Director, Women's Outreach and Advocacy Center

Community College of Philadelphia

Community College of Philadelphia is dedicated to promoting a work environment that attracts and retains talented and diverse faculty and staff, and which challenges each of us to achieve at the highest level while contributing to the mission of the College. We value and support a culturally diverse and intellectually dynamic community to prepare our students for global citizenship. Join us as we transition from our first 50 years into the next and build upon a legacy that will impact the city of Philadelphia and beyond.

Community College of Philadelphia is seeking to fill a Director, Women's Outreach and Advocacy Center position. The Director, Women's Outreach and Advocacy Center provides leadership and advocacy in the development of programs, services, and research that addresses the needs, interests, and concerns of women students at the College. The Director oversees the operation of the Women's Outreach and Advocacy Center and ensures its growth and development as a resource and referral center for women. This position also works with internal and external partners to enhance the campus climate for women (with an emphasis on gender and equity).

For a complete position description, and to apply online, please visit our career site at jobs.ccp.edu, or click the “Apply” button.

Community College of Philadelphia recognizes that our employees are important and vital to our success. We offer a high-quality, comprehensive program of benefits, which represents an important component of total compensation.

Our benefits include:

• Medical, dental, and prescription drug plans for employee and all of their eligible family members
• College-paid life and disability insurance
• College closes for Winter Break the week between Christmas and New Years and for a week in March for Spring Break
• Tuition remission (for classes at the College)
• Forgivable tuition loan (for classes at any accredited academic institution)
• 403(b) retirement plan with 10% College contribution
• Healthcare and Dependent Care flexible spending accounts
• College operates on a 4-day work week during the summer months
• Paid vacation plus holiday and personal time off

Community College of Philadelphia is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required. Any and all degrees must be from a recognized institutional accreditor.

• Three (3) years of relevant experience in an academic or community setting required.

• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement educational programs that address women's issues required.

• Strong leadership, organizational and administrative skills required.

• Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office Word, Excel and Outlook.

• Prior supervisory experience required.

• Prior experience managing budgets required.

• Ability to work independently and take initiative required.

• Experience working with diverse groups of women required.

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to articulate women's issues to diverse audiences required.

• Demonstrated ability to foster collaboration required.

• Knowledge of women's issues and demonstrated experience promoting issues related to women in an academic setting required.


Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Women's Studies, Counseling, Social Work, Education or a closely related field preferred.

• Current experience working in a women's center and or multicultural center preferred.

• Higher education experience preferred.

• Banner experience preferred.

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