Executive Director, Equity Center
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- University of Virginia
- Location
- Charlottesville, VA
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Job Details
Job location: Charlottesville, VA
Employment Type: Full-time
Posted data: 2019-11-13
Req: R0011826
The Democracy Initiative Center and the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences seeks a dynamic and collaborative Executive Director for the newly created Equity Center.
The Democracy Initiative Center for the Redress of Inequity Through Community-Engaged Scholarship (the “Equity Center”) is the University of Virginia’s newest collaborative multi-disciplinary center, established in August 2019. The Equity Center tangibly redresses racial and socioeconomic inequality in university communities by advancing a transformative approach to universities’ fundamental research mission, which will in turn reform institutional values, pedagogy and operations. Specifically, the Equity Center will change the way that University of Virginia (UVA) scholars interact with members of the surrounding community, replacing a model that has been extractive with one that is respectful and collaborative and conducts research that benefits communities. This approach will be a model for institutions of higher education domestically and globally to leverage their anchor positions in local communities to eradicate racial and socioeconomic inequity.
The Executive Director position is a vital role responsible for managing the day-to-day function of the Equity Center and to manage the Pipeline Program. The Director will be the public face of the Equity Center and will work to oversee that the organization’s Strategic and Action Plan is implemented to carry out the Equity Center’s mission in accordance with its core values.
Job responsibilities:
- Support the Research Practice Partnership Co-Directors in developing and carrying out work plans to meet their annual priorities.
- Reports to the Faculty Director, and together with the Faculty Director provides reporting oversight for the Equity Center staff.
- Responsible for effectively administering all the Center’s programs.
- Works as a liaison with internal and external agencies providing timely response and problem resolution.
- Coordinate assigned events and projects, including reservation of meeting locations and catering.
- Direct external vendors and agencies on specific projects and events, where appropriate.
- Work collaboratively with members of the Equity Center team, Democracy Initiative team, the UVA College of Arts & Sciences team, colleagues across the UVA Grounds as well as throughout the community.
- In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor's degree with at least five years of relevant experience or Master's degree with at least two years of relevant experience. Significant relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Must have a commitment to serve communities by reducing racial and socioeconomic inequity.
- Experience in budget management skills, and demonstrably sound professional judgment.
- Ability to develop, articulate and implement organizational vision.
- Demonstrated ability to oversee and collaborate with staff, interface with Local Steering Committee, National Advisory Committee, faculty, and donors.
- Strong public speaking ability as well as strong written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills, time management, and transparent, high integrity leadership skills.
- Ability to make sound decisions based on competing and complex information from multiple sources.
- Ability to work with tact on complex, sensitive and confidential issues.
- The analytical skills and judgment to interpret data and take the appropriate action in circumstances /situations.
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Preference will be given to candidates with organizational experience successfully managing a non-profit organization similar in size and budget to the Equity Center.
This is an exempt level, benefited position, and is restricted as it is dependent upon performance and funding. Anticipated Hiring Range: $65,000 - $75,000 commensurate with education and experience.
Preference will be given to applications received by November 22, 2019, though the position is open until filled.
TO APPLY:
***Please note that multiple documents should be uploaded in the resume box.***
***Applications that do not contain all the required documents will not receive full consideration.***
PROCESS FOR INTERNAL UVA APPLICANTS: Please apply through your Workday Home page, search “Find Jobs”, and search for R0011826".
PROCESS FOR EXTERNAL APPLICANTS: Please visit UVA job board https://uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs, search for requisition #R0011826.
Complete an application online and attach:
1. Cover letter - addressing why you are interested in this position, how your experience has prepared you and demonstrated experience working with underrepresented groups.
2. Resume
3. Information for three references (name, email address, telephone number, and address).
For questions about the position, please contact Karen Sowers, at ksowers@law.virginia.edu. For questions about the application process, please contact Nicole Robinson, Faculty Search Advisor, at nr7f@virginia.edu.
