Associate Director for Partner Success

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Description

The Associate Director plays a lead role in technical assistance & capacity building planning, design and delivery for Brushy Fork Leadership Institute to address overarching strategic objectives. Reporting to the Executive Director, this position leads technical assistance & capacity building strategies and engages the Brushy Fork team in planning and implementation of events such as the Brushy Fork Leadership Summit. This work involves planning technical assistance & capacity building timelines and systems and managing aspects of staff contributions and training for these initiatives. The Associate Director manages recruitment strategies for all Brushy Fork technical assistance & capacity building initiatives and engages other Brushy Fork staff in this work. With technical assistance & capacity building objectives in mind, the Associate Director creates effective evaluation tools, oversees their use, and reports evaluation results to the Executive Director and the Brushy Fork team. This role monitors spending based on budgets and reports to the Executive Director on budget status at regular intervals. With guidance from the Executive Director, the Associate Director identifies and manages technical assistance and capacity building fees-for-services contracts with clients, developing and implementing custom services for regional and national nonprofits, community agencies, and other groups.

Your Key Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Regular and predictable attendance is essential. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building Planning, Design and Delivery (estimated 50% of time)

• The Associate Director collaborates with the Executive Director to design technical assistance & capacity building initiatives that meet Brushy Fork’s overarching program objectives and that are in alignment with Berea College’s commitment to serving the Appalachian region.
• The Associate Director works collaboratively and strategically to integrate Brushy Fork team members into technical assistance & capacity building design and delivery, including creating clear overall timelines for delivery of initiative elements, identifying logistical and staffing needs, and recommending distribution of duties among staff.
• The Associate Director shares technical assistance & capacity building designs and assures staff understanding of roles, providing content training and guidance to staff, as needed.
• The Associate Director facilitates planning meetings, develops clear process agendas, creates session content, recommends facilitation plans, and manages other technical assistance & capacity building delivery tasks in collaboration with other Brushy Fork staff.
• The Associate Director serves as a presenter and facilitator for Brushy Fork workshops and events.
• The Associate Director monitors spending based on program budgets and provides regular reports to the Executive Director.
  
  

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building Evaluation (estimated 10% of time)

• In alignment with program objectives, the Associate Director oversees the design of technical assistance & capacity building evaluation tools and engages staff in using these tools.
• The Associate Director creates evaluation reports to share with the Executive Director and other Brushy Fork staff.
  
  

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building Recruitment (estimated 15% of time)

• The Associate Director plays a role in the marketing and recruitment of Brushy Fork’s technical assistance and capacity building initiatives, creating strategic recruitment plans and setting and meeting goals for recruitment.
• The Associate Director participates in recruitment efforts and engages other staff in recruiting, including site visits, communications, and social media recruitment campaigns.
• The Associate Director evaluates recruitment efforts, reporting to the Executive Director.
  
  

Contract Management and Delivery (estimated 20% of time)

• The Associate Director identifies potential contracts to bring to the attention of the Executive Director for assessment and approval.
• The Associate Director evaluates potential client needs for services, proposes service designs, and gains initial client approval of the design for service delivery.
• For approval and signature by the Executive Director, the Associate Director drafts cost estimates and memoranda of understanding for contractual work.
• The Associate Director provides services to contract clients, monitoring costs to stay within estimated budgets, and engaging support staff in invoicing for services provided.
• The Associate Director will work with the Executive Director to evaluate the effectiveness of Brushy Fork’s contractual services, as needed.
  
  

Support for Overall Direction and Planning for Brushy Fork (estimated 5% of time)

• The Associate Director collaborates with the Executive Director on the overall direction for Brushy Fork Leadership Institute.
• The Associate Director provides input on technical assistance & capacity building designs and objectives for funding applications.
• The Associate Director represents Brushy Fork and Berea College when the Executive Director is unable to attend meetings and events that impact Brushy Fork’s work.
• The Associate Director supports collaboration among other Strategic Initiatives programs in and across Berea College.
  
  

Other roles/duties will be assigned as necessary to assist the College in the attainment of the goals set forth and the enhancement of a positive, respectful learning environment for all staff, faculty and students.

