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Associate Director, Swearer Center for Public Service /
Director Royce Fellowship Program
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Job Description

This is a joint position of associate director of the Swearer Center for Public Service and the director of the Royce Fellowship Program at Brown University. Responsibilities include leading staff to provide effective, comprehensive public service programs for the University, developing academic support initiatives, and overseeing the development of new initiatives.  The position is the key leader of the Royce Fellowship Program and provides leadership for the Swearer Center in the director's absence.

o The Howard R. Swearer Center for Public Service
The Swearer Center considers active community participation and social responsibility to be central concerns of a liberal education.  We believe students -- indeed all of us -- can make valuable social contributions while learning.  This approach reflects the University's public trust to both prepare its students for meaningful engagement in the American democracy and to be of service to the world.  Individual social responsibility is intrinsic to the development of solutions to our communities' most pressing concerns.  For this reason, the Swearer Center encourages students to expose themselves to the depth and complexity of social problems -- exploring both their human and moral dimensions -- as they build relationships within communities.  While the Center's definition of service includes many perspectives and approaches, it is grounded in a community-development model of respect, cooperation, and partnership.  Our experience leads us to believe that for service work to be of value to both communities and those engaged in the work it must develop through enduring relationships that strengthen a community's capacity to meet critical needs and to solve urgent problems.  Currently the Center is the sponsor of 50 student-led community-based projects.  Additionally, we provide support and resources for students interested in doing service in local community agencies.  We have a database of over 250 community service opportunities.  The Swearer Center is a program of Brown University Office of the Dean of the College.  For more in-depth information on the Center, please visit our website at http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Swearer_Center/. 

Royce Fellowship Program
The Royce Fellowship Program was established by a $3-million gift from Charles M. Royce, a 1961 graduate of Brown University and parent of two Brown graduates. Royce, president of Royce Funds, has served as a University trustee since 1989 and is an active member of several committees, including the Corporation Committee on Admission and Financial Aid. Every spring, since 1996, twenty-five students at Brown are inducted into the Society of Royce Fellows, receiving a merit fellowship of up to $4,000 to pursue a project of their own design.  These students, from varied disciplines in the arts, humanities and sciences, become lifetime members of the Society, joining those before them who have been recognized for their creative thinking, service to Brown and community, and leadership qualities. By honoring the pursuit of academic questions and social concerns and by encouraging passionate engagement with a particular topic, the hope is that the Royce experience will encourage a deep sense of commitment to one's thoughts and ideas, the community and the world beyond Brown. Eight faculty members serve each year as Faculty Fellows. Their participation and support symbolize the notions of community and sharing, mutual learning and respect that were the impetus behind the idea of a society within the larger culture of Brown. Bringing together outstanding Brown students and faculty in a voluntary community, the Society of Royce Fellows hopes to create an environment for accomplished and budding intellectuals alike to discuss their individual projects and collegial concerns.  For more information: http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Swearer_Center/Royce/

o Responsibilities

… Direct Royce Fellowship Program: Provide leadership for high profile, prestigious undergraduate fellowship.  Including public representation of the program, recruitment and support of student applicants, oversight of the selection process, advising of fellows, planning of events related to the Society of Royce Fellows, and donor relations.
… Supervision of full-time staff: Supervise and support full-time staff who oversees coordination of Royce Fellowship events and logistics as well as Swearer Center communications, health and development programs, academic advising, literacy resource, and administrative support.  Coordinate with the director on planning and implementation of the several staff meetings.
… Fiscal management of Royce Fellowship fund: Oversee the management of a $3M endowment of the fellowship program and distribution of annual budget.
… Community and University Outreach: Collaborate with faculty, deans, and university administration; coordinate with staff, the Resource Center, TWC, Student Activities, Student Life, SDWC; Alumni Relations, and 200+ community-based agencies.
… Academic Support Initiatives: Coordinates with the Graduate School, the Medical School, the Watson Institute, the Center for Environmental Studies, Public Policy, the Dean of the Faculty, PPSO, and other academic departments; designs and manages faculty course development program; advertises and administers grants; and provides ongoing support for faculty and teaching assistants through workshop series and one--on-one support
… Student Advising: Meet with and advise students regarding academic choices, career goals, fellowship programs and grant opportunities; senior theses; and the development of new initiatives.
… Fund Raising: Work with the director to identify grants opportunities to enhance Center programming and academic opportunities for students and faculty. Write and manage grants and contracts.
… Administration:  Assist director with management of the Swearer Center; act as director in director's absence; writing projects; supervise and support department coordinator; and assist with the development and implementation of the Center's strategic plan.
… Other duties as assigned by director.

 o Qualifications
… Demonstrated ability to play a leadership role within an academic environment, to solve problems creatively, to develop and implement planning, and to make excellent use of human, financial and technological resources
… Ability to evaluate the quality of academic, creative, and service-related student projects, to assist students in the development and implementation of projects, and to communicate effectively with the faculty about student projects and programmatic initiatives.
… Excellent human relationship skills; ability to communicate clearly and concisely in both written and verbal contexts; proven cognitive, problem-solving and management skills.
… Expertise in building relationships; the ability to negotiate complex relationships;  diplomacy and ability to provide stewardship
… Experience and expertise in developing community service programs within a university;  knowledge and experience with trends in non-profit management
… BA degree required;  MA or Ph.D preferred;
… At least 5 years experience in higher education; administrative experience preferred.

Contact
Applications and questions should be addressed to Peter Hocking, Director, Swearer Center for Public Service, Brown University, Box 1974, Providence, RI 02912.  Phone:  401/863-2338.  Fax:  401/863-3094. Email:  mailto:Peter_Hocking@Brown.edu.