The University of Virginia’s College at Wise invite applicants for a full-time Community Development Manager. The Community Development Manager works strategically with communities to co-create solutions which build capacity within their leadership teams; assesses needs for leadership and skill development, and engages students from UVA Wise in the process.

Job Duties:

Outreach and engagement with communities to promote and facilitate community capacity building.Conducting needs assessments with communities in order to customize an approach for capacity building or identify alternate plans for addressing their needs.Works with the community to organize community development teams where none exist or revitalize existing community groups as needed.Complete community leadership team skill and knowledge assessment in order to tailor a leadership development approach.Facilitate community team conversations to identify meaningful and visible projects on which they can hone their skill development.Provide project management support to communities as they implement their projects.Responsible for incorporating entrepreneurship and business supports training into community support training.Assist communities in assessing the ecosystem they provide to assist small businesses and entrepreneurs.Manage various program and UVA Wise organizational budgets, completing monthly budget reconciliations.Work closely with regional and state stakeholders such as DHCD, VTC, Friends of SWVA, People INC., VCC, and Small Business development centers; among others.Contribute to the design and delivery of annual coaching summits, emerging leadership programs, and other programs that support community capacity building. Implement effective means of engaging students in community development projects and programs which align with service learning objectives at the college.Apply for and manage grants which include application and budget development, project management, monitoring, and reporting.Capturing and communicating stories resulting from capacity building and entrepreneurship activities through multimedia channels to include social media, websites, and annual reports.Assists with other duties as assigned overall, including as identified through the office’s work with various communities in the UVA Wise region.

Qualifications:

Experience in the field and with community development preferred; but not required.

Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred; but not required.

UVA Wise is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence, affordable access, and unwavering support of a collaborative and diverse community.  Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Employee fulfills duties as a “responsible employee” under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.  A Responsible employee includes any employee:  who has the authority to take action to redress sexual violence; who has been given the duty of reporting incidents of sexual violence or any other misconduct by students to the Title IX Coordinator or other appropriate school designee; or whom a student could reasonably believe has this authority or duty.

UVA Wise is committed to helping the campus community provide for their own safety and security.  The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report containing information on campus security and personal safety, including alerts, fire safety, crime prevention tips, and crime statistics is available at www.uvawise.edu/ASR.  A copy is available upon request by calling 276-328-0190 or 276-376-3451.

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff.  We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences.  We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.