About Mills College:
Located in Oakland, California, in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area, Mills College is a liberal arts college for women and gender non-binary students, with graduate programs for all genders. Consistently ranked one of the top master's universities and one of the best value colleges in the West by U.S. News & World Report, Mills also has been named one of the Best Colleges in the nation by The Princeton Review. The Mills experience is distinguished by small, interactive classes, one-on-one attention from exceptional faculty, a culture of creative experimentation, and cutting-edge interdisciplinary learning opportunities which empower students to make a statement in their careers and communities. As one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country, we have a strong record of academic success with first-generation students, students of color, Latinx students, LGBTQ students, and other underrepresented students. Mills College has recently become a Hispanic Serving Institution. Applicants with expertise and experience in supporting and promoting success for Latina/o students are encouraged to apply.

Mills College encourages diversity in hiring and particularly welcomes applications and nominations from women, gender non-binary individuals, and minorities. Mills College seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to equity, inclusion, and social justice and our desire to maintain the excellence of our faculty. In so doing, we offer our students not only the opportunity to learn about varied disciplines but to engage with diverse perspectives and ways of knowing and learning. For more information, please visit https://www.mills.edu/

Job Description:

Summary of Position:

Reporting to the Director of the Center for Student Leadership, Equity and Excellence, the Assistant Director provides programmatic development and administrative leadership with a focus on social justice, equity, and inclusion. The Assistant Director plays an important role in engaging all students in community building and personal development that will enrich their lives and help them thrive on a diverse campus. The position will focus on building community and support for student academic and personal growth, to foster increased understanding of self-identity and the societal, institutional, and structural contexts, and to encourage connections to and engagement with the larger Mills community. This position also organizes robust leadership opportunities in service-based partnerships in the Oakland and surrounding bay area community.

Essential Job Functions:

Program Functions

Develop and implement a comprehensive leadership and social justice education curriculum for students, including programs and resources that allow members of the Mills College community to reflect, enhance awareness, and develop strategies around social justice and inclusion (workshops, inter-group dialogues, and identity-based support groups).

Steward the leadership development of students utilizing leadership development models that focus on holistic growth in individuals and connectedness to identity and community where experiences are intentionally and developmentally structured to allow students to grow in skills and levels of engagement from emerging to advanced

Advise a variety of student organizations across diverse identities and groups such as students of color, undocumented students, and LGBTQ students.

Cultivate community service leadership opportunities for the student community with a focus on the Oakland and surrounding bay area community.

Lead faculty, staff, and students in collaborative signature events that foster a sense of belonging such as affinity and social justice outcomes such as welcome receptions, open houses, graduation ceremonies and guest speakers.

Work closely with Student Life Departments and other departments across the College as necessary to facilitate diversity and social justice programming for students

Work closely with Division of Student Life units, Department of Ethnic Studies, support staff, and other departments on social justice and inclusion objectives.

Develop ally building programs and curriculum for the various identity based ally educational programs.

Coordinate with the Student Activities Coordinator to implement an integrated student programming model

Supervise, train and evaluate student program assistants and supervised professional staff

Be available to students and the larger Mills community via regularly scheduled office hours.

In partnership with the center staff manage lounges for ethnic and cultural based student groups

Administrative Functions

Fiscal management in areas of responsibility which includes planning, directing, and controlling financial resources and reconciling expenses in Concur.

Oversees the visibility and accessibility of the Center, including coordinating promotion of the Center through tabling, online newsletters, email lists, print advertising, and social media outreach.

Under the direction of the Director, represent the Center on Student Life, campus-wide, and departmental committees as assigned.

Conducts assessment of student programming and makes data driven decisions.

Prepare reports and publications as required, e.g., operations, programming, assessment and administrative reports

Perform related duties as needed.

Requirements:

Knowledge of:

At least 3-5 years of professional experience leadership development, community development, social justice education and diversity initiatives or related areas.

Knowledge of and practice engaging in social justice work regarding power and privilege dynamics

Knowledge and experience of current practices and theories in student affairs in higher education, including student leadership/student development.

Skills/Abilities:

Ability to facilitate dialogues with differing perspectives around issues of diversity and inclusion.

Experience in developing programs and activities that encourage student success; ability to lead collaborative groups; demonstrated presentation and project management skills; demonstrated interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills; multicultural competence and computer literacy are required.

Ability to work independently and with good judgment to manage a complex job involving ambiguous tasks, multiple responsibilities and an irregular and unpredictable schedule.

Excellent interpersonal, organizational and written/verbal communication skills with ability to work both collaboratively and independently and develop strong relationships with students, staff, and faculty, interact at all levels with campus and community constituents and stakeholders.

Experience working with diverse populations and a demonstrated understanding of the issues faced by students who are members of underrepresented groups

Ability to effectively and creatively use technology.

Experience working with diverse populations and a demonstrated understanding of the issues faced by students who are members of underrepresented groups

Ability to work evenings and weekends as needed.

Education and Training:

Masters required, (If the applicant does not have a Masters degree, position is contingent on receipt of degree within the first three years of employment)

At least 5 years professional experience in student leadership and/or student development.

Physical, Mental and Environmental Demands:

Ability to lift up to 40 pounds.

Standing for long periods of time (2-3 times per academic year, particularly during Orientation, Convocation, and Commencement).

Occasionally work outdoors, depending on programming, possibly in inclement weather.

Work primarily involves sitting for long hours and using office equipment.

The incumbent will often spend long hours on the computer answering emails.

Work often requires bending to adjust or work with office equipment.

Work occasionally requires physical exertion such as lifting heavy objects over 40 pounds.

The incumbent will be located in a busy, open office area. Interruptions and meeting with a variety of people will be required on a regular basis.

There are a number of deadlines associated with this position, which may cause significant stress.

Ability to work some evenings and weekends as needed.

This position description is not intended to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties, or responsibilities. Additional duties may be assigned based on business operational needs.

Additional Information:

This is a full-time, exempt position with an FTE of 1.0. Salary is commensurate with experience, and includes an excellent benefits package including medical/dental/vision/life/LTD insurance, 403(b) retirement plan with college-matching after 6 month qualifying period, 10 days of vacation for year one, 15 days of vacation for years 2-10, and 22 days of vacation years 10+ plus, 12 sick days and 17 paid holidays (subject to annual review). Staff members also receive free admission to campus events, use of the pool, fitness center, and tennis courts. Tuition remission is also available after an introductory period. Voluntary benefits include: pet insurance, long-term care insurance, legal-assistance insurance, cellular provider discounts and computer hardware discounts.

Mills College does not permit discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religious creed, color, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, age, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity. For more information on Mills non-discrimination policy, please go to https://www.mills.edu/policies/ada-policies/nondiscrimination-statement.php.

All positions are subject to a background check. Prior to the first date of employment, an applicants background check must be cleared.

Application Instructions:

To apply, submit the following documents at http://mills.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=114047

Employee Application

Resume

Cover Letter and

Contact Information for 3 References

Please note that you can only upload 6 "Other" documents. You can consolidate multiple pages/documents into one file upload. The file size limit for each upload is 10Mb.

Review of applicants will begin immediately; applications will be accepted until the position is filled.





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