Amherst College invites applications for the Associate Director of Women's & Gender Center position. The Associate Director will be a content expert on the Center's salient identities, supervise student staff, manage day-to-day operations, advance student-led programming, and oversee critical center communications platforms.
Requirements
- Management of the day-to-day operations of the Women’s & Gender Center
- Serve as a core leader within the Office of Identity and Cultural Resources Team and a liaison to the senior administration of the College.
- Serves as a content expert on the salient communities the Center engages, providing insight and guidance to ensure programs, resources, and initiatives are responsive to their needs and experiences.
- Leads strategic planning and comprehensive assessment of WGC operations, resources, and programming to ensure alignment with institutional priorities and emerging best practices.
- Oversees budget planning and tracks expenditures to ensure resources are used effectively and responsibly.
- Recruits, hires, trains, and supervises a team of 4–6 student staff, fostering their professional growth and development in both skill and content expertise.
- Works with staff to collect and assess program data, sharing annual reports that celebrate impact and inform ongoing development and areas for growth.
- Responsible for identifying and supporting students experiencing acute or chronic stress; completing reports in a timely manner, and maintaining communication with the Senior Director to inform CARE Team processes and ensure appropriate support.
- Serve on College-wide and divisional task forces, committees, working groups, and search committees.
- Attends 1:1s, weekly team meetings, monthly division meetings, and college-wide meetings.
- Develops and coordinates academic programming within the Centers, partnering with faculty and academic departments to promote interdisciplinary learning and foster intellectual engagement.
- Co-create, develop, and implement programs, trainings, and workshops that examine the intersections of historically and presently marginalized identities and their communities.
- Stays informed about local, national, and global issues that impact the student communities served by the Center, ensuring responsive and relevant programming.
- Develop educational and social programs that foster a deeper understanding of diverse gender identities within the Amherst College community and beyond.
- Builds meaningful partnerships with parents and families, alumni, and campus community members to create and sustain impactful programs and resources that enrich the student experience.
- Assist in the planning, implementation, and assessment of Women’s History Month, Reproductive Justice Month, and other signature programs.
- Collaborate at the divisional and institutional level to develop and facilitate campus programs, workshops, trainings, and other opportunities that support the mission of WGC.
- Serves as a key liaison to Student Care, CCMH, Class Deans, and other campus partners to coordinate timely support and interventions for students experiencing acute or crisis situations.
- Collaborates with campus partners to develop and implement policies that directly influence and support the Center’s mission, programs, and communities.
- Meet with and advise students on support resources at and beyond the College.
- Provide leadership and organizational development education to student organizations engaged in work related to the mission of the WGC
- Oversee all of WGC’s communications: newsletters, advertisements, social media, etc.
- Develops, manages, and evaluates the Center’s social media presence in collaboration with student staff, ensuring engaging, strategic, and mission-aligned content.
- Manage the creation of educational and promotional materials for both print and online platforms.
- Maintain the website to ensure it is up to date and includes dynamic resources for students
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Tuition Remission
- Flexible Spending Account
- Employee Assistance Program
