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Associate Director, Student Center for Diversity and Inclusion

Employer
Drexel University
Location
Pennsylvania, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Sep 2, 2022

Job Details

Job Summary

The Associate Director of the Student Center for Diversity and Inclusion (SCDI) supports Drexel University’s commitment to being a welcoming, inclusive, respectful, engaging, and diverse community. In partnership with Drexel Student Life team, the Associate Director will advise over 30 identity-focused and spiritual and religious based student groups. The Associate Director will support programming provides, but not limited to, those who identify as LGBTQA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Gender Non-Binary, and Queer/Questioning, Asexual) and ALANA (African, Latino/a, Asian and Native American) students.

This role reports to the Executive Director of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (DIB), a position that jointly sits within Drexel’s Office of Equity and Diversity (OED); and the Division of Enrollment Management & Student Success (EMSS). The Associate Director is required to work some evenings and weekends.

Essential Functions
  • Promote a sense of belonging through interaction with students, student leaders, and the SCDI staff.
  • Partner and collaborate with key offices and affinity groups to program, amplify cross-cultural awareness, and build an inclusive and welcoming environment.
  • Serve as Chair for the SCDI Advisory Board to gain insight from the larger Drexel community, assess needs, and work collaboratively to enhance the student experience.
  • Supervise Assistant Director of the SCDI and student staff on programming initiatives and management of resources in the SCDI.
  • Partner with Student Success team to run, staff, and sustain Mario’s Market (food pantry).
  • Work collaboratively with the Executive Director of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging and OED to support the University Chaplains team and the student leadership from Spiritual and Religious Life (SRL) student organizations.
  • Assist in the management of services and programs designed to increase the recruitment, retention, matriculation, and graduation of a diverse population including Accepted Student Days, Move In, Welcome Week, Commencement, etc.
  • Coordinate large-scale programmatic efforts such as Transgender Day of Remembrance, The Ball, LUNA, Drag Show, and other community celebrations.
  • In coordination with the EMSS Communications and Marketing team, work to develop web and social media presence for the SCDI and SRL.
  • Oversight of department budget.
  • Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
  • Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree.
  • Minimum of 3 years of progressive higher education experience.
  • Ability to work some nights and weekends.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Master's Degree.
Location

University City, Philadelphia PA

Additional Information

This position is classified as Exempt with a salary grade of L. For more information regarding Drexel’s Professional Staff salary structure, https://drexel.edu/hr/career/ducomp/salstructure/

Special Instructions to the Applicant

Please make sure you upload your CV/resume and cover letter when submitting your application.

Review of applicants will begin once a suitable candidate pool is identified.

Advertised:Sep 2 2022 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close:Nov 3 2022 Eastern Daylight Time

Company

Drexel University

Founded in 1891 in Philadelphia, Drexel is a comprehensive global R1-level research university with a unique model of experiential learning that combines academic rigor with one of the nation’s premier cooperative education programs.

Drexel University is an urban research university that integrates education, scholarship, diverse partnerships, and our global community to address society’s most pressing challenges through an inclusive learning environment, immersive experiential learning, external partnerships, transdisciplinary and applied research, and creative activity. We prepare graduates of diverse backgrounds to become purpose-driven professionals and agents for positive change

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