What You'll Bring

Education required to ensure success in this position:

• Bachelor’s Degree, required, with preferred coursework related to leadership development, community education, community organizing, continuous improvement strategies, community-based research, rural or regional understanding, community and economic development, or nonprofit management.
  
  

Experience required to ensure success in this position:

• Four years related experience, including demonstrated skill in group facilitation, technical assistance & capacity building, strategic planning, nonprofit management, rural advocacy, and coaching.
  
  

Special skills, knowledge and abilities:

• Good judgment about strategic planning for grassroots-driven community change;
• Strong interpersonal, group process and facilitation skills;
• Ability to think systemically and strategically, especially about technical assistance & capacity building planning and delivery;
• Facility in visual design for materials and presentations;
• Strong and clear writing skills, especially for communicating with program participants and contract clients;
• Strong computer skills (word processing, database management, spreadsheet manipulation, and social media management. Proficiency in the following software: Excel, Word,, PowerPoint, Qualtrics or survey/evaluation tools);
• Ability to manage and report on program budgets;
• Technical assistance & capacity building planning expertise, including designing supports to meet desired objectives and outcomes;
• Program evaluation and reporting skills;
• Cultural sensitivity and ability to work with people of varying beliefs and values;
• Knowledge of the Appalachian region.
  
  

License, certification, or registration necessary:

• Valid Driver’s License and clean driving record.
  
  

Physical requirements:

• Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
• Ability to present vocally at workshops and events.
• Ability to occasionally work days of 10 hours or longer.
• Ability to travel independently to remote locations in the Appalachian region (occasional 6-8 hour car trips) and work long days.
• Ability to navigate airports and other public transportation.
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds.
  
  

Environmental conditions:

• Ability to travel and work numerous evenings and weekends, by airline and/or automobile;
• Standard office environment
  
  

Ability to operate the following vehicles or equipment:

• Computer (desktop or laptop);
• Standard office equipment;
• Motor vehicle, potentially a van with passengers
  
  

Founded in 1855, Berea College is nationally recognized as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls more than 1,500 students from 46 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them with a no-tuition promise, valued at more than $204,000. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only nine federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College is listed #20 in overall ranking in the U.S. by the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse college rankings, 2023. The Washington Monthly ranks Berea College #2 Best Liberal Arts College and #1 in Social Mobility, 2023. Money Magazine ranks Berea #20 Best Overall College and #10 for Best in the South, 2023. Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2023.

Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.

Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.

Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!

Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

Our Benefits

Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program. The benefit package also includes access to the Child Development Laboratory for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Seabury Center Membership, Staff Development Funds and Tuition Reimbursement.

Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Part-time employees who work an average of 24 hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.

To learn more details, visit our benefits page at https://www.berea.edu/human-resources/employee-benefits.

Our Unique Culture

Berea College strives to be a place where people with various Christian interpretations, different religious traditions, and no religious traditions work together in support of Berea's Great Commitments.

Over the past century, various leaders of the College have applied the College’s inclusive scriptural foundation and spirit to their expanding world and welcomed those whose beliefs were consistent with the Christian gospel of impartial love. Therefore, Berea College today affirms its inclusive Christian tradition even as it respects the traditions of Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus, as well as other faiths, and those holding no religious beliefs. We strive not to ignore our differences, but rather seek to understand each other honestly and respectfully, and together create a climate where anyone can openly discuss what they believe without fear of sanction. To that end, all persons who are willing to share in the spirit and the work of the Great Commitments as shaped by its preamble are welcome to study, to teach, and to work at Berea

Labor Supervision

In support of Berea College’s great commitments, staff and faculty serve as labor supervisors. Our fourth great commitment, The Dignity of Labor, promotes learning and serving in community through the student Labor Program, honoring the dignity and utility of all work, mental and manual, and taking pride in work well done. Student Labor Supervision includes scheduling, assigning, and approving student work, developing students' workplace acumen, and providing tangible work experience. To learn more about the labor program office please see the following link Labor Program Office.