Assistant Director, Mgrublian Center for Human Rights

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Location:

Claremont, CA

Job Posting Title:

Assistant Director, Mgrublian Center for Human Rights

Job Details and Requirement:

BASIC FUNCTION

The Assistant Director of the Mgrublian Center for Human Rights assists the Director of the Center in the development and implementation of the strategic plan, annual programs, fund raising, and supervision of a full and/or part-time administrative assistant, students, fellows, and visiting scholars who are compensated and/or in-residence at the Center. The Assistant Director performs a wide range of managerial and administrative functions. This position represents the Center at the College, in interactions with the Center’s advisory board, at campus programs and offsite at professional meetings. The Assistant Director manages the daily operations of the Center and serves as a liaison to the advisory board, CMC faculty, staff and students.

DESCRIPTIONS OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Reporting to the Director of the Mgrublian Center for Human Rights, the Assistant Director works independently to perform the following essential duties and responsibilities:

• Supervise support staff at the Center including one full-time administrative assistant, research fellows, student volunteers and student employees. For the fellows, this involves development of research objectives, and review of research analysis in consultation with the Director. For the students, this involves mentoring undergraduate research assistants representing a broad range of socioeconomic backgrounds, political opinions, genders, races, ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, and religions and managing and evaluating their work. For the administrative assistant, this involves assigning tasks, on the spot training and providing regular feedback.
• Act as a deputy to the Director, aiding the Director at the Center’s biannual board meetings and facilitating programmatic and fundraising work. At times this will also include interfacing with the public at events, maintaining relationships with prospective donors and existing benefactors.
• Oversee the implementation of the strategic plan and make recommendations for changes to the plan as needed.
• Maintain communications with current and prospective board members. Through research and data analysis, identify new members in consultation with the Director and various related CMC offices (Advancement, Alumni & Parent Engagement, etc.) and aid in the vetting and nomination process. In consultation with the Director, develop the agenda and supervise the collation and distribution of meeting materials for board meetings.
• Assist with fundraising by providing research and analysis to the Director about grant opportunities and other potential sources of funding for the Center.
• Assist the Director to manage key programs of the Center such as the internships, which entails establishing partnerships and negotiating contracts with leading human rights organizations (including securing MOUs with partners), soliciting and reviewing applications, interviewing students, and assisting with their placement at appropriate NGOS and other agencies. Approve student budgets and administer stipend and travel payments. Working with the Director and Center faculty affiliates, correspond with students and internship managers and support the students’ reintegration on campus.
• Assist in the implementation of new programs such as film festivals, conferences, lecture series, academic travel, partnerships with human rights organizations, collaborations with other campus centers and institutes, student research projects, task forces and invitational scholars.
• With Director and Associate Dean of the Faculty for Research, meet annually with the CMC Treasurer’s Office to project upcoming fisc