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Within UAA, the Community Engagement and Leadership Education (CELE) unit provides students with opportunities to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to contribute to thriving communities. Building authentic community and campus partnerships drive our work. CELE programs are centered around the areas of community-engaged learning, democratic engagement, leadership education, pK-12 student success and place-based initiatives. 

CELE has an outstanding opportunity for a Program Manager for Community Partnerships to join their team!

The Program Manager for Community Partnerships leads the day-to-day implementation of our academic community-engaged courses program and has significant responsibility for building community-based organization and campus relationships that support the overall mission of the CELE Center. The range of tasks in this position will include: direct advising with students enrolled in community-engaged courses, outreach to community-based partner organizations, work with faculty/instructors to support community-engaged pedagogy in their classrooms, and management of online systems and web content to enable and support community-based learning at the University of Washington.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the supervision of the Director of Community Engagement, the Program Manager for Community Partnerships will have the following responsibilities:

Community Engaged Course Program Management (40%)

Maintain existing partnerships between the University and local non-profit agencies and government offices via site visits, phone calls, and electronic communication 

Provide strategic and logistical support for community partner organizations, students, and faculty in relation to community-engaged academic courses

Lead community partner and student communication efforts

Train community and school partners to use online system(s), including EXPO (an custom CRM system), for position posting and student evaluation

Ensure community/school partner position descriptions, registrations, and evaluation processes are completed in a timely manner

Coordinate responses (email and in person) to questions/concerns from students, faculty, community, and school partners

Provide strategic and logistical support for hourly undergraduate and/or graduate student staff members as they grow their skills and capacities as team members 

Oversee and facilitate quarterly classroom presentations and pre-service workshop sessions for all CELE Center supported community engaged courses

Community Engaged Course Program Development (20%)

Identify and develop partnerships with (new) community-based organizations in a manner that is consistent with CELE Center values

Develop and implement online and in-person resources to prepare students for service experiences in collaboration with community-engaged courses student staff team

Support development and implementation of online and in-person training resources for faculty, lecturers, instructors and graduate student instructors

Build person-to-person relationships with faculty to better support their academic research and teaching goals

Collaborate with the CELE Center colleagues to support faculty members' knowledge and facility with service-learning and community engagement scholarship, pedagogy and practice

Coordinate opportunities for faculty/instructors to attend site visits with community partners to increase communication and understanding of their work 

System Management & Development (10%)

Collaborate with CELE Center professional staff team to create content and web-based resources for students, faculty, and community partner organizations

Maintain database of organization contact information and respective engagement opportunity descriptions for community-engaged courses

Lead constituent management system connection and integration across CELE Center programs; including the long-term redevelopment of our online system (EXPO) to reflect current business process and scalability of programs

Support systems connection and integration around constituent management across CELE programs

Produce reports on student involvement to satisfy institutional reporting requests/requirements

Provide practical and technical support for on-line data management systems to community-engaged course team members; this may include but is not limited to student placements, course management, and query design

Manage communication with students and community partner organizations via our on-line system (EXPO) 
 
Evaluation, Assessment and Administration (10%)

Lead continual improvement process for existing community-engaged courses assessment plan; revise student and community partner assessment tools as needed to measure desired community engagement goals

Work with student staff team to monitor and maintain quality of community-engaged courses; identify and develop supports to leverage pedagogical improvements

Evaluate new and ongoing community sites/partnerships as suitable for student placements through community-engaged courses

Ensure compliance with mandated safety procedures and protocols required by UW policy and/or school partners

Primary responsibility for reporting to Seattle Public Schools Office of Community Partnerships on mandated UW student volunteer background check clearance

Secondary support and coordination with the Office of Youth Programs and management of background checks through the Youth Programs Registration System (YPRS)

Student and Alumni Engagement (10%)

Supervision and project management for hourly undergraduate and/or graduate student staff (approximately 1.5 FTE, three to four individuals)  

Implement and continually improve drop in peer advising program to support undergraduate engagement in service-learning and volunteerism

Support cross-campus partnerships by participating in scholarship/fellowship reading and interview committees as requested 

Maintain interpersonal relationships with community-engaged students and CBO partner alumni in support of larger CELE Center constituent engagement efforts

Event Coordination (5%)

Plan and coordinate ongoing training, networking, and recognition opportunities for community partner organizations

Support the development of additional training and networking opportunities for faculty and students 

Coordinate special events related to service-learning, community engagement, and other community-based learning opportunities for students, including workshops, panels, site visits, or other programs.

Collaborate with campus partners on related events as needed
 
Organizational Culture and Committee Participation (5%)

Participate in CELE Center, UAA, and other campus workgroups and committees as needed;

Play a key role in developing and maintaining an internal organization culture consistent with Center values and strategic priorities.

Other related duties as assigned.

All UAA CELE Staff will demonstrate and integrate the following Undergraduate Academic Affairs Competencies:

Accountability and Integrity

Race, Equity, and Difference

Constituent Focus

Collaboration and Teamwork

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Minimum two years professional experience coordinating complex and detailed programs with positive outcomes

Aptitude for developing collaborative relationships with colleagues, faculty, staff, students, and community partners.

Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and appropriately (through written word and public speaking) with varied stakeholders. 

Ability to take initiative in a team-based environment while simultaneously following through on independent projects.

Creative problem solving skills, ability to balance a variety of time sensitive duties, and flexibility as priorities shift .

Strong organizational skills, creativity, demonstrated attention to detail, ability to work under pressure, and manage deadlines.

Exhibit an appreciation of, sensitivity to, and a respect for a diverse academic environment, inclusive of students, faculty and staff of many social, economic, cultural, ideological, racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Understanding of educational inequities and the racial and socioeconomic disparities that exist in our communities and how those translate to higher education settings.

Preferred Qualifications

Place-based relationships and network in the Seattle non-profit community. 

Professional experience managing volunteers/interns in a complex non-profit or government organization. 

Experience working with college students, community service programs, and/or service-learning pedagogy.

Application Process
The CELE Center seeks to hire competitive candidates in all searches. Diversity is a core value and foundational concept in our unit, and we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse faculty, staff, and student community.

Applicants should submit a resume, cover letter, AND diversity statement via UW Hires by the priority consideration date.

Application Process:  
The application process for UW positions may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process.  These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others.  Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.