The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment.
Learn More About the Equity Center here: http://virginiaequitycenter.org/.
The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System and the University Physician’s Group are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.
Organization
In 1819, the University of Virginia established a new model for intellectual exchange and cross-disciplinary collaboration in higher education. Two hundred years later, as a major research institution, we continue to challenge conventions, lead with ingenuity and advance knowledge for the common good.
What began as an innovative idea has become one of the nation’s leading public research universities, with over 21,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UVA also has over 3,000 full-time faculty offering more than 400 degrees.
Each of the University’s eleven schools has its own distinctive mission, working together to garner consistently high rankings—including #2 Best Value Public College (Princeton Review, 2016), #3 Public University in the Nation (U.S. News & World Report, 2016), and #3 Best Value Among Public Colleges (Kiplinger’s, 2016).
As we invest in and strengthen our research capabilities, UVA seeks new faculty ready to uncover new insights, rewrite old rules and collaborate on intellectual discoveries.
RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS THAT CROSS DISCIPLINES
As an R1 institution, the University’s research centers, consortia and laboratories are on the leading edge of discovery and technology, offering collaborative spaces for students and faculty to solve global problems.
Our professors are recognized members of major national scholarly and professional organizations, including the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Our faculty’s engagement in interdisciplinary research is being facilitated by new research institutes specializing in everything from big data to brain functioning, and by cluster hires across schools.
NATIONALLY RANKED HEALTH SYSTEM
UVA is also home to a nationally renowned academic medical center and the UVA Health System, which serves a three-part mission to treat patients, conduct translational research and train medical practitioners in a wide variety of disciplines.
Established as the nation’s 10th medical school in 1825, the institution has since grown to include a 612-bed hospital and a Level I trauma center, nationally recognized cancer and heart centers, a Children’s Hospital, and primary and specialty clinics throughout Central Virginia.
The UVA Medical Center is consistently ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by the U.S. News & World Report magazine and has been named among the top 25 percent in seven specialties.
INSPIRING STUDENTS, INSPIRED TEACHING
The vast majority of UVA students come from the top 10% of their high school class, as well as from all 50 states, over 142 countries and a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite their diversity, all UVA students share a love of learning and a drive to achieve.
One of the reasons students choose Virginia is our unique residential culture. At UVA, the community of students, faculty and staff personifies the Jeffersonian idea that living and learning are connected. The Academical Village was constructed to support a unique residential experience, with faculty living in the Pavilions, students occupying Lawn rooms and the world-famous Rotunda at its heart. The University’s residential culture continues to support this experience today—strengthened by students, faculty and staff rich in backgrounds, ideas and perspectives. Our unique culture is also paying dividends in innovation: UVA’s faculty have generated more than 130 patents since 2010.
Perhaps most importantly, faculty come to UVA knowing that instruction is as important as research, and they pride themselves on their many teaching awards. Our best professors look for ways to encourage, mentor and develop tomorrow’s leaders inside and outside the classroom.
LIFE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE
Living in Charlottesville you’ll find sophisticated restaurants, world-renowned wineries and breweries, cosmopolitan arts and music, friendly urban and suburban neighborhoods and a Piedmont landscape that has lured adventurous souls for centuries. No wonder the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research named Charlottesville the “happiest city in America” in 2014.
In addition to UVA and its health system, several major employers have facilities in Charlottesville, including State Farm, Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Department of Defense, GE and others. Charlottesville is also becoming a center for innovative start-up businesses. The University also actively helps spouses and partners of faculty members build their networks and pursue employment opportunities with a wide variety of area employers.
The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, qualified individuals with disabilities are protected from discrimination and may be entitled to reasonable accommodations to assist in their pursuit of employment at the University. This includes assistance in completing the online job application as well as reasonable accommodations during the interview process. Please contact the UHR Service Center: 434.982.0123 orAskHR@virginia.edu to request assistance.
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