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Reporting to the Chief Diversity Officer, The Assistant Director, IDEA Center advises, supports, and mentors students from historically underserved backgrounds, creates engaging educational programs, directs the marketing, operational and administrative aspects for the IDEA Center, and directs all aspects of International Student Services and related activities. This position will be an active presence on campus, promoting inclusion and belonging, and represents the IDEA Center by serving on university committees as needed. This position is a primarily in-person position with some flexibility for remote work during university break times.
Acceptable minimum level of education
Acceptable minimum level of education Bachelor’s
Acceptable minimum years of experience
Acceptable minimum years of experience 2 years
Additional Job Information
Candidates who apply on or before Tuesday, August 27th will receive priority review.
Additional Preferred Qualifications
- Masters with 1 year of experience
Salary Information
- Salary is complemented by a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, retirement, tuition, and paid time off.
The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.
Duties / Responsibilities
Advise, mentor, and supervise students
- The Assistant Director proactively builds mentoring relationships and advocates for the needs of students from diverse groups across the University.
- The Assistant Director maintains an active presence and supports students involved with various identity-based student organizations.
- The Assistant Director also advises students involved with the Diversity Scholars program and supervises students working and volunteering with the IDEA Center.
Educational Programming and Engagement
- The Assistant Director will develop, manage, and assess programs that provide support to diverse student groups.
- The Assistant Director will coordinate large-scale events including the Multicultural Fair and the Excellence in IDEA Awards and Graduation Ceremony.
- The Assistant Director will also create, facilitate, implement, and assess diversity education sessions and large-scale events that engage members from across the campus community.
Direct the marketing, operational, and administrative aspects for the IDEA Center
- The Assistant Director manages the social media accounts for the IDEA Center, manages the IDEA Center SharePoint and Teams sites, assists with scheduling meetings, manages the IDEA Center budget, creates contracts for outside vendors, creates agendas for team meetings and council meetings, creates room reservations, etc.
Direct International Student Services and related activities
- The Assistant Director directs all aspects of International Student Services by providing programs to support international students at PSU .
- The Assistant Director will serve as a designated school official ( DSO ).
- The Assistant Director will plan international student orientation and be responsible for coordinating International Education Week programming.
- The Assistant Director will also be knowledgeable of study abroad opportunities and working closely with the UNH Study Abroad Office.
- The Assistant Director also manages the international student services budget.
Promote a campus culture of inclusion, diversity, equity, and access
- The Assistant Director serves as a key leader and representative of the IDEA Center within the campus community and beyond.
- The Assistant Director will direct all aspects of the Center in the absence of the Chief Diversity Officer.
- The Assistant Director helps to assess data gained from campus climate surveys and diversity education sessions to inform strategic planning to advance inclusion, diversity, equity, and access. The Assistant Director also supports the Bias Incident Response efforts by triaging reported incidents and ensuring that individuals involved are treated with dignity and respect.
- Represent the IDEA Center by serving on university committees as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
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