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Assistant Director of Health Promotion for Collective Impact and Capacity-Building

Somerville, MA • On-site

Tufts University
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools • 1 - 5K employees
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$74K - $111K/yr

Full-time

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Job description

Overview
The Division of Student Life is responsible for the intellectual, social, and holistic development of Tufts students outside of the classroom and works closely with staff and faculty to create a unique and powerful experience for the entire student body. Within the Division of Student Life, the Health Promotion department advances the University's academic mission by fostering systems-level initiatives to support the well-being and success of all students. Through collaboration, consultation, and culture change, we help all students learn, grow, and thrive at Tufts.
The Health Promotion department is grounded in interdisciplinary research and practice, with a particular focus on public health, education, and developmental psychology. We use a Collective Impact approach to foster systems-level change throughout and beyond the Student Life team.
What You'll Do
A cover letter is required with submission.
Reporting to the Director of Health Promotion, the Assistant Director will enact the strategic initiatives of the Health Promotion department. The Assistant Director (AD) is a collaboration-oriented colleague who is committed to socio-ecological and harm reduction approaches to student health and well-being. The AD provides expertise in public health and health promotion as a member of Health and Wellness within Tufts Student Life. The AD develops, implements, and assesses Health Promotion programming aligned with the strategic priorities of Student Life.
In addition to supporting the overall strategic priorities of the Health Promotion department, the Assistant Director has two areas of particular focus and expertise:
Collective Impact: The AD supports the Health Promotion department in developing and enacting a Collective Impact model to advance strategic wellbeing and student success priorities.
Capacity-Building: The AD partners with departments within and beyond Student Life, as well as student leaders, to build their capacity to foster a campus climate that supports wellbeing and student success.
The AD also performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Health Promotion.
This position also serves as an active member of a diverse workforce and participates in the College's efforts to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming environment.
  • Collective Impact and Capacity-Building
    Support the Health Promotion department in developing and enacting a Collective Impact model to advance well-being and student success; form close working partnerships with other departments to advance common agenda and provide backbone support for Collective Impact work.
    Within the Health Promotion team, the AD has a particular focus on Collective Impact and Capacity-Building.
    • Collective Impact: Provide expert consultation and guidance on best practices on Collective Impact models to the Health Promotion department, the Student Life team, and campus partners; document Collective Impact initiatives; build and maintain awareness of trends and best practices in Collective Impact work.
    • Capacity-Building: Informed by strategic priorities of the department and identified needs, provide support to students and partner offices in building capacity to advance student well-being and success; including incubating new initiatives, consulting on best practices, facilitating processional development, and convening communities of practice.
  • Programming: Under the guidance of the Director of Health Promotion, develop and enact trainings, workshops, interventions, and other programs to reach targeted departmental priorities related to well-being and student success. Support partner departments in developing health and well-being programming based on strategic priorities, identified community needs, and research-informed best practices; recruit, train, and supervise undergraduate and graduate student ambassadors and assistants to lead health promotion initiatives and programs.
  • BASICS Operations: Lead operations of the BASICS (Brief Alcohol Intervention and Support for College Students) program, including managing technology platform, partnering with Residential Life and Learning staff to ensure effective operations, managing operations of outside vendors, and leading program documentation and evaluation efforts.
  • Representation: Represent the Health Promotion department in campus wide meetings, both in their own role as Assistant Director, and in place of the Director of Health Promotion when they are unavailable.
  • Requires ability to work weekends, after hours when needed

What We're Looking For
Basic Requirements:
Knowledge and experience typically acquired by:
  • Master's Degree in public health, health promotion, education, social work, or related field
  • 2-5 years of experience in education, public health, or a related field
  • Experience working in multidisciplinary coalitions to advance shared goals
  • Knowledgeable of current research and best practices in the field of health promotion, public health, behavior change, and organizational change
  • Familiar with evidence-based models of health promotion
  • Demonstrated ability to initiate and energetically follow through on projects
  • Demonstrated skill employing evidence-based strategies to develop, implement and evaluate comprehensive health promotion initiatives using public health approach
  • Experience providing training on health promotion topics to employees, trainees, and others
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and demonstrated experience in health communication
  • Experience supervising students leaders or employees
  • Demonstrated skill working with diverse communities and intersectional identities
  • Ability to work on weekends and evenings as needed
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to make meaningful connections within and outside of the Student Life department, while maintaining appropriate boundaries
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize competing demands and to work well under pressure

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with BASICS, best practices in harm reduction for college substance use, and related topics
  • Experience with Collective Impact model

Special Work Schedule Requirements:
This is a hybrid position expected to be on campus at least 3 days per week, and requires evening and weekend availability for campus events.
Pay Range
Minimum $74,000.00, Midpoint $92,500.00, Maximum $111,000.00
Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity; generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.

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