Assistant Director of Community Engagement: Division of Access and Engagement - UTK

The Office of Community Engagement and Outreach (OCEO), within the Division of Access and Engagement seeks a full-time Assistant Director to provide leadership in a complex and fast-paced environment. Reporting to the Director of Community Engagement and Outreach, this position provides a key support role in a fast-paced environment for the general support of OCEO. This professional assists with providing management of and support for UT's full continuum of community engagement and outreach initiatives, including community-engaged scholarship. The position provides guidance and individualized support to individuals, organizations, programs, initiatives, and events as we seek to improve the well-being of Tennessee citizens by addressing critical issues affecting citizens, while advancing UT's land-grant mission of teaching, research, and public engagement. The position does include some travel, nights and weekends.

• Manage, plan, and lead new and ongoing community engagement and outreach initiatives. 
• Lead and manage office-wide initiatives, including but not limited to the annual Engagement and Outreach Conference, Campus Chest, Nonprofit Day, Community Impact Summit, Community Conversations, Coffee Chats, SMART REU, and various sponsored/co-sponsored initiatives. 
• Strategically manage a portfolio of projects that will lead to positive outcomes to report to various audiences, including the state legislature. 
• Evaluate program impact, track participation across multiple years, and provide annual assessments of program activities. 
• Develop materials to be used in conjunction with educational initiatives such as executive summaries, datasets, fact sheets, etc. 
• Assist with the management, progress, evaluations, conference invitations and publishing opportunities for DAE funding recipients. 
• Develop initial contact with faculty, staff, and/or community partners to explore potential projects. 
• Identify and create new methods to elevate the impact of UT's community engagement and outreach efforts. 
• Foster and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with a variety of individuals, community partners, community-based organizations, and alumni.
• Provide guidance to students, staff, postdocs, faculty, and community organizations who wish to leverage interdisciplinary research/scholarship, community dialogue, human capacity, community capacity, and innovation. 
• Identify opportunities and create a variety of initiatives that will connect community-based organizations to the University and the University to nonprofits, NGOs, government etc. while expanding and enlarging engagement and outreach locally, regionally, statewide, and nationally. 
• Supervise and provide direction to OCEO Coordinator, student workers, interns, and others. 
• Identify and develop relationships with community partners who may co-lead collaborative educational sessions and programs as appropriate. 
• Collaborate with the Office of Research, Innovation and Economic Development, Jones Center for Leadership and Service, Graduate School, and other campus partners to identify ways to partner on joint opportunities.
• Create OCEO's quarterly, semi-annual, and annual impact reports. 
• Conduct and provide analyses, reports, and evaluations to divisional leadership as requested. 
• Assist the Executive Director of Access and Engagement with statistics and data-related projects. 
• Oversee various special projects and cross-functional initiatives.
• Represent OCEO and the division at various campus and community event and on a variety of working groups and committees.

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree

Required Experience/Skills/Competencies 

• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience
• Staff supervision experience required
• Experience functioning in a fast-paced, dynamic environment required 
• Ability to manage multiple projects. 
• High level of personal initiative. 
• Proficient with Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. 
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate and interact effectively with faculty, staff, administrators, students, community partners, and stakeholders. 
• Excellent customer service skills. 
• Ability to multi-task. 
• Excellent organizational and problem solving skills. 
• Excellent grammar and proofreading skills. 
• Detailed oriented. 
• Possess a strong, proven record of teamwork. 
• Capable of working individually and in a team environment.

Preferred Experience/Skills/Competencies

• Master’s degree
• Experience working with university-community partnerships