Associate Director of Black Student Engagement

Northeastern offers a rewarding working environment for our students and employees. Our faculty and staff are smart, dedicated people who work to create an excellent urban university experience for bright and motivated students.

Job Summary:

The Associate Director (AD) of the Angelina Pedroso Center for Diversity and Intercultural Affairs (APCDIA) and Black Student Engagement (BSE) reports to the Angelina Pedroso Center for Diversity and Intercultural Affairs Director.  The AD of APCDIA and BSE will support the Director to foster campus-wide awareness, knowledge, and skills around inclusion and equity and create a supportive and inclusive environment for a diverse student body. The AD of APCDIA and BSE will also work with the Director in achieving the APCDIA’s mission to engage multiple identities of all students, support leaders to be change agents for social justice, build alliances with students, create a community that honors and values diversity, and raise awareness on socially and culturally diverse student backgrounds.

Job Description:

• Assist in developing and delivering culturally relevant programs that support student engagement, retention, and graduation of Black students.

• Serve as educator, advocate, and thought leader on the unique needs, experiences, and challenges Black students are experiencing in higher education.

• Collaborate with the NEST staff to develop a multicultural program curriculum for residents.

• Collaborate with the APCDIA professional staff in recruiting, training, and developing student staff.

• Supervise a graduate assistant/aide and the student staff at the Pedroso’s front desk.

• Collaborate with campus entities on events that promote intercultural, multicultural, and cross-cultural understanding, academic success, alliance, and civic engagement.

• Chair and facilitate programs with the Black History Month Planning Committee.

• Serve as an active member in student success and retention initiatives and programs of the Committee for Black Student Success in partnership with University-wide and Division-wide retention efforts that support Black Student Success.

• Create safe spaces for students to seek assistance and develop appropriate rapport with students. Coordinate referrals and interventions for tutoring, success coaching, and other support services; monitor follow-up and follow through with referrals and interventions.

• Collaborate with Student Success, Retention Programs, and other university partners to offer coordinated academic support for Black students.

• Coordinate extended orientations for new, incoming Black students in collaboration with New Student Programs and other university partners.

• Design and implement with partnering university departments to offer mental and physical health and wellness-related programming, student and academic success, leadership skills, social engagement opportunities and programs, life skills, and related programming for Black students.

• Monitor all student engagement activities within the student success platform (i.e., NEIU Star).

• Foster coordination among student organizations supporting and celebrating Blackness on campus (e.g., fraternities/sororities, Black Caucus, etc.).

• Execute communication plans for promoting the Center with a dynamic website as entry points for student engagement.

• Assist the Director of APCDIA with creating and presenting program reports, annual reports, publications, and other information required from the APCDIA.

• Work closely with the Director of APCDIA on any task required for the efficient functioning of the Center and serve in leadership in the absence of the Director and Associate Director for Latinx Student Engagement.

• Perform other duties as assigned or delegated by the Director of the APCDIA.

Minimal Qualifications:

Education 

Master's degree in Student Personnel, Student Development, Higher Education Administration, or another relevant discipline. 

Experience 

A minimum of three years full-time experience in an urban, commuter college or university setting in student affairs or a related field in the functional areas of cultural program coordination, student organizations, leadership education, multicultural affairs, and advisement of first-generation/traditionally under-represented students, or relevant experience in a related industry (non-profit management, education, community development, etc.). Experience advising Black students, individually and as members of student organizations, emphasizing identity development and leadership skills. D