Applications submitted by September 14th will be given priority review. A cover letter is required to be considered for this position.
Position Summary
The Deputy Director of the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) plays a critical role in connecting academic study and cross-campus programming at the University with community engagement in order to strengthen communities and support students in leading lives of purpose. The Deputy Director leads strategic coordination, alignment, and collaboration across the CCE's stakeholder teams to further UR's mission. The Deputy Director promotes cohesiveness and collaboration amongst CCE programs, guiding program evolution in alignment with the Center's mission, vision, values and community-driven action plan. The Deputy Director will also lead the Center's strategy for assessing the effectiveness of programs and initiatives and for assessing University-wide community engagement. The Deputy Director role will lead within the CCE's values-driven culture in order to ensure that the CCE provides the highest quality support for community-engaged faculty and students across the University and for community partners.
Job Duties/Responsibilities
Leadership, Management, and Staff Culture (55%)
- Manages the CCE's human resources, including: provide direct supervision for 3 Sr Associate Directors, each overseeing stakeholder-facing teams with responsibility for multiple programs across curricular and co-curricular domains; provide direct supervision for 1 Assocate Director of Community-Engaged Scholarship.
- Convenes and facilitates regular meetings and communication streams across programs and teams to align, coordinate, and resolve program challenges and to ensure staff culture reflects CCE values, including all-staff meetings, trainings, and retreats.
- Engages and promotes cohesiveness and alignment amongst CCE programs and campus and community partnerships that touch multiple university and external programs
- Leads and oversees the design, coordination, and implementation of ongoing, field-based training and development programs for CCE staff and offers learning opportunities to other University staff with community engagement responsibilities.
- Supports CCE's culture of distributed and facilitative leadership by supporting working groups and other cross-CCE teams in reaching group goals and fostering transparent and inclusive decision-making.
- Cultivates and aligns collaborations with campus leaders and with faculty in order to support University goals related to community engagement.
- Serves as a representative of the Bonner Center with both internal and external audiences while exercising considerable judgment in articulating an ambitious vision, viewpoints and agendas on behalf of the Bonner Center.
- Serves as a thought leader; contributes to visibility of the Bonner Center at national meetings, and brings insights and new developments from the field to inform program development and vice versa.
- Represents the CCE and the University on relevant institutional and civic committees and working groups.
Strategy and Operations (25%)
- Provides guidance to the Executive Director of the CCE by helping shape the strategy for collaboration across the CCE and peer offices, including the establishment of short-term and long-range shared goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures that align with a values-driven culture; prioritizes areas of improvement, aligning project scopes with available resources, and encouraging effective change management practices.
- Leads program teams in aligning and operationalizing specific annual plans that advance the CCE's and University's strategic priorities.
- Develops and implements strategic and tactical plans for the improvement of CCE programs and activities, in alignment with CCE's community-driven action plan.
- Develops and launches strategic initiatives and special projects; incubates and determines ways to integrate into CCE structure if appropriate.
- Leads development of practices and policies for programs; supports strategic resource development and allocation.
- Shapes strategy, annual planning, use of internal resources, and performance of community-engaged transportation; this includes co-leadership (with Transportation and Parking) of Transportation Working Group to coordinate and advocate for community-engaged transportation needs across the University.
- Coordinates year-end reporting from program and stakeholder teams.
Program Administration and Assessment (20%)
- Leads Center-wide Assessment team to drive Center's assessment strategy and support on-going program improvement and learning, in collaboration with Associate Director, Operations.
- Leads and oversees the development and implementation of program assessment frameworks.
- Sets the strategy and oversees the implementation of effective data collection and management systems in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the University's community engagement and outreach efforts.
- Oversees implementation of best practices in design, facilitation, and evaluation of academically grounded community engagement initiatives, including community-based and community-engaged learning classes and community-engaged scholarship, student engagement and civic learning, and community partnerships.
