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DIRECTOR, LGBTQIA+ FACULTY & STAFF CENTER, Office of the Vice President and Associate Provost f...

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Boston University
Location
BOSTON, Massachusetts, United States

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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

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DIRECTOR, LGBTQIA+ FACULTY & STAFF CENTER, Office of the Vice President and Associate Provost for Community and Inclusion

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The Director of the faculty and staff focused LGBTQIA+ center at Boston University will oversee a newly created office at Boston University focused on supporting LGBTQIA+ faculty and staff. The Director will be responsible for creating the new office, hiring and managing staff, developing and implementing programming, and engaging in institutional efforts to improve a sense of belongingness and connectedness among BU's LGBTQIA+ community. The Director will also work with stakeholders across the University and in the broader Boston community to advance the work of the center. The individual will develop structures and processes that allow for substantive input by community members and will advance a sense of collective engagement and action that engenders the community's sense of ownership and bolsters engagement. Further, when necessary and appropriate, the Director will partner with colleagues in Student Affairs to ensure that the work of the center is aligned with and/or complementary to work being done elsewhere on campus to support LGBTQIA+ students.

Required Skills
  • Keen understanding of and knowledge about issues impacting LGBTQIA+ communities, including being steeped in theory and current research and data
  • Experience developing new initiatives
  • Experience leading and managing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, preferably in a university setting
  • A sophisticated understanding of and approach to addressing climate and culture issues
  • 7+ years of relevant work experience
  • Masters Degree from an accredited institution
  • Superb written and spoken communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills, including emotional intelligence and diplomacy
  • Strong program design skills
  • Strong facilitation skills

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Job Location BOSTON, Massachusetts, United StatesPosition TypeFull-Time/Regular

Organization

The Difference Is Our DNA

What compelled the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to award Boston University a grant to fight newborn mortality in Zambia? Why did Martin Luther King, Jr. adopt BU as a place where he could hone his message of justice and equality? And what is the catalyst that prompts 32,557 students from 135 countries to call BU their home every semester? It’s in our DNA: an inherent desire in each of our students, faculty, and staff to vigorously and dauntlessly pursue knowledge—and embrace the unlimited possibilities that come with it.

A Community Unlike Any Other

As you can see below, it takes people, ideas, and a little luck (Boston, you’re our town) to make BU what it is today: one of the most dynamic universities in the world.

Celebrated thinkers: On any given day, students will find themselves mesmerized by Nobel Prize winners, a poet laureate, and the first biomedical engineer ever to receive a MacArthur Foundation “Genius Award,” among others.

Extraordinary teaching: When a classroom starts to percolate with new ideas, it’s because our faculty of scholars and accomplished practitioners know how to ignite students’ imaginations. That’s why we reward our best teachers with BU’s most prestigious honor: The Metcalf Cup and Prize.

Groundbreaking research: With faculty dedicated to a creative, interdisciplinary approach to problem solving, BU has become a leading global research institution—propelled forward by over $350 million a year in sponsored program revenue.

World-class students: Elite students from all 50 states and 135 countries pursue higher education on BU campuses in Boston and at programs in L.A., D.C., and more than 30 other cities on six continents.

A city within a city: Today, 80% of our undergrads live on campus, which could explain the 525 student activity groups alone.

The greatest college town in the world: Boston. ’Nuff said.

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