Executive Director, Center for Access and Success

  • Elon University
  • Oct 08, 2021
Full time Executive

Job Description

This Executive Director, Center for Access and Success position is a 12-month administrative appointment with faculty rank and reports to the Associate Provost for Academic Excellence and Operations.

Reports include:

    • Director of the Odyssey Scholars Program
    • Assistant Director for First Generation Student Services
    • Director of the Elon Academy

Responsibilities include:

  • Advocating for and serving as a mentor for students supported by the Center 
  • Providing effective leadership and guidance to Center Directors as they navigate programmatic challenges and opportunities
  • Working closely with community partners, local schools, parents, and students in PreK-16
  • Managing the Center’s complex budget, which includes more than 200 endowed scholarships
  • Researching the efficacy of the Center initiatives and sustaining active publishing in peer-reviewed journals
  • Fundraising for Center initiatives through corporate and federal grant writing, as well as philanthropic giving
  • Serving ex officio on various institution-level committees
  • Representing Elon on several community boards related to educational access
  • Guiding the development of the newly funded outreach initiative – Freedom Scholars
  • Teaching 2-3 courses per year 

The successful applicant must understand the complex issues related to educational access for PreK-16 students who have traditionally been marginalized, particularly students from low-income households. The successful applicant must hold a terminal degree and also demonstrate strong intercultural competence, viewing diversity, equity, and inclusion through a strengths-based lens; have a minimum of 5 years excellent leadership and supervisory experience; have had experience in K-12 education; demonstrated effectiveness in building teams, and working across diverse communities; be able to interact positively, and work with a wide range of stakeholders, ranging from donors and policy makers to PreK students and their parents; and be committed to working the “after school” hours (e.g., nights and weekends) routinely required of the role. 

If interested in applying please visit: https://elon.peopleadmin.com/postings/8142

Elon University is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to a diverse faculty, staff and student body and welcomes all applicants. 

URL

https://elon.peopleadmin.com/postings/8142.