Strategic Leader for Community Engagement

7 days ago

Providence, Rhode Island, United States InsideHigherEd Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to serve as the Director of the Community Dialogue Project at InsideHigherEd. The successful candidate will be responsible for advancing the university's institutional priorities for student learning, inclusive community, and open inquiry through collaborations, programs, and services that support the development and use of skills for effective communication, dialogue, conflict resolution, and multipartial facilitation within the entire Brown University community.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and lead a campus-wide vision for the Community Dialogue Project that empowers sites of interactional diversity wherein participants can engage productively in difficult discussions and relationship building around challenging topics that sometimes arise in a diverse community.
  • Play a critical role in leading and leveraging dialogue frameworks and skills development to achieve greater engagement, connection, and collaboration across differences, and help the university community navigate challenging topics and moments.
  • Provide training, education, and skill development to students, faculty, staff, and senior administrators in student-facing programs across campus on topics of effective communication, conflict resolution and transformation, dialogue facilitation, and mediation.
  • Recruit, train, and supervise cohorts of graduate and undergraduate students, staff, and faculty engaged in CDP activities.
  • Lead and develop this work grounded in principles and practices of social justice, equity, and compliance in order to equip and enable participants to navigate and engage constructively in conflicts and difficult conversations within the Brown University community in affirming, empowering, community-building ways.
Requirements
  • Master's degree in a relevant field and 6-10 years of relevant experience (e.g., higher education, student affairs administration, conflict resolution and mediation) required, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Certification in (critically conscious, multipartial) mediation or facilitation is required.
  • Experience developing programs and initiatives that are responsive to the needs of a diverse university population including students from historically underrepresented groups.
  • Experience overseeing conflict resolution, dialogue facilitation, and mediation in a higher education setting is strongly preferred.
  • Knowledge of principles, practices, and theories of student learning and development; understanding of the cultural, social, and educational needs of the university community.
  • Demonstrated ability to support a community of diverse perspectives and cultures in an inclusive environment.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, including demonstrated ability to listen well and demonstrate sensitivity to, and empathy and respect for, diverse groups of people.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting development of skills related to conflict resolution, dialogue facilitation, and mediation.
  • Demonstrated experience developing systems and structures that center social justice and equity.
  • Demonstrated ability to creatively and efficiently solve problems, using sound judgment, assuming ownership of a problem, and resolving challenges in a collaborative manner.
  • Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work collaboratively and professionally across diverse constituencies.
  • Demonstrated cultural humility.
  • Demonstrated ability to handle matters with discretion, tact, and diplomacy.
  • Demonstrated ability to multitask and prioritize well under time pressure.
  • Demonstrated organizational skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to conduct educational programs and training workshops.
  • Demonstrated ability to use technology to effectively reach target audiences.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft and Google Suite applications.
  • Strong commitment to supporting the University's goal of cultivating a diverse and inclusive community.
What We Offer

Brown University is an E-Verify Employer. As an EEO/AA employer, Brown University provides equal opportunity and prohibits discrimination, harassment, and retaliation based upon a person's race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law, and caste, which is protected by our University policies.

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