The Director for Community Partnerships is responsible for providing university-wide leadership to UMass Boston’s extensive and wide-ranging partnerships with community groups and agencies at the local, state, regional, national, and global levels. The director will provide oversight and support to existing partnerships and will assist in the development of new partnerships; will develop the strategy and protocols for working with community partners; and will act as a liaison for community initiatives at the university. The incumbent will coordinate a wide range of community-focused projects that the university’s faculty, students and staff are engaged in and facilitate connections to and among partnerships. The Director of Community Partnerships will manage all aspects of the Office of Community Partnerships, which functions as a one-stop source of information about the university’s community partnership work for internal and external stakeholders. Duties include, but are not limited to:
• Coordinate the collection of information to develop and utilize measurement systems to gauge and report on UMass Boston’s community involvement and assist in the development of metrics to assess college and faculty engagement;
• Serve as a central repository of information about community partnership activity, develop systems to address internal and external requests, assist in seeking funding and develop a clearinghouse for community partnership-related activities including grant opportunities, service opportunities, partnership opportunities and professional development programs;
• Consult with Vice Chancellors, Deans, faculty, and staff to assist departments as necessary to complete goals, objectives, assess impact and increase participation of faculty, staff and students in community partnerships;
• Develop a process to identify projects and partnerships that exemplify collaborative and reciprocal campus-community partnerships; work closely with departments, such as Community Relations, University Advancement, Chancellor’s Office, Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in identifying engagement opportunities;
• Work with the Director of Communications and Director of Marketing to promote community partnership activities;
• Work with key stakeholders to develop special initiatives that address the strategic priorities of the campus;
• Work with the Director of Communications and Information Technology Services Division to develop a destination on the university’s website; assess what information is currently on the web site regarding community engagement and community partnerships; update, and develop new content as needed;
• Work with the university’s academic leadership, including chairs and directors, deans, the provost, and faculty to support efforts in Academic Affairs to build capacity across the faculty to integrate civic engagement into teaching and research;
• In partnership with the Director of Student Leadership & Community Engagement, assist academic leadership in the development of standards and policies for service-learning, as well as for recognizing and rewarding community partnership and engagement work in all of its scholarly and educational forms;
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree in public administration, business or a closely related field, Master’s Degree preferred, and a minimum of five-seven (5-7) years of related work experience in a non-profit, higher education or other public organization required. Demonstrated ability to facilitate collaborative partnerships required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of how to develop and maintain reciprocal campus-community partnerships;
• Demonstrated commitment to cultivating social responsibility, cultural awareness and civic engagement;
• Ability to work with diverse constituencies to achieve goals;
• Ability to work independently and communicate effectively;
• Strong oral and written communication skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills;
• Strong commitment to customer service.
Application Instructions:
Please apply online with your resume, cover letter, and list of three professional work references.
• Professional Non-Union.
• Full time. Benefited.
• Hiring salary range: $90,000-$99,999.
• Unrestricted funding.
Review of candidates will begin following the application closing date.
Closing date for applications: January 13, 2016*
To apply: https://umb.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=66736#pageTop