Assistant Director - UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement, University of California, Irvine

The UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement seeks an Assistant Director to collaborate with the Executive Director on program development, partnerships, education, and resources. Responsibilities include designing workshops, facilitating conversations, presenting to diverse groups, leading the national fellows program, conducting outreach, networking, and representing the Center at events. Candidates should have a deep interest in the First Amendment, academic freedom, expression rights on campuses, legislative threats to higher education, experience designing accessible workshops, writing/editing academic publications, and strong communication and project management skills. A bachelor’s degree and 4-6 years of increasing responsibility in a related field are required. Include a cover letter.

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Organization Name: UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement, University of California, Irvine

Role Title: Assistant Director

Employment Type: Full-time

Compensation: $88,000 - $124,800 per year

Location: Remote (with travel to conferences and approximately two meetings per year at or near UC Irvine)

Link to Apply: https://jobs.uci.edu/careers-home/jobs/145899
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Position Overview: The UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement seeks an Assistant Director to work closely with the Executive Director on creating, overseeing, and enhancing the Center's programs, partnerships, educational efforts, and resources. The role involves designing workshops and facilitating interactive conversations about challenging topics, presenting to groups of varying sizes, working closely with the Center's national fellows program, including leading monthly virtual meetings and providing feedback on projects, conducting outreach and networking with nonprofits and higher education groups, and representing the Center at conferences and events. Candidates should have a deep interest in and familiarity with the First Amendment and academic freedom principles, recent trends around expression rights on college campuses, threats to higher education from legislators, experience designing workshops and presenting complex principles accessibly, experience writing or editing academic publications, and strong communication and project management skills. A bachelor's degree in a related area and a minimum of 4-6 years in a professional role with increasing responsibility are required. Please include a cover letter with your application.