MN Campus Compact Position Avail.

> **Please excuse cross-postings.**
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> POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
> 
> PROGRAM DIRECTOR with
> MINNESOTA CAMPUS COMPACT
> 
> Minnesota Campus Compact is a coalition of 47 college 
> and university presidents committed:  To engage 
> Minnesota's colleges and universities in strategic 
> partnerships that strengthen communities and 
> education for informed and active citizenship.  
> 
> Compact staff work as a team to provide training, 
> technical assistance, funding and other resources 
> toward these ends.   Minnesota Campus Compact 
> is located in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul.
> 
> The Program Director coordinates several statewide 
> service-learning and campus-community collaboration 
> initiatives.
> 
> Primary Responsibilities:
> *     Supervise statewide VISTA literacy program. 
> Includes supervising VISTA Leader, monitoring application 
> process, monitoring progress on plans, submitting reports 
> to funder, supervising planning for related training events 
> and conferences.
> *             Manage a state-funded grant program.  Includes 
> providing technical assistance to grantees, creating 
> reporting guidelines, negotiating with subgrantees, 
> reviewing subgrantee reports, and writing reports to funder.
> *     Coordinate part-time AmeriCorps program. 
> Includes working with campus staff to recruit members, 
> monitor service, coordinate appropriate training, and 
> report to funder.
> *     Coordinate professional development events.  
> Includes series of discipline-specific faculty workshops 
> on service-learning, bi-annual Campus-Community 
> Summit, and other events. 
>       
> Requirements: 
> *     At least three years professional experience in 
> service-learning/campus-community collaboration or 
> non-profits.   Prefer experience in both campus and 
> community-based/non-profit settings. 
> *     Superior organizational skills and attention to 
> detail.  Prefer project and event coordination experience.
> *     Excellent oral and written communication skills. 
> *     Ability to communicate effectively with a wide 
> range of people, supervise others and work independently. 
> Prefer public speaking/presentation experience.
> *     Ability to work in a fast-paced, professional 
> environment and maintain flexibility. 
>  *    Bachelor's degree.
> 
> This is a full-time, salaried position with university benefits.  
> Annual salary is approximately $28,000-$30,000.
>       
> To apply, send a resume with cover letter to:  Human 
> Resources Dept., Mail #AQU217, University of St. Thomas, 
> 2115 Summit Ave., St. Paul, Minnesota, 55105.  If you have 
> questions about the position, please call (651) 962-4951. 
> Resumes must arrive by July 10, 2000.
> 
> The University of St. Thomas is an equal opportunity 
> employer and is committed to a program of affirmative action.  
> Persons of color are strongly encouraged to apply.
> 
> The deadline to apply for this position is July 10, 2000.
> 
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> Julie L. Plaut
> Associate Director
> Minnesota Campus Compact
> #25H-425
> 1000 LaSalle Avenue
> Minneapolis, MN 55403
> tel. (651) 962-4953
> fax (651) 962-4810
> jlplaut@stthomas.edu
> www.stthomas.edu/MNCC
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