Qualifications
- Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences
- Ability to lead, motivate and supervise staff with a focus on professional development
- Knowledge of higher education administration and of faculty career pathways
- Knowledge and experience in assessment
- Knowledge of the role of civic education in higher education
- Knowledge of non-profits
- Managerial experience
- Effective collaboration with multiple constituencies on campus and in the local and academic communities
- Collaborative leadership skills, including ability to communicate effectively in varied settings
- Ability to build strong relationships with faculty, students and staff as well as leaders of community organizations
- Organizational and operational skills to plan and oversee programming, assessments, and planning
- Teaching/educating experience
- Research experience in field related to the CCE's mission
- Ability to critically review and implement policies and procedures
- Ability to articulate mission and core activities of the CCE and UR to broad constituents, on campus and the wider local and academic communities
- Skills and experience in facilitation and convening groups who might not normally come together
- Academic and/or practical understanding of contemporary civic and social issues in national and local contexts
- Working knowledge of experiential education, community-based research and service learning
- Collaborative work style
- Exceptional judgment, strong initiative, poise, and patience
Education & Experience
- MA required; Ph.D. preferred
- 8-10 years' experience in higher education and demonstrated experience working with students, faculty, administrators and community partners with preference given to work in civic education.
Work Schedule
- Full-time; Exempt
- Monday-Friday 8:30AM-5:00PM
Salary Structure
Grade 9 ($77,854 to $107,058 annually)
Working at University of Richmond
Founded in 1830, the University of Richmond is one of America's premier private universities. The University blends the intimacy of a small college with exceptional academic, research, and cultural opportunities usually found only at large institutions. A nationally ranked liberal arts university, Richmond offers a unique combination of undergraduate and graduate programs through its schools of arts and sciences, business, leadership studies, law, and continuing studies. The 350-acre suburban campus, including a 10-acre lake, is consistently cited by The Princeton Review as one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation.
With approximately 3,000 undergraduate students, Richmond offers 55 majors, 42 minors, and 12 concentrations at the bachelor's level. Graduate students can choose from six master's degrees programs, an MBA program, a juris doctorate, and six dual-degree programs in law. Continuing studies options include programs at the associate, bachelor, and master levels, in addition to numerous non-credit offerings.
Richmond faculty members are outstanding leaders in their fields. Of the 312 full-time faculty at the University, 98 percent hold doctorate or terminal degrees. Richmond has a student-faculty ratio of 9:1, with zero classes taught by teaching assistants. Our faculty members are in the classrooms and the labs, working closely with students to maximize their educational experiences.
U.S. News & World Report ranked Richmond one of the best liberal arts universities in the nation and in the top 35 for undergraduate research. BusinessWeek ranked The Robins School of Business in the top 20 nationally and fourth for academic quality, as well as among the top 15 part-time MBA programs. Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine named Richmond in the top 25 for best value among private colleges and universities
As locals like to say, Richmond is "easy to love" because of its rich history, stunning architecture, natural beauty and quality of life. It's been named one of the top cities in which to live and work by numerous national sources, including Forbes magazine. As the capital of Virginia, Richmond is home to the state legislature, a growing number of Fortune 500 companies and industries ranging from finance to agriculture. In fact, Forbes also recently ranked Richmond as the sixth best city to get a job in the U.S. Nearly one million people live in the Greater Richmond region and enjoy an array of cultural opportunities including 35 museums; numerous theatre companies; a symphony, a ballet and an opera; a thriving public forum; three professional, minor-league sports teams; a coliseum for major concerts and sporting events; and much more. Located just 100 miles south of Washington, D.C., Richmond is only 90 minutes from Virginia's beaches and 90 minutes from the spectacular Blue Ridge Mountains.
UR is committed to developing a diverse faculty, staff and student body, and to modeling an inclusive campus community which values the expression of differences in ways that promote excellence in teaching, learning, personal development and institutional success. In keeping with this commitment, our academic community welcomes candidates from diverse backgrounds and candidates who support diversity. EOE
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