Account/Position No.:  50710/232460                                Level 14

Position Title:   Assistant Vice President for Community Engagement, Learning and Leadership

Department:   Community Engagement, Learning and Leadership

Expectations for All Employees

East Tennessee State University pursues its mission based upon core values. An employee's job performance must support and exhibit the university's core values:

PEOPLE come first, are treated with dignity and respect, and are encouraged to achieve their full potential;
RELATIONSHIPS are built on honesty, integrity and trust;
DIVERSITY of people and thought is respected;
EXCELLENCE is achieved through teamwork, leadership, creativity, and a strong work ethic;
EFFICIENCY is achieved through wise use of human and financial resources; and COMMITMENT to intellectual achievement is embraced.

Function of Position

Responsible to the Senior Associate Vice President and Chief Student Affairs Officer for supervising and overseeing the functions of the Assistant Director of Service-learning; supervising assessment of student learning in co-curricular programs; directing leadership education programs; co-directing development of learning communities; directing long-term planning and program development; coordinating divisional staff development; serving as liaison for campus-community partnerships; supervising professional, clerical and support staff; and performing other related duties as assigned.

Essential Functions

-        Provides leadership in development of new and continuing campus-wide leadership education programs.

-        Advises sponsoring department chairs and directs Interdisciplinary Minor in Leadership Studies, including curriculum review, recruitment, academic departmental coordination, and advisement of enrolled students.

-        Directs Leadership House program.

-        Provides campus-wide leadership in collaboration with Academic Affairs to develop and sustain additional learning communities.

-        Provides campus-wide leadership in directing growth of service-learning program.

-        Supervises Assistant Director of Service-learning, support staff and graduate assistants.

-        Liaisons with faculty in implementation of learning communities, service- learning, and leadership education programs.

-        Maintains active presence in the community through committees, non-profit boards and chamber of commerce activities.

-        Teaches courses as requested and contracted through host departments.

-        Provides leadership in development of “E” leadership portfolios, leadership transcripts, and future on-line programs.

-        Liaisons with Student Affairs committees to develop and implement staff development in division, including annual directors’ retreat.

-        Prepares and maintains annual departmental budget and grant budgets.

-        Researches, writes and administers grants for service and leadership programs.

Secondary Functions

-        Serves as primary resource for student development, leadership and service-learning literature and research.

-        Represents the university in TN NASPA and other selected professional organization as requested.

-        Directs leadership library, leadership training room and secures related leadership training materials.

-        Liaisons to faculty and departments engaged in service-learning.

-        Creates and maintains database of placement sites for students engaged in the community.

-        Liaisons with ELPA and management departments for leadership initiatives.

-        Supports NETRAN initiative.

-        Serves on selected campus committees and task forces.

-        Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Abilities

-        Knowledge of trends and best practices in higher education, student affairs and student development.

-        Knowledge of leadership theory and practice.

-        Knowledge of learning communities.

-        Knowledge of service-learning best practices.

-        Knowledge of curriculum development and learning assessment.

-        Ability to be creative in vision and problem-solving.

-        Ability to teach both formally and informally.

-        Ability to collaborate and liaison with all areas of campus and community.

-        Ability to communicate effectively.

-        Ability to use computers including word processing and spreadsheets.

-        Ability to initiate, plan, organize, and attend to details.

-        Ability to related to students of all types.

-        Ability to be sensitive to cultural needs of all students.

Supervision Given and Received

Performs under general supervision.  Determines own methods of performing assigned work.  Supervises administrative, clerical and support staff.

Minimum Qualifications

Doctoral degree with teaching credentials in educational leadership or management; five years experience in progressively responsible higher education positions to include learning outcomes assessment, learning communities, service-learning, and leadership education; success in grant writing; a significant understanding of the literature in student development and student engagement in learning.