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National Indian Education Association

Associate Dean and Director, Native American Cultural Center

National Indian Education Association, Palo Alto, California, United States, 94306


Associate Dean and Director, Native American Cultural Center

Schedule: Full-timeJob Code: 7507Employee Status: RegularGrade: KRequisition ID: 104968Work Arrangement: Hybrid Eligible

The Native American Cultural Center’s (NACC) mission is to champion Indigenous excellence, foster leadership development, and promote wellness. The NACC anchors events, programs, lectures, performances, meetings, and conversations around Native issues. For students, it is a place to learn, grow, relax, celebrate, meet friends, find support, get advice, and nurture community.

JOB PURPOSE:

Reporting to the Assistant Vice Provost for Inclusion, Community, and Integrative Learning (ICIL), the Associate Dean and Director of the Native American Cultural Center (NACC) is the chief administrator for the NACC at Stanford. The Associate Dean and Director provides strategy, vision, and direction for the center and serves as a campus partner and advocate with all sectors of the university.

Primary responsibilities of the Associate Dean and Director include strategic planning, assessment, and identifying the evolving needs and concerns of indigenous students and conceptualizing and implementing programs, resources, and services that address these needs and concerns.

CORE DUTIES:

Provide vision and strategic direction for and manage the Center, including forecasting, planning, and managing program budgets.

Lead strategic planning and assessment to identify and address the evolving needs and concerns of undergraduate and graduate students served by the center.

Identify, clarify, and resolve complex, high-impact issues that span multiple university areas.

Develop, analyze, oversee, and measure the effectiveness of programs and tools for the delivery of student services or programs.

Advise individual students on a range of issues, including but not limited to academic, personal, and organizational issues.

Manage the work of the NACC’s career staff team and student employees.

Represent and advocate for department programs and initiatives at senior-level meetings, conferences, and to both internal and external stakeholders.

Identify, manage relationships, and negotiate with external and internal partners.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:Education & Experience:Required: Bachelor’s degree and eight years of relevant experience, or combination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Knowledge, understanding, and experience with Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Indigenous Pacific Islander, and Central and South American Indigenous students and communities.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Strong leadership and strategic management skills.

Demonstrated experience managing people.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:Frequently sit, perform desk-based computer tasks.

WORK STANDARDS:

Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.

Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety.

The expected pay range for this position is $130,949 – $145,000 per annum.

How to apply:We invite you to apply by clicking on the “Apply for Job” button. To be considered, please submit your résumé and a one-page cover letter along with your online application.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer.

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