Assistant Director, Learning for Life

Assistant Director, Learning for Life

Student Success

Rhode Island College

Rhode Island College invites applicants for the position of Assistant Director, Learning for Life. This is a full-time, calendar year, continuing position.

The Learning for Life Assistant Director will work with the Director to ensure that all Learning for Life (L4L) network goals and objectives to support underrepresented students to complete college are realized. The Assistant Director will oversee, coordinate, and facilitate day-to-day network operations and activities including triage of emergent student concerns and linkage to emergency resources. The Assistant Director’s duties include financial management from multiple funding sources; oversight of special projects; student outreach and recruitment; student worker/ graduate assistant/ intern development and supervision; timely reporting; and coordination of training and other network activities.

Rhode Island College is a regional comprehensive public college that serves approximately 6,400 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students through its five schools: The Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development, the School of Business, the School of Nursing and the School of Social Work. Established in 1854, we are Rhode Island’s first public institution of higher education. 

Required qualifications:

• MSW degree or Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Three years of demonstrated experience in program and grant management.
• Progressive leadership and supervisory skills.      
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse group of faculty, staff, and students.
• Demonstrated project and grant management experience.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working in a higher education setting
• Experience collaborating on interdisciplinary teams
• Multilingual

Application deadline: 12/6/2022

Proposed starting salary: $57,116-$79,986

For a full job description, which includes additional responsibilities and requirements for the position and application procedures, see https://employment.ric.edu/.  Candidates must apply on-line, using Rhode Island College’s PeopleAdmin Applicant Tracking system.   

As an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity institution that values and is committed to inclusion and expanding the diversity of its faculty and staff, the College invites members of protected classes, including minorities and persons with disabilities, to identify themselves as such at the time of application.

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