• Job Description

  Req#: JR101615
  Job Requisition:
  JR101615 Assistant Director (Open)
  
  Job Posting Title:
  Assistant Director
  
  Department:
  CC00025 WM001 | SVSA | Civic & Community Engagement
  
  Job Family:
  Staff - Student Engagement
  
  Worker Sub-Type:
  Regular (benefited)
  
  Job Requisition Primary Location:
  Sadler Center Rm 290
  
  Primary Job Posting Location:
  William & Mary
  
  Job Description Summary:
  Together with members of William & Mary and our broader communities, we cultivate equitable and transformational relationships and provide programming and resources for students to become lifelong community-centered leaders.
  
  Reporting to the Director of Civic & Community Engagement, the Assistant Director advances Civic & Community Engagement efforts by managing civic engagement initiatives including the Civic Action Scorecard and voter engagement, executing signature campus-community events, and promoting active citizenship across campus. The Assistant Director oversees the GivePulse platform, leveraging data to guide decision-making and improve campus-community collaboration as well as communication efforts to better engage stakeholders and share the impact of our work.
  
  Job Description:
  
  Required Qualifications:
  
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
  • Strong event coordination and/or project management skills.
  • Experience advising, training, or leading students or volunteers.
  • Ability to manage and effectively communicate data.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to build effective collaborative partnerships.
  • Commitment to civic learning, democratic engagement, and ethical community partnerships.
  
  
  Preferred Qualifications:
  
  • Master's degree in a field related to student development.
  • Experience designing and implementing community engagement, service-learning, or civic leadership programming.
  • Experience with GivePulse or similar engagement tracking platforms.
  • Experience managing large-scale events, conferences, or workshops.
  • Experience with assessment of student learning and/or community impact.
  • Ability to facilitate groups toward shared goals.
  
  
  Conditions of Employment:
  
  This position may require additional hours beyond the typical work week, to include occasional overnight and weekend work as needed to meet the business needs of the operation.
  
  Duties:
  
  30%- Campus & Community Initiatives:
  
  • Execute major community partnership programming including bi-annual service carnival and partnership forum and annual workshop to showcase opportunities and strengthen the connections between community partners and campus stakeholders and resources
  • Produce issue education events which highlight community partners and opportunities to engage, such as a quarterly community speaker series
  • Participate in community events as representative of Civic & Community Engagement and William & Mary as appropriate, sharing opportunities to engage and learning about community needs
  • Execute annual Active Citizens Conference to engage students from W&M and the region in practices, strategies, and reflections on social change and civic leadership
  • Manage award and recognition processes which highlight student, staff, and partner exemplars, including James Monroe Prize, President's Award for Service, John Lewis Award, and Active Citizenship Awards
  • Administer the community internships program including processes for selecting placements and interns, funding distribution, and tracking student and community outcomes
  
  
  30%- Civic Engagement:
  
  • Advance and maintain the Civic Action Scorecard, including promoting the resource, managing data, and elevating the outcomes
  • Design and implement campus-wide civic engagement opportunities which align with the Civic Action Scorecard (e.g. Constitution Day, a facilitated dialogue, service days, or pluralism workshop)
  • Convene voter engagement committee and coordinate voter engagement partnerships and programming, including voter registration efforts and participation in national voter engagement efforts
  • Advise and supervise civic engagement student leaders, including Voter Engagement committee
  
  
  20%- GivePulse:
  
  • Serve as primary administrator and point of contact for GivePulse, campus-wide community engagement technology platform, including with W&M IT and Procurement
  • Enhance GivePulse outreach and resources to increase campus-community engagement and optimize usage
  • Utilize the data collected in W&M GivePulse to better inform decisions and reporting on W&M community engagement from the individual to institutional level
  
  
  10%- Communications & Marketing:
  
  • Produce high-quality communications and marketing material that tell the story of Civic & Community Engagement, engage stakeholders, and share opportunities to participate
  • Develop and implement department communication plan and contribute to division and institutional communication and marketing efforts
  
  
  10%- Departmental, Division, and Institutional Citizenship:
  
  • Contribute to other priorities and initiatives of the department such as integration of civic learning and action goals, assessment, partnership development, student advising, and strategic planning
  • Engage in professional development and learn about trends, strategies, and best practices in the field
  • Other duties as assigned
  
  
  Hiring Range: $55,000 up to $58,000 commensurate with experience & internal alignment.
  
  Additional Job Description:
  
  For full consideration, please upload a Resume, Cover Letter, and an additional document answering the following question:
  
  In no more than 100 words, please share a message you would use to encourage William & Mary students to vote in an upcoming election.
  
  Please note: No more than 5 individual documents may be uploaded into the upload field provided. Each individual file must not exceed a size limit of 5MB. If necessary, candidates may compress multiple files into a single zip file for upload.
  
  Benefits Summary Statement
  
  William & Mary offers our employees a full array of benefits including retirement, health insurance with options for expanded dental and vision along with group and optional life insurance with coverage for spouse and children, flexible spending accounts, and an EAP (Employee Assistance Program).
  
  Our employees enjoy additional university benefits such as educational assistance, professional development, wellness benefits, and a robust holiday schedule. All employees have access to fitness facilities on campus. Staff members also have access to the university libraries, and much more. To learn more, go to: https://www.wm.edu/offices/hr/currentemployees/benefits/index.php
  
  Job Profile:
  JP0537 - Student Activities Officer - Exempt - Salary - S08
  
  Qualifications:
  
  Compensation Grade:
  S08
  
  Recruiting Start Date:
  2026-04-24
  
  Review Date:
  
  Position Restrictions:
  Continuing E&G funded position and not term-limited
  
  EEO is the Law. Applicants can learn more about William & Mary's status as an equal opportunity employer by viewing the "Know Your Rights" poster published by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. https:// www.eeoc.gov/know-your-rights-workplace-discrimination-illegal
  
  Background Check: William & Mary is committed to providing a safe campus community. W&M conducts background investigations for applicants being considered for employment. Background investigations include reference checks, a criminal history record check, and when appropriate, a financial (credit) report or driving history check.
  
  Remote Work Disclaimer: Remote work eligibility is not guaranteed and is subject to approval. Employee eligibility depends on the likelihood of the employee succeeding in a remote work arrangement and the supervisor's ability to manage remote workers. Departments and/or Human Resources may amend, alter, change, delete, or modify eligibility.

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