Pay Grade/Pay Range:  Minimum: $68,500 - Midpoint: $89,100 (Salaried E11)

Department/Organization: 401201 - Ctr for Community-Based Partnership

Normal Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:45pm

Job Summary: The Community Engagement Director coordinates community development programs and evaluates program effectiveness. Assists community partners. Generates funding support for identified projects and programs. Establishes state and local networks that support the goals and objectives of the college or program.

Additional Department Summary: Provides campus and community-wide leadership for faculty, staff, students, and external stakeholders interested in community-based projects, research, partnerships, and collaborations that seek to improve the lives of those in Alabama and beyond. Implements strategies intended to support existing and emerging community engagement on campus and with communities.

Required Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree and four (4) years of community-based project/program management experience; OR master's degree and two (2) years of community-based project/program management experience.

Skills and Knowledge: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications: Prefer doctorate with research experience. Prefer research documentation and information gathering skills. Prefer candidate to have knowledge/skills required for success academic publication submissions, conference presentations, resource development including academic grant proposal writing, budgeting, staffing, and developing connections with funders with an emphasis on community-based research and community engagement. Prefer demonstrated experience building partnerships with the academic community. Also prefer candidate to have knowledge of the theories and practices related to the development of k12 and college students, knowledge of ethnic minority cultures and understanding of the needs of underrepresented students

Background Investigation Statement: Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.

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