"Director, Pride Center"

Job Details

Director, Pride Center
Job No: 518369
Work Type:
Locations: San Diego
Categories: MPP, At-Will, Full Time, Student Services
Position Summary
The Division of Student Affairs and Campus Diversity acknowledges and honors the inherent value and dignity of all individuals by creating and nurturing a learning and working environment that affirms and leverages our community's diversity of traditions, heritages, perspectives, and experiences. We are committed to fostering a culture of inclusive excellence designed to facilitate the personal and professional success, growth, development, and well-being of all members of our community. We manifest this commitment through our innovative, strategic and collaborative efforts to develop leaders who believe in and lead others toward practicing civility, mutual respect, and inclusion in our workplaces and society.
In collaboration with, and under the direction of, the Division of Student Affairs and Campus Diversity, the Director provides leadership and long-range planning for the Pride Center. The Director of the Pride Center leads innovative efforts to provide an integrated approach to identifying, developing, implementing, and evaluating programs and practices directed toward improving LGBTQIA student outreach and yield, academic success, leadership and professional development, inclusion and retention, and enrichment of the overall LGBTQIA student experience. The director provides creative leadership, strategic planning, and vision regarding the role the Pride Center plays in support of the academic and public service mission of San Diego State University. The Director of the Pride Center collaborates with the Division of Student Affairs, Division of Academic Affairs, the Division of Diversity and Innovation, students, staff, and campus/community partners to implement training, programs, and services of the Center.
This position will represent SDSU to external community and governmental organizations. This position will/may be called upon as a resource in responding to sensitive equity, crisis, and individualized issues as they relate to LGBTQIA students. This position will serve as a mentor and advisor to students, and a resource to other faculty/staff positions on campus. This position will work with interns and student assistants to design and deliver programs for graduate and/or undergraduate students, and University employees to promote leadership development, equity, multicultural education, social equality, and to address the intersectionality of identities such as gender, race, religion, ethnicity, class, and ability. This position will promote the Pride Center and raise awareness of LGBTQIA excellence and student concerns through supporting events/programs, written materials and through representation on campus-wide committees.
For more information regarding the Pride Center, click here.
This is a full-time (1.0 time-base) benefits-eligible, at-will position. This position is designated exempt under FLSA and is not eligible for overtime compensation. Standard SDSU work hours are Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but may vary based on operational needs.
Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in LGBTQIA Studies, Ethnic Students, Cultural Studies, Women's Studies, or a related field
• Five years of progressively responsible professional experience providing student services
• Five years of experience promoting diversity and inclusion in higher education or a similarly complex organization
• Demonstrated experience managing professional staff

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in LGBTQ Studies, Ethnic Students or Cultural Studies, Women's Studies, Higher Education Administration or a related field
• Bilingual or multilingual
• Prior experience in higher education
• Experience working from anti-racist, queer, and feminist frameworks
• Demonstrated ability to apply power, privilege, and inequity concepts to create safe working environments for minoritized students, faculty, and staff
• Experience participating in and leading movement(s) to create meaningful systemic change
• Track record operating with an anti-oppression framework and an anti-deficit lens
• Ability to understand and navigate a dynamic campus culture
• Knowledge and experience working with diverse LGBTQIA populations, including undocumented students and students from varied national origins
• Competency in cross-cultural communication
• Possesses leadership qualities such as: proactiveness, vision, being a self-starter, positivity, and creativity
• Ability to facilitate difficult dialogues, effectively listen to all points of view and build consensus
• Demonstrated success working on teams and supporting colleagues on collaborative initiatives
• Willingness to work irregular hours, including evenings and weekends, with advance notice

Compensation and Benefits
San Diego State University will offer a competitive salary based on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate. San Diego State University also offers a rich benefits package that includes:

• Extensive Leave benefits: 14 paid holidays, 24 vacation days, and 12 sick days per year;
• Retirement security through a CalPERS defined benefit pension (with CalPERS and UC Retirement Plan reciprocity) and retiree healthcare benefits;
• An array of health, dental, and vision coverage at no-cost or low-cost to the employee; and
• California State University system fee reduction program (fee waiver) for the employee or their qualified dependent.