Assistant Director, Latino Cultural Center

Reporting to and working collaboratively with the Director of the Latino Cultural Center (LCC), the Assistant Director (AD) provides administrative leadership in the areas of student success, program management and operations at the Latino Cultural Center. The Assistant Director supports the Director in implementation and assessment of diversity initiatives that support diverse Latinx communities, as well s creates cultural understanding of Latinx and Latin American communities for stakeholders. In this role, the AD works with internal and external constituencies on diversity initiatives and implementation. The AD develops, leads and facilitates educational opportunities that reach students, staff, faculty, administrators and stakeholders. The AD leads the management and analyses of data, compiles annual reports, and builds presentations and reports. They have shared oversight of Center branding, marketing, and external communications. Must stay abreast of national trends in student success and issues facing Latinx communities.

The Senior Diversity administrator serves as the Assistant Director of the Latino Cultural Center (LCC). In this role, the Assistant Director works collaboratively with the Director to raise the visibility, improve operations, manage projects and increase Latinx students’ retention and graduation. Responsibilities include developing yearlong cultural and educationally transformative programming, and designing student success programming focused on college knowledge and academic and professional development. Moreover, the AD is responsible for assessment and analysis of data related to programming and Latinx student enrollment, retention and graduation rates, and staying up to date on current rends affecting Latino/a/x in higher education.

The Assistant Director is effective at solving complex problems and uses data-driven knowledge to close gaps in initiatives that enhance Latinx student experience and impacts recruitment and retention, and create a more inclusive and diverse campus. In this role, the Senior Diversity Administrator fosters relationships across campus and off campus, designs educational, cultural and student success programming aimed at maximizing student potential, and takes a leadership role and serves as a stand-in for the Director when they are unavailable, and helps to manage operations of the LCC.

• Develop, implement and assess educationally transformative programs that result in cultural awareness and appreciation for diversity and cross-cultural engagement centering on Latin American and Latinx cultures. Design, implement and assess retention programming with a strong focus on enhancing the Latinx student experience. Develop data-informed strategies to meet dynamic needs of diverse Latinx student populations.
• Manage collaborations with campus partners such as admissions, counseling and psychological services, writing lab, and student activities and organizations to maintain and expand network that enhances engagement and supports success of diverse student population and development via the LCC. Lead and meet with the Latinx Student Council comprised of approximately 20 student organizations and create opportunities for learning, leadership, cultural awareness and professional development.
• Collect, maintain and manage quantitative and qualitative data, and use to assess participant satisfaction, effectiveness in addressing/teaching learning outcomes, attendance, marketing effectiveness, and participant demographics. Carefully analyze participant submissions and evaluates overall participant satisfaction, effectiveness of event, and overall marketing impact by identifying overarching themes. Create reports and presentations identifying statistical and qualitative results, trends, and suggested changes based on results.
• Shared management of the LCC brand identity, along with external communications and public relations following Purdue University branding. Train student employees in LucidPress or university approved branding and marketing strategies in print and digital platforms.
• Expand outreach efforts to maximize recruitment and retention of diverse Latinx communities. Develop and implement campus and community opportunities and initiatives that reach students, staff, faculty, administrators and local and state-level organizations. Maintain and expand ties with off-campus partners; and represent the LCC at state and national-level opportunities such as the Indiana Latino Expo and the Indiana Latino Institute Higher Education Summit, USHLI and HACU.
• Assist with development initiatives including Purdue Day of Giving. Develop projected budgets for programs and present them to Director for approval. Maintain records of past programming, budgets, assessments, volunteers.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Higher Education Administration, Student Affairs, Diversity Studies, Ethnic Studies, Cultural Studies, Lanin American and/or Latinx/o/a Studies, American Studies, Sociology, Latin American and/or Latinx/o/a Literatures or related field
• Four or more years of relevant experience
• Knowledge of Latin American and/or U.S. Latinx histories, cultures and intersectional identities (Latinx, low-income, LGBTQ, first-generation, undocumented, immigrant, ethnic and racial) and higher education issues
• Demonstrated multicultural competencies in working with diverse student populations
• Experience coordinating cultural, social, educational and/or social justice programming, and leadership and program development
• Experience in designing and implementing educational programs focusing on diverse student population
• Demonstrated competence in print and digital marketing
• Professional experience advising and creating leadership development opportunities for students and student organizations
• Experience developing community and public engagement programs, and public speaking
• Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Cloud
• Data analysis and assessment
• Excellent written/verbal communication along with strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate with a broad range of senior-level administrators
• Ability to attend to multiple projects simultaneously
• Project management skills and cultural competency

• Master’s Degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, Diversity Studies, Ethnic Studies, Latin American and/or Latinx Studies, Sociology, American Studies or a related field
• Fluency in Spanish and Portuguese
• Grant writing skills
• Experience with Qualtrics, LucidPress, Asana and HootSuite
• Experience with Tableau, MS Teams, Zoom Webinar and Meeting, Socio Event App, Wonder, Cascade, WebEx, Delivra

• Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position
• A background check is required for employment in this position
• FLSA: Exempt (Not eligible for overtime)
• Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contribution Waiting Period
• Purdue University is an EOE/AA employer. All individuals, including minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply

All university employees are afforded a generous benefits package, https://www.purdue.edu/hr/benewell/index.php, including medical/dental/vision insurance, paid time off, and retirement contributions. As part of Purdue University’s expansive employee benefit package, the University is proud to offer its employees the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance by offering a tuition remission opportunity at both Purdue University and Purdue Global.

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