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POSITION: Full-Time Assistant Director, Center for Equity and Social Justice: Assistant Director; Center for Equity & Social Justice; Non-Unit Professional Position; Lawrence Campus; Grant Funded Position

The Assistant Director, Center for Equity and Social Justice's primary role is to serve as a point of representation and liaison for the college’s communities and partners. The Assistant Director collaborates closely with the Chief Officer, Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, as well as the Vice President of Lawrence Campus and Community Relations, to ensure adherence to NECC's vision and values, with a focus on student success, equity, and social justice; community building, with an emphasis on English-language learners, immigrant professionals, and adult learners; and fostering collaboration with regional partners and internationally. This person will interact effectively with non-profit organizations, community leaders, elected officials, prospective families, and community members to build and maintain strategic partnerships in the Merrimack Valley region and with international partners to ensure that education, outreach, and referral outcomes are met. The Assistant director will also work strategically with other areas of the college, including but not limited to the Center for Adult Education, Academic Centers, Corporate and Community Education, and The Center for Academic Innovation and Professional Development. This person will work with potential families and community members to build and maintain strategic partnerships in the Merrimack Valley area to make sure that goals for education, outreach, and referral are met.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Chief Officer, Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist the Chief Officer of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in their efforts to coordinate and strategically plan for diversity and inclusive excellence throughout the college and the communities that NECC serves.
• Help with the coordination of the Center for Equity and Social Justice’s advisory board meetings, including but not limited to creating agendas, tracking, and assisting in the oversight of cross-campus Strategic Plan implementation.
• Manage Programa Internacional de Educación Superior (PIÉS Latino) through engagement with community partners including local businesses, the Lawrence Partnership, MassHire and other community-based organizations and local companies to create new partnerships to recruit foreign-trained college students and professionals and provide equity based educational and workforce training skills to students.
• In collaboration with the Center for Adult Education, MassHire and other collaborators, we seek funding opportunities to further develop PIÉS into a multi-tier program that assists immigrant professionals with English, career coaching, and workforce development.
• Coordination of the NECC Dominican Cultural Immersion Program trip with the Center for Professional Development staff and Dominican Republic partners. Oversee the entire process, from outreach and application to coordinating ground transportation, hotels, activities, and events with Dominican Republic partners.
• Collaborate with Institutional Advancement to identify federal and state grants, as well as other sources of outside funding, to support Center for Equity and Social Justice projects.
• Lead and strategize with teams in developing and implementing college initiatives and equity-focused programming for student and the communities we serve including spearheading the Hispanic Heritage Month activities, the White Funds Presentation Series, La Feria Internacional del Libro de Lawrence, and other community-based events.
• Serve as a liaison between the NECC Haverhill and Lawrence Campuses and the Essex County Sheriff's Department-NECC pre- and post-released adults from the criminal justice system in continuing their education at NECC. This includes students from the ECSD Women-in-Transition program, the Lawrence Pre-release & Re-entry Center, and the Supporting Transitions & Reentry (STAR) programs in Lawrence and Lynn.
• Advise on the creation of outreach materials about the Center for Equity and Social Justice and NECC in general for distribution on the website, in workshops, via social media, and at events. Also, coordinate NECC's presence on Spanish radio to promote the college and engage the communities we serve.
• Oversee the outreach, recruitment and assessment activities of approximately potential students, their families and partners in the Dominican Republic to assist those moving to the USA to attend NECC credit and noncredit programs.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

THE COLLEGE: NECC serves about 5,000 credit students each semester on two campuses located in the beautiful, historic Merrimack Valley region of northeast Massachusetts. Our suburban Haverhill campus sits on 106 acres near Kenoza Lake, and features a Technology Center and an award-winning Student One-Stop Center. Our urban campus in Lawrence occupies a number of buildings in the heart of downtown. Most recently, we have constructed a new 44,000 square foot health technologies facility, the Dr. Ibrahim El-Hefni Allied Health & Technology Center. Both campuses are a short drive to Boston and to the beaches and state parks along the coast.

The college has been building an organizational culture that values initiative and innovation, and seeks to identify and develop the strengths in students, faculty, staff, and programs in order to grow and improve. NECC is also committed to using evidence to guide planning and decision-making. These values are reflected in the use of Appreciative Inquiry for strategic planning and accreditation; in our investment in strengths-based, institution-wide professional development; and in our ten-year involvement as a Leader College in Achieving the Dream, a national network of community colleges dedicated to using data to close student achievement gaps.

We are also committed to the recruitment and retention of a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. With over 40% Hispanic students, NECC was the first federally recognized Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in New England.

We seek leaders who are committed to the community college mission, actively engaged in promoting diversity, and prepared to use their unique strengths and innovation with the goal of student success.

SALARY: Anticipated starting salary range is $70,000.00 – $75,000.00 annually with complete fringe benefit package including competitive health insurance, dental insurance, basic life insurance, long-term disability insurance, paid sick, vacation and personal leave, educational benefits for employee/spouse/dependents, and excellent retirement benefits.

ANTICIPATED START DATE: ASAP

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 3 years of professional experience working with and supporting a culturally diverse population.
• Strong ability to lead, plan, and coordinate projects.
• Ability to collect, analyze, and report on data.
• Skilled in establishing and maintaining effective partnerships.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Able to work in the evenings and on weekends on occasion, and have the willingness to travel throughout the area.
• Demonstrated cultural competence, including the ability to communicate respectfully and sensitively with people from a variety of academic, socioeconomic, cultural, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bilingual (Spanish and English)
• Working knowledge of English language learners and/or foreign-trained professionals
• Experience leading social justice and equity projects

BACKGROUND CHECK: Candidates will be required to pass a CORI and SORI check as a condition of employment.

COVID VACCINATION: Candidates for employment should be aware that all Northern Essex Community College students, faculty and staff are required to be fully vaccinated by January 3, 2022. Accordingly, initial employment is dependent upon receipt and verification of full vaccination status records; details of how to fulfill vaccine record verification requirements will be provided during the hire and onboarding process.

Northern Essex Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, maternity leave, military service and national origin and any other protected class in its education programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statues and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act and related statutes and regulations, Affirmative Action, non-discrimination policies, and Title IX compliance/sexual harassment: Assistant Director of Human Resources, Elizabete Trelegan B-219,978-556-3928/ etrelegan@necc.mass.edu. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's Affirmative Action Officer/Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.

Prospective employees are encouraged to review the College's Annual Security Report (ASR), in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, which can be found on the disclosure page of the College's website at: http://www.necc.mass.edu/clery