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POSITION DESCRIPTION
UCLA’s Center for Community Engagement seeks a creative and collaborative academic administrator to serve as Associate Director for Strategic Initiatives. Reporting to the Director of the Center for Community Engagement, the Associate Director works strategically to advance community-engaged scholarship, teaching and learning at UCLA. The Associate Director works closely with the Director to guide implementation of strategic priorities for the Center and as articulated in the UCLA Strategic Plan relating to advancing community-engaged research and teaching, collection of data and assessing impact. This individual supports the effort to increase resources for the Center for Community Engagement and community-engaged scholarship and teaching more broadly through grant writing and donor cultivation. This individual also contributes to teaching in the interdisciplinary Community Engagement and Social Change minor.

QUALIFICATIONS
The candidate must have a doctoral degree; demonstrated knowledge of the field of civic/community engagement in higher education; experience working in the field of civic/community engagement in higher education; strong written and oral communication skills; outstanding interpersonal skills to bring together multiple stakeholders to facilitate effective collaboration to advance engaged scholarship, teaching and learning; and demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. The ideal candidate should have demonstrated evidence of strategic thinking and leadership; teaching and research expertise within community engagement and higher education; experience working within university shared governance to advance engaged scholarship and teaching; and experience in development and/or grant writing.
Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Position salary range is $87,628 to 120,265/year.

This is a full-time (100% time) position, with a projected start date of December 1, 2023.
By October 6, 2023, interested candidates should submit a letter of application that specifically addresses the position's responsibilities and the required/preferred qualifications stated above; a current CV; a statement of experience in teaching; a statement of contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion; and the names, addresses, email addresses and phone numbers of three references, through the UCLA Academic Recruit portal: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF08796

UCLA is an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) that seeks to recruit diverse candidates who share our institutional commitment to fostering learning and community-building in an inclusive and equitable environment.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California Nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: UC Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policy.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy.