Community Engagement Manager - Environmental Studies

Community Engagement Manager

The Community Engagement Manager (CEM) leads the direction of community-engaged teaching and practice within the Environmental Studies Program and its affiliates. The CEM co-directs our flagship community-engaged course and works closely with internal and external partners to create and facilitate community-engaged interdisciplinary environmental initiatives. The CEM oversees our contingent of internal and externally placed student interns and serves as a central hub for community engagement by connecting faculty members with local public and private sector organizations and governments. The CEM builds and manages these external partnerships as well as stimulating and supporting interdisciplinary, community engaged work. The CEM evaluates the success of the above initiatives in meeting key programmatic outcomes, most importantly student learning.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities :

• Co-directing the Sustainability Exchange, a community-engaged, project-based, capstone practicum course offered every semester that brings students, faculty, and community partners together to tackle pressing environmental challenges.
• Leading instructional design, assessment, and evaluation for the course.
• Leading key instruction in the course, including content on entering & exiting communities, group dynamics, and project management.
• Managing application processes for sustainability project proposals.
• Leading project development processes by connecting community partners with relevant faculty members and supporting development of project plans.
• Providing students, faculty, and community partners with consistent feedback on project work.
• Problem-solving challenges with all stakeholders.
• Managing budget for the course.
• Co-supervising teaching assistants / instructional assistants.
• Managing communication to attract students, faculty, and community partners to participate in the course.

Leading our student- and faculty-facing partnership-driven programs.

Leading the vision, strategy, visibility, and buy-in of environmental community engagement work as a strategy for meeting EnSt student learning outcomes.

Facilitating Collaborations & Partnerships

Communications & Administration

Working Conditions / Equipment / Schedule :

Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends; ability to travel throughout the St. Louis area.

Required Qualifications :

Education : Bachelor's degree or combination of education and / or experience may substitute for minimum education.

Certifications : No specific certification is required for this position.

Work Experience : Relevant Experience (3 Years)

Skills : Not Applicable

Driver's License : A driver's license is not required for this position.

Preferred Qualifications :

Education : Master's degree

Certifications : No additional certification beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.

Work Experience : No additional work experience beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.

Skills : Community Initiatives, Community Outreach, Deadline Management, Evaluation Methods, Facilitation, High Accuracy, Interpersonal Intelligence, Oral Communications, Organizational Management (OM), Project Management, Qualitative Analysis, Scientific Literacy, Self Motivation, Stress Management, Work Efficiency, Working Independently, Workload Management, Written Communication

Grade : G10

Salary Range : Base pay is commensurate with experience. The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.