Executive Director, New Jersey Campus Compact

Posted by on September 12, 2011

Executive Director, New Jersey Campus Compact

New Jersey Campus Compact (NJCC), a consortium of college and university presidents and chancellors who share a commitment to the civic mission of higher education, announces a national search for its first Executive Director.  New Jersey Campus Compact’s mission is to increase the resources, knowledge, and infrastructure of its member institutions to educate effective, socially responsible citizens for a just and sustainable democracy.  Member institutions include public, private, 2-year, and 4-year colleges and universities throughout New Jersey.

The Executive Director serves as the chief executive officer for the Compact, reporting directly to the Chair of the Executive Board.  S/he promotes the mission and strategic objectives of New Jersey Campus Compact; provides leadership in the areas of service-learning, community-based research, and civic engagement; collaborates and builds community and campus partnerships; secures funding; and is the primary administrator for New Jersey Campus Compact.  New Jersey Campus Compact is being formed as a non-profit 501c3 organization located at and hosted by Raritan Valley Community College.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Executive Director will:
Articulate, uphold, and model the vision and mission of the public purposes of education and mobilize New Jersey’s educational community to use its resources to act on the challenges facing our state and local communities;
Provide resources and assistance to member institutions in their development as engaged campuses and with documenting and assessing their civic engagement activities;
Facilitate networking among member campuses;
Convene meetings of the Executive Board, Advisory Committee, and other campus-community constituencies;
Develop and secure funding from public/private sources to support the advancement of campus-community engagement;
Manage grants, including developing guidelines and disseminating procedures for Requests for Proposals (RFPs), write reports, collect data, and disseminate outcomes regionally and nationally;
Promote the organization through news media, newsletters, reports, member campus publications, and electronic listservs;
Foster growth of the organization through increased membership and connection to other state, regional and national organizations;
Maintain all aspects of membership services, including recruitment materials, website, listserv, newsletter and a membership directory;
Manage organization and budget, collect fees and dues, provide the Board with annual or appropriate reports, and provide leadership to staff.  Hire, supervise, and lead staff in on-going reflection and evaluation;
Liaise between national Campus Compact and New Jersey Campus Compact member institutions and with other state and national organizations as needed.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

At least 5 years experience in service-learning, civic engagement, higher education, and/or campus-community collaboration
Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills
Demonstrated ability to build coalitions and effective collaborative relationships with diverse constituencies
Demonstrated financial management experience, including budget development and grant administration
Experience in program planning, project management, goal development, agenda setting, meeting facilitation, and training
Significant experience with community-based non-profit leadership and working knowledge of community issues
Proven fundraising and grant writing ability
Strong organizational and office management skills
Experience in program assessment and evaluation
Technological capability
Masters degree
Flexibility to travel

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Familiarity with and enthusiasm for the great state of New Jersey
Ph.D or other advanced degree
Evidence of contributions to the field
Demonstrated success in starting or significantly building a new and developing organization

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please provide in electronic format:

Letter of interest, addressing the description and qualifications for the position stated above
Current resume or curriculum vitae
A list of three references (including name, title, address, telephone number and e-mail).  References will not be contacted without permission.
Written statement of three to five double-spaced pages that addresses your experience in and passion for civic engagement personally and/or professionally and suggests your vision for leading New Jersey Campus Compact.

Please send these materials (via e-mail attachment) to:

President Casey Crabill
Raritan Valley Community College
[email protected]

Applications will be reviewed as they are received.  Applications received on or before September 23, 2011 will receive full consideration.  We anticipate making an appointment in November 2011.