About the Opportunity Summary: The Assistant Director of Cross-Center Engagement and Leadership supports the Center for Intercultural Engagement's (CIE’s) efforts to engage across all Cultural and Spiritual Life (CSL) Centers, student life offices, and academic units to build connections, coordinate programming, and support students with intersecting identities who move between multiple CSL spaces and campus programs. Reporting to the Associate Director, this position collaborates with the Director and Associate Director team to develop and implement student engagement strategies that serve a diverse population across Northeastern's global campuses. The Assistant Director advances cultural literacy and care by curating cross-cultural programming and making intercultural learning accessible to all students. The role also holds shared responsibility for program assessment, operational processes, and day-to-day Center functions, including space management, student employee supervision, and contributions to signature events and programs. The Assistant Director may also provide direct student support through mentorship, advising, and referrals in partnership with Center staff. The CIE is embedded within Northeastern University’s Cultural and Spiritual Life unit, which is dedicated to the support, celebration, and advancement of cultural identity and affinity. The CIE’s programming aims to foster communal traditions and intersectional identities, advance intercultural dialogue and community-building skills, and promote holistic growth. It also seeks to build bridges with local, national, and global communities; promote wellness through self-care practices; and advance civic engagement as students work to build a more just, peaceful, and sustainable world.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 1-3 years of experience working with diverse or socially vulnerable populations—or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience
working across multiple departments, centers, or units on collaborative programming or student support initiatives. Proven experience in curriculum development for leadership or intercultural programs. Demonstrated experience advising and mentoring student organizations, particularly cultural or identity-based affinity groups.
Experience
supervising student staff and managing daily office operations.
Experience
with program assessment, data collection, and evaluation methods.
Experience
planning and executing large-scale events and signature programs.
Responsibilities
Include: Lead the development and coordination of programming that connects students across all CSL centers, with particular attention to students with intersecting or multiple cultural, spiritual, and identity-based affiliations. Develop and implement a curriculum for student leadership development, student-facing intercultural programs, and training for staff and faculty partners. Support supervising and advising student leaders, including facilitating monthly meetings with all cultural and identity-based student organization leaders and coordinating periodic leadership training. Support the planning and execution of CIE’s collaborative events and major programming initiatives, such as the annual Symposium, mini-grants program, CIE’s EMPOWER Fellows Program, etc. Provide direct, one-on-one support and mentoring to students, including initiating referrals to campus resources as appropriate. Recruit, train, manage, and supervise student staff in conjunction with the Associate Director. Process contracts, document program expenditures, and manage administrative components of program planning. Assess, evaluate, and document programs and services. Position Type Student Services Additional Information Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer. Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Compensation Grade/Pay Type: 107S Expected Hiring Range: $53,615.00 - $75,728.75 With the pay range(s) shown above, the starting salary will depend on several factors, which may include your education, experience, location, knowledge and expertise, and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change. Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact. Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 14 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 300,000-plus alumni, and 3,000 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions. The university’s residential campuses for undergraduate and graduate degrees are located in Boston, London, and Oakland, California. Our research and graduate campuses are in the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant; Arlington, Virginia; Charlotte, North Carolina; Miami; Portland, Maine; Seattle; Silicon Valley, California; Toronto; and Vancouver. Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment. Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.