Assistant Director, Office for Social Justice and Advocacy

Assistant Director, Office for Social Justice and Advocacy

Description

• The Office for Social Justice and Advocacy is seeking an Assistant Director to help lead programs that support belonging, retention, engagement, and student success for historically underrepresented students. This is a full-time, exempt position working 40 hours per week, 12 months per year. This role provides day-to-day leadership for OSJA initiatives, including Campus Compass, mentoring programs, first-generation student support, affinity-based programming, heritage month events, student leadership development, and community engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations for Campus Compass, including mentor/mentee scheduling, weekly participation tracking, communication, records, and follow up
• Coordinate mentoring activities with students, alumni, community mentors, campus partners, and external stakeholders
• Support OSJA programming, including affinity-based, cultural, educational, social, first-generation, and heritage month initiatives
• Supervise and support student workers, peer mentors, interns, graduate assistants, program assistants, and student leaders
• Manage event logistics, purchasing, receipts, budget tracking, supplies, food orders, calendars, and program documentation
• Maintain OSJA communications, including My O-Zone, newsletters, flyers, social media, and student announcements
• Provide student support, campus referrals, program data, surveys, reports, and assessment documentation

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate is organized, student-centered, culturally responsive, collaborative, and able to manage programs, people, events, data, and details with care and consistency.

Education

• Bachelor's degree required

Salary

$48,000 maximum, depending on experience and education

Additional Information At Otterbein, our comprehensive benefits package helps you thrive both professionally and personally, offering: Generous tuition benefits for you, your spouse or domestic partner, and your dependents Four weeks of paid vacation to relax, recharge, and explore 10 days of paid sick time to prioritize your health 12 paid holidays plus bonus days throughout the year Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family Life insurance for added peace of mind A defined contribution retirement plan to help you plan for the future Wellness initiatives And even more ways Otterbein supports your success. This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind of level of difficulty. Otterbein University’s achievement of academic excellence depends on its commitment to inclusion and belonging. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Otterbein University is an EEO Employer. To help attract a talented team, Otterbein offers a comprehensive benefits package to full-time faculty and staff. Benefits at Otterbein include: Tuition benefit for employee and their dependents Accrue 4 weeks paid vacation and 10 days paid sick time per year 12 paid holidays plus bonus days Medical, dental, vision, life insurance for employee, dependents, or domestic partner Disability Defined contribution retirement planand much more ABOUT OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY: https://www.otterbein.edu/about/ ABOUT OTTERBEIN CAREERS and BENEFITS: https://www.otterbein.edu/about/careers/