Department Summary
The center is committed to cultivating a campus environment where people of all identities and experiences can thrive. It fosters the success and awareness of historically underrepresented student populations with an emphasis on disability, ethnicity, gender, interfaith, race, and sexual orientation. The Center’s programs and activities are developed to increase the awareness, understanding, and intersectionality of the various identities in the UNT community.
Position Overview
The Assistant Director for Gender Initiatives will assist the center in furthering the University’s efforts to support gender initiatives with a focus on men and masculine identities of color (with a focus on African American and Hispanic/Latino men} in their retention, completion, and engagement within the University. Reporting to the Director of the Multicultural Center, the Assistant Director for Gender Initiatives will have the primary responsibility for the development and implementation of educational and cultural programming as well as oversight of the Multicultural Center’s gender-focused programs. The Assistant Director will serve as a resource for students’ academic, identity, personal development, and social needs.
Additional Posting Details
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s in a related field (student personnel, student development, higher education administration, student affairs) and 4 years of professional related experience or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Keeps abreast of student trends, issues, and needs. Collaborates with campus partners and has knowledge of methods for facilitating strategic partnerships and conversations around equitable and inclusive practices within a campus community. Ability to deal with emergencies/crisis management and regulate appropriate responses.
