Duke University:
Duke University was created in 1924 through an indenture of trust by James Buchanan Duke. Today, Duke is regarded as one of America’s leading research universities. Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke is positioned in the heart of the Research Triangle, which is ranked annually as one of the best places in the country to work and live. Duke has more than 15,000 students who study and conduct research in its 10 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. With about 40,000 employees, Duke is the third largest private employer in North Carolina, and it now has international programs in more than 150 countries.
Scope of Responsibilities
The Assistant Director provides programs and services in the areas of community engagement, multicultural education, social justice education, and leadership development. They are knowledgeable of the histories, cultural and developmental issues of Native American/Indigenous, Black, Latinx, Asian/American Pacific Islander (A/API) and multi-racial/multi-ethnic communities. The assistant director’s role focuses on the A/API at Duke University. They collaborate with Student Affairs units and academic departments when appropriate. The Assistant Director advises student organizations and also acts as liaison among Center for Multicultural Affairs and various university administrative offices and academic departments as well as the Durham community and professional organizations. The campus and Durham community’s associations empower the Assistant Director to develop and apply latest knowledge and research in education and training. Reports to Associate Director.
DUTIES
Programming (35%)
- Develop and implement annual programming and other traditional programs
- Plan and implement major programs including cultural graduation and award ceremonies, orientation events, and supporting heritage months (lead A/APIHM planning committee)
- Engage graduate/professional students by sharing campus resources and creating community with their peers as well as with undergraduate students.
- Design and implement CMA programming with a focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice.
Outreach/Consultation/Advising (30%)
- Advising
- Advises Duke’s key cultural student organizations on best practices of diversity, equity, and belonging initiatives for Asian/American and Pacific Islander student organizations and
- other cultural diasporic communities with emphasis on community development and identity formation.
- Provide counseling on an individual basis and on-going advocacy on pertinent issues affiliated with the students that we serve.
- Consultation
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- Provides consultation on an individual basis and on-going advocacy for cultural communities particularly A/API communities to ensure the quality of their academic, social and personal experience.
- Support alumni affinity groups in collaboration with Duke Alumni Association.
- Provide consultation to student organizations coordinating programs related to social justice and multicultural education.
- Collaboration, Partnerships, and Campus Involvement
- Initiate new and supports on-going programming with various racial, cultural and ethnic student communities, including educating the majority student population to increase awareness and sensitivity to the needs of marginalized student communities at Duke.
- Serve on recruiting and interviewing committees within the University as time allows.
- Serve on various university committees on behalf of CMA.
Marketing and Communications (20%)
- Support the overall vision and execution of the marketing and communications effort;
- Responsibilities may include creation of and weekly dissemination of the CMA newsletter;
- Ensuring that the CMA listserv is current and that the newsletter content is reflective of an effective, efficient and engaging email newsletter for our audiences;
- Support strengthening the presence and influence of student organizations’ events educating the community;
- Support creating visual platforms (photography, videos, etc that help create compelling narratives re: CMA’s mission.
Professional Development (15%)
- Supervision
- Supervises and guides the Center’s graduate and undergraduate student staff team on building and executing student-led initiatives on multicultural awareness, community building, and identity formation.
- Training & Presentations
- Assist with campus programming; participate in divisional, state, regional, and national professional training opportunities:
- Keep abreast of latest knowledge and research in multicultural education, community engagement, and leadership development.
- Attend training and conducts presentations at regional and national professional organizations, e.g., National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher
Education, and North Carolina Diversity and Inclusion Partners.
General Qualifications
- Master’s Degree preferred.
- At least three years’ experience in program administration, higher education
- Preferred three years’ experience in multicultural affairs, community engagement, and leadership development.
Specific Skills and Competencies
- Outstanding oral and written communication skills
- High level planning and organizational skills
- Computer literacy, including familiarity with social media.
- Expertise in delivering program and education services to diverse population
- Ability to acknowledge, affirm and advocate for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) communities.
- Sense of humor
Minimum Qualifications
Education
Work requires analytical, communications and organizational skills generally acquired through completion of a bachelor's degree program.
Experience
Work generally requires two years experience in personnel, college or OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE university administration, or a related field to acquire skills necessary to provide program management, advising and general administrative support.
Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
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