Assistant Director, Women’s & Gender Cen

Description

Job Description:

Amherst College invites applications for the Assistant Director, Women’s & Gender Center. The Assistant Director, Women’s & Gender Center is a full-time, year-round position, starting at $50,908 – commensurate with experience. Given Amherst?s distinction as one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country, the successful candidate will demonstrate the ways in which they bring value to and will work towards supporting a broadly diverse community.

Amherst College invites applications for the position of Assistant Director, Women?s and Gender Resource Center to further the center?s mission to support the personal, academic, and professional growth of students by forwarding conversations on equity, gender, and feminism on our campus. The WGC works to dismantle structures of patriarchal oppression through education, programming, student leadership development, and community building. We approach our work with a critical transformative intersectional feminist lens and center women, femmes, and nonbinary individuals. As a student-centered space, the WGC strives to empower students to actively participate in social justice work in the Amherst College community and beyond.

Reporting to the Director of the Women?s and Gender Center (WGC) and the Queer Resource Center (QRC), the Assistant Director will supervise the student staff, day-to-day operations, student-led programming, as well as manage critical center communications platforms. The Assistant Director will work in collaboration with the Director of WGC and QRC to develop, implement, and assess signature programs and initiatives, including the Trans Connection Project, Trans Empowerment Series, The Free Closet, The F Word Series, Communal Care, Craftivist, etc. The Assistant Director of the WGC will work collaboratively on shared projects and initiatives with the constitutive departments of the Office of Identity and Cultural Reosurces? composed of Amherst?s six identity/affinity-based resources center departments, including: the Center for International Student Engagement, Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, Class and Access Resource Center, Multicultural Resource Center, Queer Resource Center, and the Women?s & Gender Center. The Assistant Director will work with various campus partners and stakeholders to fulfill the department?s mission through educational, social, and cultural programming that centers and affirms the various communities the Center serves.

Given Amherst?s distinction as one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country, the successful candidate will demonstrate the ways in which they bring value to and will work towards supporting a broadly diverse community. The Assistant Director will take appropriate actions to support a diverse workforce and participate in the College?s efforts to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming work environment. Flexibility to work nights and weekends is required.

Amherst College offers many opportunities for professional growth and development, continued learning, and career advancement.

Amherst College requires all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (medical and religious exemptions may apply).

Amherst College is pleased to provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and faculty and their families. Benefits are an important part of our overall compensation, so it is critical that you review all of the options to ensure it meets your total compensation requirements. Click here for Benefits Information.

Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter online at https://amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Amherst_Jobs . Please be sure to upload all requested documents prior to clicking Submit. Applications cannot be revised once submitted. (Current employees and students should apply by clicking on the Career icon from their Workday home screen) Review of applications will begin immediate