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Asst Director of Strategic Partnerships, Comm, & Engagement

Auctr, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30383

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Asst Director of Strategic Partnerships, Comm, & Engagement Full Time Management Atlanta, GA, US

24 days ago Requisition ID: 1115

The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library (AUC RWWL) supports the teaching and learning missions of four institutions of higher learning that comprise the world’s largest consortium of HBCUs—Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, and Spelman College. Conveniently located and easily accessible to the campuses, the Woodruff Library is the center of intellectual and social life at the Atlanta University Center.

The AUC-RWWL is looking for a highly motivated individual that will lend oversight and provide strategic for external partnerships and programmatic engagement. Reporting to the CEO and Library Director, this position serves as a member of the Senior Leadership team, and provides organizational leadership for partnerships including communication, grants, donor relationships, and programming. The Director of Strategic Partnerships, Communication, and Engagement works closely with faculty of the member institutions and may serve as a liaison for selected activities of the library’s Board of Trustees. The incumbent is engaged professionally, participates in local, regional, and national initiatives, and has experience or an interest in non-profit governance.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Community Engagement

Steers the organization in cultivating and maintaining dynamic programmatic relationships with member institutions and community partners in metro Atlanta

Provides strategic leadership and oversight for the Library’s communication initiatives in both print and digital formats towards promoting institutional awareness.

Responsible for designing, implementing, and directing integrated and comprehensive Library engagement programs that appropriately and consistently promote interaction and connection between AUC Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, and surrounding/related communities

Partners with the AUC and other communities to develop distribution opportunities for advancing scholarship and collection awareness

Engages AUC faculty, staff, organizations in collaborative public programming associated with existing and emerging digital and physical archival collections

With the staff, curates physical and digital collections, media displays, and other initiatives to allow for audience engagement

Partners with Library Director to identify opportunities to expand engagement and serve as a liaison between the Library and external organizations

Contributes to the development and of new community partnerships to support Library and AUC wide initiatives

Works with the Associate Library Director to operationalize grants, special initiatives, and other projects as necessary

Donor Relations

Implements a multi-year plan to advance institutional efforts to increase community connections and donations, and in and relationships

Evaluates the impact of existing community/donor relationships to make, recommend and implement strategies for the future

Identifies opportunities to connect and honor emerging and potential donor groups

Leadsthe organization’s pursuit of external funding, identifying and developing proposals that advance Library initiatives.

In conjunction with relevant library departments, builds and sustains partnerships with Atlanta University Center member institutions and external organizations to increase the visibility and use of the library’s holdings

Works closely with the Director of the Archives Research Center to cultivate notable donations/donor relationships

Cultivates and strengthens relationships through the Library’s Friends Council, fostering engagement and friend-raising opportunities that support Library initiatives.

Administrative Support

Supervises, coaches, and evaluates permanent and temporary staff

Actively contributes to Library activities through membership on committees and working groups

Develops process for documenting, tracking, and reporting partnership activities

Serves as creative resource for communication (i.e. social media, web pages)

Participates in strategic planning, development of new initiatives, resource and policy development, and governance

Participates in library wide solutions in support of the library’s mission and its operations

Assists with the formation and review of policy, contracts, budgets, and planning

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

ALA-accredited master’s degree in Library and Information Science or advanced degree with experience relevant to the position

EXPERIENCE:

Proven record of visionary leadership and an ability to persuade, engage and articulate a vision to a wide variety of audiences

Experience providing and managing library programs and services with evidence of a progressive increase in the scope of responsibility

Experience in project management

Experience negotiating and coordinating team projects

Experience with grants management

Two plus years of supervisory experience

Track record of success leading people and projects

Familiarity with archival collections

Passion for community relations and library archives

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Ability to set priorities, embrace and drive change initiatives, and to use collaborative and inclusive leadership skills

Knowledge of current and emerging trends in the areas of archival, media, and virtual services, and strategic planning

Ability to effectively and responsibly manage resources and budgets

Awareness of emerging developments, trends, issues in higher education

SALARY & BENEFITS: Salary commensurate with experience; benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, company paid disability plans, company match retirement plan (TIAA-CREF).

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Interested applicants should submit an official application on our website using this link .

The Robert W. Woodruff Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To learn more about our Library, visit us online at www.auctr.edu .

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