About the role

  • Design and lead initiatives for our constituencies and partners (including learned societies, institutions of higher education, and thought leaders) appropriate to ACLS and aimed at transforming academic culture, policies, and practices
  • Oversee the staff designing and administering IDEA programs and work with them on programming that integrates programs with other ACLS work
  • Work with the President and the senior staff to help ACLS colleagues and ACLS networks work towards a more inclusive and vibrant ecosystem for the humanities and social sciences.
  • Work with the President and the Chief Development Officer to secure funding for initiatives and programs; maintain effective relations with foundation partners and funders; author or co-author program or grant proposals and reports.
  • Develop and implement a plan for enhanced communication with and amongst the MMUF alumni inside and outside of the academy.
  • Expand the reach of IDEA and ACLS to new groups, including new collaborators, donors and funders; and represent ACLS and its work to the Board and in external settings (conferences, gatherings, and other relevant convenings).
  • Manage, guide, coach and develop direct reports and other unit members; provide guidance and strategic counsel to help advance their portfolio of initiatives or support work.
  • Direct the operations and oversee the budget of IDEA, including direct supervision of program officers, program associates and other staff.

Requirements

  • PhD in the humanities or social sciences
  • Leadership, management and administrative experience: successful candidates will have served as department or program chair or center director at minimum, ideally as an associate dean or dean or vice provost or the equivalent
  • Must have tenure or have had tenure at some point and held the rank of Associate or full Professor (not Assistant Professor)
  • Experience with the Mellon Mays programs a plus
  • Ability to multi-task and prioritize long-term projects and short-term assignments in a deadline-driven environment
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and facility both for working collaboratively with a team and independently
  • Analytical and creative problem-solving capacity
  • Ability to take initiative and respond flexibly to rapidly evolving and unexpected conditions
  • Ability to maintain clear and rational judgment in high pressure or complex situations
  • Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Word and Excel; experience with using relational databases, such as Microsoft Dynamics CRM preferred
  • Experience with grants management a plus.

Benefits

  • medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and disability insurance
  • generous time off benefits
  • retirement savings plan, including employer contributions
  • professional development support

Job title

Director, Intentional Design – Equitable Academy

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$175,000 - $200,000 per year

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

Location requirements

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