Job Description:

The Director of Community Partnerships for the Division of Government Relations and Public Affairs is responsible for providing university-wide leadership to UMass Boston’s extensive and wide-ranging partnerships with community groups and agencies at the local, state, regional, national, and global levels. The director provides oversight and support to existing partnerships and assists in the development of new partnerships; develops the strategy and protocols for working with community partners and acts as a liaison for community initiatives at the university; coordinates a wide range of community-focused projects our faculty, students and staff are engaged in and facilitate connections to and among partnerships; manages all aspects of The Office of Community Partnerships which functions as a one-stop source of information about the university’s community partnership work for internal and external stakeholders; consults with Vice Chancellors, Deans, faculty, and staff to assist departments as necessary to complete goals; works with the Director of Communications and Director of Marketing to promote community partnership activities; works with key stakeholders to develop special initiatives that address the strategic priorities of the campus; works with the university’s academic leadership, including chairs and directors, deans, the provost, and faculty to support efforts in Academic Affairs to build capacity across the faculty to integrate civic engagement into teaching and research; and in partnership with the Director of Community Engagement & Student Leadership, assists academic leadership in the development of standards and policies for service-learning as well as for recognizing and rewarding community partnership and engagement work in all of its scholarly and educational forms.

Requirements:

Masters Degree in public administration, business or related field required. Minimum of 5-10 years related work experience in a non-profit, higher education or other public organization required. Must have the ability to work independently and communicate effectively. Must have a commitment to cultivating social responsibility, cultural awareness, and civic engagement and be able to work with diverse constituencies to achieve goals. Excellent written and oral communication skills required; demonstrated ability to facilitate collaborative partnerships. Demonstrated knowledge of how to develop and maintain reciprocal campus-community partnerships.

Additional Information:
Among the procedures which may be used to select personnel to fill vacant positions are review of work experience, reference checks, and interviews. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to age, race, color, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability or status as a Vietnam era or disabled veteran. All appointments and promotions will be effective on a Sunday.

Application Instructions:

Please apply online with your resume, cover letter and list of three professional references.

• Professional. Non union. Benefited.
• Full time.

• Hiring Range: $65,000-$80,000.

• State funded

Closing Date for Applications October 1st, 2010