Assistant Director, Native American Initiatives

ABOUT POMONA COLLEGE:  Located near Los Angeles, California, Pomona College is widely regarded as one of the nation's premier liberal arts colleges. Established in 1887, Pomona College is known for small classes, a challenging curriculum, close relationships between students and faculty, and a range of student research and leadership opportunities. Pomona is a member of The Claremont Colleges.

POSITION SUMMARY: The Pomona Assistant Director fosters mutually beneficial exchanges among community members, students, faculty, and staff in order to support educational outreach initiatives, community-based research and learning, and other community engagement activities, in direct support of local Native American community needs and assets.

Reporting directly to the Associate Dean and Director of the Asian American Resource Center (AARC), the Assistant Director performs the following duties and responsibilities:

• Act as mentor and advocate to ensure the holistic success of Native students and Native student groups at Pomona College.  Maintain relationships and partnerships with local Native communities and programs. Develop and implement an assessment to understand Native student success through institutional supports such as a need for an on-campus Native Center or other best practices. Provide input for ethical and cultural protocols with involved students and the larger Native community for: Conducting assessment and evaluation of Native Initiative programs and population needs including for the purposes of institutional reporting, fundraising, management and recruitment and retention of Native students. Maintain data on community-based activities and placements and assisting with reporting.

Work closely with the Pomona College’s Office of Admissions and other administrative offices to recruit greater numbers of Native students to Pomona College and ensure their success.  Contribute to the growth of the intellectual and academic life surrounding Native and Indigenous frameworks, Native American Indigenous Studies, and other relevant opportunities. Supervise student workers in support of Native programming and initiatives. Manage program financial records including budget reports, requests for checks and grant reports and reconcile the program’s expenditures. Support the development of student learning outcomes and assessments as aligned with the division of student affairs. QUALIFICATIONS: Master’s degree preferred in a related field; Doctorate degree preferred.  A valid driver’s license is required or equivalent means of reliable transportation to off-site meetings and events.  A minimum of 5 years of experience working with native/indigenous students, native/indigenous community partners, nonprofit organizations and/or local community members particularly in service learning or social justice related programs. Demonstrated knowledge of a range of aspects of community-based work including, but not limited to community organizing, organizational development, community development, or student development.

New employees are required to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or request a Pomona College-approved medical or religious exemption on or before their first day of employment.  If you are unable to do so, at the College’s sole discretion, it will work with you to reasonably adjust your start date.  Please let your HR Business Partner know if you are unable to provide proof of vaccination or want to request a religious or medical exemption before or on your first day of employment.  Note that if you request a religious or medical exemption, it may delay your start date so that we can review and discuss your request. 

As a California employer, Pomona College requires all employees to be residents of California.  

REQUIRED HOURS:  The regular hours for this full time position are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday. Weekend and evening work hours may be required. Travel may be required.  Regular hours may vary due to needs of the College or division.

ADDITIONAL POSITION DETAILS: Regular, full-time, exempt position.  Starting pay rate: $72,296 per year.

TO APPLY: For full consideration, please submit your resume and cover letter. You may submit both resume and cover letter as one attachment in the My Experience section of the application under the "resume/CV" upload section, or as separate attachments. Once you submit your application, you will not be able to attach additional documents.

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POMONA COLLEGE REWARDS: Pomona College offers a wide variety of benefits and perks including health, dental, and vision plan options; paid time off; flexible spending accounts; retirement benefits; tuition assistance; fitness and wellness programs; rideshare incentives; and so much more! 

Pomona College prides itself in being an open, competitive, and equal opportunity employer.