Associate Director, Women's Center

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Job Description Summary

The Assistant Director develops and implements programming for all students at Wake Forest. This position works collaboratively with the Women’s Center Director to effectively envision, communicate, and assess the work of the Center. This position leads key initiatives and manages the day-to-day operations of the Center, ensuring that it is a welcoming environment that encourages all WFU students to build community.

Job Description

Essential Functions :

• Plan, deliver, and evaluate programs, services, and events that address the needs of the WFU campus community that contributes to student development.
• Manage communications and marketing strategy for Center programming and initiatives (i.e. social media, website, etc.)
• Manages the development and implementation of educational programs, including advising and overseeing the center's peer education initiatives.
• Lead major Women’s Center initiatives including Deacon Doulas, (a volunteer doula program, in collaboration with WFU School of Medicine) and the Menstrual Access Project, ensuring that menstrual product kiosks across campus remain stocked.
• Develop, advise and manage peer education programs.
• Collaborate with students, staff and faculty to plan, organize, promote, supervise and evaluate Women's Center programs, events, and activities to meet student needs.
• Support the departmental mission and vision.
• Manage and track programming budgets for major initiatives to support fiscal planning. Support the Program Coordinator with the student employment budget.
• Contribute to the drafting and writing of protocols, procedures, training manuals and handbooks that ensure awareness of the university and office rules, regulations and policies.
• Identifies and manages outreach and collaboration opportunities for the center.
• Responds to student-identified needs with creative problem solving.
• Lead assessment for individual programs and support the center’s assessment strategies.
• Collect data and assess the impact of programs and services to demonstrate the center's value and guide future planning.
• Collaborate effectively to identify data-informed programmatic interventions in response to community needs.

Other Functions :

Required Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities :

Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities :

Accountabilities :

Physical Requirements :

Occasionally ascending or descending stairs

Occasionally remaining in a stationary position, standing or sitting for prolonged periods.

Occasionally moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.

Occasionally adjusting or moving objects up to 20 pounds in all directions.

Constantly communicating with others to exchange information.

Occasionally repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands, and / or fingers.

Environmental Conditions :

Occasional outdoor elements, such as precipitation and wind.

Occasional noisy environments.

Additional Job Description

Time Type Requirement

Full time Note to Applicant :

This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his / her supervisor.

In order to provide a safe and productive learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations and drug screens for all final staff candidates being considered for employment.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified candidates to apply without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and military or veteran status.

Accommodations for Applicants

If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please contact AskHR@wfu.edu or (336) 758-4700.