Assistant Director

Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Assistant Director
Job Category	Staff & Executive
Department	Sch of Law-Cmd, Dean’s Office
Overview	Two schools, each with distinctive strengths, have come together to create one law school with extraordinary opportunities for learning experiences and career growth. Rutgers Law School—with locations in Camden and Newark—offers a world-class faculty; a curriculum of exceptional breadth and depth in theory, practice, and interdisciplinary studies; a geographic presence that spans one of the nation’s 10 largest legal markets (New Jersey) while also offering immediate access to two of the five largest markets (New York City and Philadelphia); an alumni network with over 20,000 members; and a strong tradition of diversity and social impact. As the law school for a top public university, Rutgers Law School is committed to the highest standards of teaching, scholarship, and service to its host communities, the state of New Jersey, and the nation.
Posting Summary	A hallmark of Rutgers Law School is our longstanding and unwavering commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity. Our Minority Student Program (MSP) is a nationally-acclaimed and highly successful post-admissions program that provides opportunity and support to students of color and students of all ethnicities who have faced socio-economic challenges. The program takes a proactive approach to help students who are members of groups underrepresented in the legal profession succeed in law school by offering legal skills development, academic support, alumni mentoring and networking, summer internships and other opportunities. Since its inception in 1968, more than 3,000 students in the program have graduated from Rutgers Law and changed the face of the legal profession. Reporting to the Assistant Dean of MSP, the Assistant Director will provide leadership and oversight to this key diversity and inclusion initiative of the Law School. The Assistant Director will counsel MSP students on academic, professional and personal goals, assisting with planning and executing events related to career exploration, academic success and bar association relations. The Assistant Director will build, maintain and strengthen relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including alumni, bar association leaders and legal employers, to provide assistance and support to underrepresented law students to ensure their success in law school and successful transition to the legal profession.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement	Consistent with the current application of Rutgers Policy 60.3.22, this position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. The flexible work arrangements outlined in Rutgers Policy 60.3.22 are part of a pilot program that is effective September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023. Therefore, there is no guarantee that this flexible work arrangement will continue beyond that date. Flexible work arrangements are not permanent, are subject to change or cancellation and contingent on the employee receiving approval in the FlexWork@RU Application System. Additional information may be found at https://futureofwork.rutgers.edu .
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	06
Position Salary	Starting salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience, within university policy and salary schedules, as well as departmental budgets.
Annual Minimum Salary	71087.000
Annual Mid Range Salary	89978.500
Annual Maximum Salary	108870.000
Standard Hours	37.50
Union Description	Admin Assembly (MPSC)
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview . Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
COVID-19 Immunization Requirement	Under Policy 60.1.35 , Rutgers University requires all prospective employees to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated and have received a booster (where eligible) against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Prospective employees who are not eligible for a booster at the time of an offer of employment must provide proof they have received a booster within two weeks (14 calendar days) of eligibility . Based on current guidance, individuals are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after receiving the final dose of any COVID-19 vaccine authorized or approved for use in the United States by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Eligibility for a booster against COVID-19 varies and is explained on the University’s web site located at https://coronavirus.rutgers.edu/covid-19-vaccine . Failure to provide proof of primary vaccination and booster will result in rescission of a prospective employee’s offer of employment and/or disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff – 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Requires a bachelors degree in a related field, with a minimum of five years of relevant work experience. Requires a background in student affairs, counseling or academic support, or equivalent combination of education and/or experience that demonstrates knowledge and understanding of law school learning strategies and methodologies for individuals and groups.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Requires a demonstrated commitment to furthering diversity, inclusion and equity in the legal profession and supporting under-represented law students. Requires general knowledge of the under-represented student experience. Experience in coordinating events and conference planning is also required in addition to experience developing mentoring programs and other diversity pipeline initiatives. Requires experience in grant-writing and other aspects of fundraising. Requires excellent judgment, writing, organizational and problem-solving skills. Also requires good communication skills, including verbal, written, and listening skills, as well as computer literacy.
Preferred Qualifications	Knowledge and understanding of the history and structure of MSP as it has been implemented at the Camden location.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment	Standard office environment
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	22ST3591
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers University-Camden
Home Location Campus	Rutgers University-Camden
City	Camden
State	NJ
Location Details

Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

Infection Control and Safety

This position is subject to all Rutgers University policies, including TB surveillance and other infection control and safety policies. Please review the Tuberculosis Surveillance Policy for additional information.

Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement