Job DescriptionThe Associate Director is part of the team of the Boston University Newbury Center, which provides programming, resources, community, and support for first-generation undergraduates, graduate students, and professional students at Boston University. The Newbury Center is a nationally-recognized, university-wide, centralized center which reports to the Associate Provost of Academic Initiatives & Operational Excellence in the Office of the Provost. It has an extensive reach collaborating with a broad range of constituents including faculty, staff, administrators, alumni, and external partners who support first-generation student success. This position reports to the Executive Director of the Newbury Center and is 100% in person.
Required Skills- Bachelor's Degree required; master's degree in higher education and student affairs or a related field, e.g., counseling, MSW, is preferred.
- Minimum of 5-8 years of experience advising and working directly with students from diverse backgrounds is required.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and event management experience is required.
- Direct experience working with the first-generation student population at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional student levels is preferred.
- Knowledge and awareness of issues that first-generation students from diverse backgrounds encounter throughout their educational experience.
- Familiarity with current scholarship and trends in first-generation student research; and a working knowledge of student development theory and the intersectionality of identity framework is also strongly desired.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills, including the ability to write well and to deal effectively and diplomatically with various constituencies; attention to detail is necessary.
The Newbury Center is a fast-paced and dynamic environment. The associate director must work independently and efficiently, make decisions using excellent professional judgement, manage sensitive/confidential information discreetly, anticipate the Newbury Center needs, prioritize responsibilities effectively, and respond in a timely manner to the Executive Director's requests which sometimes may be immediate.
