Virginia College Advising Corps (VCAC) provides a near-peer, full-time college adviser to support students in their postsecondary planning, including community college, 4-year institutions, and career & technical pathways. Serving over 60 partner high schools in both rural and urban areas of the Commonwealth, VCAC advisers erase the opportunity gap for students underrepresented in higher education, including first-generation students and those from low-income and underserved backgrounds. Learn more about VCAC here: https://vcac.virginia.edu/

VCAC is deeply committed to equity and inclusion and considers diversity to be a key part of our excellence. We seek applicants whose work experience and/or community involvement has prepared them to thrive in such an environment.

Position Description:

The assistant director is responsible for supervising and developing a cohort of near-peer college advisers, as well as fostering and maintaining strong relationships with partner school divisions. Supervision will include working with advisers and site partners to set yearly goals, develop specific plans, and ensure student-centered deliverables. With advisers and site partners, frequent communication via virtual meetings, site visits, and written electronic formats is paramount.

As a team, assistant directors lead and implement key functional areas critical to the VCAC model. This position will focus on all aspects of adviser recruitment, from cultivating candidate pipelines, to conceptualizing and implementing recruitment strategies and processes, to managing the interview and selection process.

VCAC is a learning organization and utilizes data as a tool to measure impact and to create actionable program changes and refinements. We have a culture that values and seeks new information towards continuous improvement.

In collaboration with the executive director, the assistant director will establish and implement VCAC policies, develop innovative programs, initiatives, and communication efforts, and set direction and priorities for each program year.

The ideal candidate for this position will possess the following competencies and attributes:

• Passion for college access and the VCAC mission

• Knowledge and experience working with under-represented youth on college access and attainment topics

• Demonstrated ability to manage projects with moving pieces and multiple stakeholders, to meet final project deadlines, and to independently execute with excellence

• Outstanding organizational and prioritizing skills; attention to detail; analytical and abstract reasoning skills

• Formulated vision for developing a recruitment strategy

• Flexible and adaptable

• Mature, proactive, diplomatic problem-solver and collaborator

• Exceptional communication (written and oral), interpersonal, and presentation skills

• Unquestionable personal code of ethics, integrity, and ability to build trust

• Demonstrated comfort working independently with remote partners and teammates

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required

• At least four years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree

This position is Hybrid located in Charlottesville, VA.

The anticipated start date is July 5, 2023.

This is an Exempt level, benefited position. For more information on the benefits at UVA, visit www.hr.virginia.edu/benefits.

This position is a restricted position and is dependent upon project need, availability of funding and performance. Anticipated Hiring Range: $57,000 - $65,000 commensurate with education, experience, and demonstrated past performance.

This position will remain open until filled, with a target start date in July 2023. Review of applications begins May 15th, 2023.

This position will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment.

To Apply:
Process for Internal UVA Applicants : Please apply through your Workday Home page, search “Find Jobs”, and search for “R0047655“

Process for External Applicants: Please visit UVA job board at https://uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs and search for “R0047655”.

Complete an application online with the following documents:

• CV/Resume

• Cover letter

Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.

References will be completed via UVA’s standardized process Skill Survey. A total of five references will be requested via SkillSurvey during the final phase of the interview process.

For questions about the application process, please contact Jon Freeman, Recruiting Specialist, at jf2sw@virginia.edu

For more information about UVA and the Charlottesville community please see http://www.virginia.edu/life/charlottesville and https://embarkcva.com/.

COVID Vaccination Requirement and Guidelines

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The University of Virginia, i ncluding the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.