Assistant Director for Multicultural Programs and Intercultural Engagement

Working Title: Assistant Director for Multicultural Programs and Intercultural Engagement

State Role Title:N/A

Position Type:Administrative & Professional (Non-teaching Faculty)

Position Status: Full-Time

College/Division: Accessibility and Belonging

Department: 100154 - Ctr for Multicultural Student Services

Pay Rate:Maximum Starting

Specify Range or Amount: $55,000

Is this a JMU only position?No

Is this a grant-funded position?No

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position?No

Beginning Review Date:08/09/2024

About JMU:

Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are
Located in the heart of Virginia's beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. With a population of just over 53,000, Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels. The university is committed to expanding diversity, fostering equity and inclusion, and supporting superlative teaching and scholarship. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.

General Information:

The Center for Multicultural Student Services (CMSS) within the Division of Student Affairs at James Madison University invites applications for the position of Assistant Director for Multicultural Programs. This position resides within the Division of Student Affairs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

#1: Departmental Functions:

• Lead and manage the process of building professional mentor/coach-like relationships with students through various interactions, identify their needs, areas for growth and development, and use it to drive decision making for services offered and to make appropriate referrals to campus resources etc.
• Develop, lead, manage and plan all Cultural Heritage Months and Education/social programs for the department and coordinate the creation of thorough marketing materials (With Student Affairs Communications and Marketing) and advertisement for said programs. The assistant director will be responsible for developing and executing intentional programming opportunities to increase intercultural knowledge and awareness through the celebration and recognition of approximately 10 cultural heritage months each year. Programming may include both educational and social events (e.g., panel discussion, intergroup dialogues, workshops, trainings, festivals, cookouts, tabling, luncheons, cultural dinners etc.)
  • Create opportunities for students, which foster an inclusive environment for engaged learning and educational experiences to explore multiple ethnic, and cultural identity groups and perspectives.
  • Evaluate and determine which co-curricular programs are relevant, impactful and intentional to students' identities, holistic student development, and sense of belonging.
  • Maintaining of partnerships: communicating with student organizations, faculty and campus partners to include multiple voices and perspectives into programming. The AD should seek to gauge students' interest in programming strategies and solicit their participation and buy in, to ensure that programming is centered around student needs.
• Lead "We are JMU-An Introduction to Inclusion" for incoming first year and transfer students during Weeks of Welcome
  • Independently responsible for working with the Orientation & Transfer Programs Office to lead seminar orientation sessions for 5K+ incoming and transfer students.
  • Manage the recruitment and training for 50+ faculty and staff facilitators to facilitate multiple We are JMU sessions during orientation.
  • Lead the efforts to design, assess, and modify the orientation session curriculum.
  • Manage and work to determine the data collection process for pre and post surveys, their analysis and reporting.
• Oversee all planning and logistics for the department's MLK Celebration and Intercultural graduation celebrations.
• Oversee and recommend programming for the affinity cultural lounge spaces within CMSS.
• Manage budget and resources for programming areas according to all university and State policies.
• Assist and provide support to the Diversity Educational Empowerment Program (D.E.E.P. Impact)
  • As necessary, guest lecture in the HRD 123: Developing Multicultural Competency for Effective Facilitation course.
• Assists with other departmental, campus-wide, local community programming efforts: For example,
  • JMU Homecoming, admissions recruitment, Overnight at Madison, Pre-orientation programs, travel with students, etc.

#2: Staffing & Supervision

• The Assistant Director has direct supervision and responsibility for the recruitment, hiring, selection process, and training of the Coordinator for Affinity Cultural Spaces and Student Success.
• Supervision includes weekly 1-1 meetings, training, coaching and mentoring.

#3: Assessment
The Assistant Director will:

• Develop goals and learning outcomes for all programming and initiatives they oversee, using the Curricular Approach, best practices, research/assessment data, experiential knowledge and complete both evaluation and assessment of each.
• Work alongside the Associate Director for Cultural Education, D.E.E.P. Impact and Engagement, to co-lead all assessment efforts, in the department, in collaboration with the Student Affairs Assessment Committee and in partnership with CARS for multicultural / intercultural programming, engagement, initiatives and education.
• Prepare annual reports and assist with departmental program reviews and evaluations as directed.

#4: Staff Training

• Onboard and train Coordinator for Affinity Cultural Spaces & Student Success and additional direct reports.
• Serve as the CMSS representative on the Student Affairs employee training committee.
• Assist CMSS directors with Training for CMSS student staff (e.g., Creating, enhancing, evaluating, and assessing training by using research, data, best practices from professional association, experiential knowledge etc.).
• Assist the Associate Director in developing and facilitating diversity education & training and presentations across the JMU enterprise as needed. (e.g., content development, delivery, and occasionally providing consultations to campus constituents on critical/field-specific inquiries/needs.)

Qualifications:

Required:

• A master's degree in college student personnel administration or relevant field
• Knowledge of issues relating to historically underrepresented and marginalized communities and ability to work effectively with diverse groups of people
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, supervisory and organizational skills
• Experience with student development and group facilitation

Preferred:

• Experience working with diverse populations in a collegiate setting
• The ability to coordinate large-scale events and partnerships
• Knowledge of assessment as it relates to student learning and development

Additional Posting Information:

JMU's Dual Career and Community Resources Program is available for candidates that will be relocating to the area. For more information, please visit https://bit.ly/2OTF1NG.

Conditions of Employment:

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison University uses the E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

EEO Statement:

James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, parental status, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status.

We promote access, inclusion and diversity for all students, faculty, staff, constituents and programs, believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.

Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Office for Equal Opportunity: (540) 568-6991.

Reasonable Accommodation:

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance searching or applying for jobs please contact us at (540) 568-3597 or jobs@jmu.edu. You may also visit the JMU Human Resource Office, located at 752 Ott Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 and we will be happy to assist you.