Associate Director – Civic Discourse Initiatives - James Madison University, Madison Center for Civic Engagement (Apply by March 28th!)

The Madison Center for Civic Engagement at James Madison University seeks an Associate Director of Civic Discourse Initiatives to lead a comprehensive campus-based civic discourse program. The role involves overseeing orientation deliberations, workshops, assessment efforts, facilitation coaching, student training, grant initiatives, multi-institutional partnerships, and new programming. Candidates should have a master’s degree, expertise in constructive dialogue, experience teaching college-level civic discourse, strong project management skills, experience supervising staff or students, proficiency in Excel, Qualtrics, MS Teams, and Canva, and exceptional communication and organizational skills. This grant-funded position is contingent upon continued funding, with applications reviewed beginning March 28, 2026.

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Organization Name: James Madison University, Madison Center for Civic Engagement

Role Title: Associate Director – Civic Discourse Initiatives

Employment Type: Full-time

Compensation: Commensurate with experience

Location: Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States

Link to Apply: https://jobs.jmu.edu/jobs/associate-director-civic-discourse-initiatives-harrisonburg-virginia-united-states
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Position Overview: The Madison Center for Civic Engagement at James Madison University seeks an Associate Director of Civic Discourse Initiatives to lead one of the nation's most comprehensive campus-based civic discourse programs, spearheading the signature Better Conversations Together initiative, first-year immersive efforts, faculty and student leadership development, and campuswide dialogue opportunities. The role involves overseeing program components including orientation deliberations and workshops, coordinating assessment efforts, providing facilitation coaching to Democracy Fellows, supervising and training 10-15 undergraduate student facilitators, managing nationally recognized grant initiatives including a faculty fellows program, coordinating multi-institutional partners and assessment teams, and designing new civic discourse programming. Candidates should have a master's degree, expertise in constructive dialogue and deliberation, experience teaching college-level civic discourse, strong project management skills, experience supervising staff or students, high proficiency with Excel, Qualtrics, MS Teams, and Canva, and exceptional communication and organizational skills. This is a grant-funded position contingent upon continued funding, with applications reviewed beginning March 28, 2026.