PRIMARY FUNCTION: The Director for Campus and Community Engagement utilizes strategic insight, research, and assessment to develop and implement plans for community understanding, outreach, and advocacy. The Director will lead the execution of community engagement and actions of outreach to broaden Thomas Jefferson University studentsrsquo; involvement, education, and service to the community at large, while building reciprocal relationships with community partners and organizations. The Director reports to the Assistant Provost-Student Affairs and supervises an Assistant Director for Campus and Community Engagement

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Lead the development of a comprehensive strategic plan to grow and deepen Student Affairsrsquo; relationships with community organizations and agencies, to identify organic means for collaboration and reciprocal service opportunities.
• Create program outcomes and goals that align with the strategic direction of Student Affairs and lead to effective practices.
• Leverages social determinant of health knowledge and initiative implementation skills to work effectively with clinical and operational stakeholders to synthesize program information, deploy measurement tools and ensure adherence to timelines and budgets
• Develop, analyze, allocate and review annual department operating budget. Assure financial resources are allocated appropriately and adequately to support programs and initiatives hosted by Student Affairs
• Form a progressive plan for the intentional collection of feedback from community partners and agencies to evaluate needs and programmatic impact.
• Continually evaluate operations and functions to ensure on-going effectiveness and impact of outreach, engagement, and service experiences.
• Develop and lead community partner forums, think tanks, and dialogues

OTHER FUNCTIONS AND COMPETENCIES needed in addition to Essential Functions:

• Provide vision, leadership and strategic direction to ensure the delivery and creation of fulfilling and meaningful student volunteer initiatives and opportunities within the Jefferson community, off-campus community and the clinical pillar.
• Work with on campus and off campus partners to continually improve programs that engage student volunteers safely and in meaningful roles
• Administer all student and educational outreach initiatives, locally and regionally. And implement new outreach opportunities, projects and programs in line with the academic mission of the Thomas Jefferson University.
• Promote community outreach and educational initiatives across campus including: training of students at all levels; developing and facilitating cross-campus initiatives; and providing educational/training opportunities and will collaborate with outside partners, such as the School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Charter Schools and other education institutions

Masters Degree in education, social work, health sciences or related field preferred.

Managerial background with at least five years of professional community outreach or higher education experience preferred.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), Photoshop or like program for multimedia editorial purposes, understanding of social medial communication,demonstrated knowledge of program development and creation

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnetreg;-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jeffersonrsquo;s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold amp; Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jeffersonmaintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.