to inform decision-making, highlight institutional engagement,
and develop meaningful reports, dashboards, and data
visualizations. An appreciation for community engagement and the
value of partnerships across teaching, research, service, clinical
practice, creative activities, and institutional collaboration is
essential.
The coordinator's primary responsibility will be to support the
implementation and university-wide adoption of
Collaboratory
, VCU's web-based platform for documenting community engagement and
partnerships. The coordinator will work collaboratively with
faculty and staff to facilitate training, provide technical and
user support, promote consistent data collection and reporting, and
contribute to the successful implementation of this institutional
initiative. In addition, the coordinator will support broader
Division initiatives through project coordination, communications,
training, data reporting, and operational support.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serves as the lead coordinator for VCU’s implementation and use
of Collaboratory, the Division’s primary platform for documenting
community-university partnerships.
Builds relationships with faculty, staff, and research
personnel to support their understanding of partnership
documentation and facilitate their use of Collaboratory for
capturing their community-engaged activities.
Provides support and guidance to faculty and staff for entering
their own partnership information into Collaboratory, including
through one-on-one assistance, group support sessions, and training
materials.
Organizes and oversees data entry efforts by working
collaboratively with faculty, staff, and research teams to ensure
that partnership documentation is consistent, complete, and
reflects the breadth of university engagement.
Designs and delivers training, workshops, and individualized
support sessions to build campus-wide capacity for using
Collaboratory and understanding its purpose.
Uses qualitative and quantitative data—paired with strong
visualization—to translate engagement activity into visible,
accessible records and compelling narratives that reflect both
individual contributions and broader unit- and university-level
impact.
Develops data visualizations, dashboards, reports, and other
communication materials that effectively demonstrate the breadth,
depth, and impact of VCU's community engagement.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and
experience
- Demonstrated experience working in and fostering an environment
of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of
faculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds and
experiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member at
VCU.
- Strong facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills,
with comfort leading trainings and interacting across academic
disciplines and roles. Proven ability to manage complex projects
independently and collaboratively.
- Strategic thinking and the ability to connect faculty/staff
community engagement partnership efforts to institutional
priorities and community impact.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree; MPH or a degree in Public Administration,
Education, Social Work, Data Science/Analytics or a related field
is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience in community-engaged work, higher
education engagement, or partnership coordination.
- Demonstrated experience with data visualization and the tools
used to produce it (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Looker Studio, R,
Python, or comparable), including building dashboards and visual
reports for non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrated understanding that collecting, analyzing, and
visually sharing information about community partnerships is
important for showing impact and telling the story of that work to
community members.
Ideal Candidate Profile:
The ideal candidate will be a connector and data
storyteller—someone who understands that documenting partnerships
is not just about systems but about supporting people in telling
their stories and making their work visible. This individual should
be comfortable navigating academic environments, curious about
different forms of engagement, passionate about building a culture
of reflection and recognition around community partnerships, as
well as managing the data entry and management details necessary to
maintain a living, growing database. While the coordination of
Collaboratory will be a major and ongoing responsibility, this role
is fundamentally about strengthening the systems and relationships
that allow VCU faculty and staff to more fully document and assess
community partnerships.
Salary Range: Up to $65,000 commensurate with
experience
Benefits: All full-time university staff are eligible for
VCU’s robust
benefits
package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annual
and holiday leave, generous tuition benefits, retirement planning
and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs,
employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities
for career development and advancement, and more.
FLSA Exemption Status: Non-Exempt
Hours per Week: 40
Restricted Position: No
ORP Eligible: No
Flexible Work Arrangement : Hybrid
University Job Title: 1411S - Sr Coordinator CE Senior
Contact Name: Rebekah Jewers
Contact Email: jewersrl@vcu.edu