Associate Director, Lavine Center

The Brandeis Center for Jewish Studies seeks a dynamic administrator to work closely with the Lavine Family Director in advancing the Centers intellectual strategic and public mission. This individual will serve as the Directors principal administrative and strategic partner in developing cross-center collaboration public engagement academic programming shared staffing and infrastructure and new initiatives.

This is a full-time Center-wide position. The administrator will work across the full portfolio of the Brandeis Center for Jewish Studies and will partner with the Director to develop and implement the Centers strategic vision through sustainable programs partnerships systems and organizational structures.

The hiring range is $97100 - $109400. This position is currently funded through December 2030.

To apply please submit a cover letter and resume/CV

Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning Organizational Development and Cross-Center Integration 25%

Work closely with the Director in implementing the Centers long-term direction including its academic programming organizational development staffing structure and cross-center initiatives. Identify opportunities for collaboration across Brandeiss Jewish Studies centers institutes departments and programs; develop shared infrastructure and administrative systems; assess organizational needs; support long-term planning; and coordinate implementation of strategic priorities across multiple centers and University units.

Academic and Public Programming 25%

Develop and coordinate lectures conferences seminars public courses workshops visiting scholar programs and other academic and public-facing initiatives. Work with faculty staff students alumni and external partners to create programming that reflects the Centers intellectual priorities and public mission.

Operations Human Resources Personnel Supervision Budgets and Project Management 25%

Oversee the Centers day-to-day operations and administrative systems; manage project timelines and workflows; manage budgets and expenditures in collaboration with University offices; supervise administrative staff student workers vendors and project personnel; oversee hiring and onboarding processes in partnership with Human Resources; support personnel management performance evaluations and other HR-related processes.

Communications and External Relations 15%

Work with University Communications and other partners on the Centers website newsletters digital materials public-facing content and event promotion. Develop communication for the Centers work to academic communal alumni and public audiences.

Fundraising Grants and Donor Stewardship 10%

Support the Director in fundraising activities donor stewardship grant writing foundation relations proposal development and reporting. Identify opportunities for external support for Center priorities and initiatives.

Qualifications and Job Requirements:

• Bachelors degree required.
• Experience: 5 years of demonstrated experience in academic educational communal or nonprofit administration and programming.
• Demonstrated leadership experience supervising professional staff and managing complex academic or nonprofit operations.
• Excellent organizational writing communication and project-management skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with faculty administrators students donors alumni and community partners.
• Experience building new initiatives managing complex projects working across institutional units and supporting strategic planning is highly desirable.

The Universitys pay ranges represent a good faith estimate of what Brandeis reasonably expects to pay for a position at the time of posting. The pay offered to a selected candidate during hiring will be based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position the candidates work experience and education/training internal peer equity and applicable legal requirements.

Brandeis University is an equal opportunity employer which does not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race color ancestry religious creed gender identity and expression national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation pregnancy age genetic information disability caste military or veteran status or any other category protected by law (also known as membership in a protected class).