Director of Disability Cultural Center
Core
Provides visionary leadership and runs day-to-day operations of the University of Texas at Austin's Disability Cultural Center, shaping strategic direction and building programmatic infrastructure to support disability culture on campus.
Role type
Senior leadership IC (Director of Student Affairs/Disability Services)
Builds
Programs, services, and a campus community that supports and celebrates people with and without disabilities
Domain
Higher Education + Disability Studies
Required skills
Strategic planning, program development, organizational leadership, staff supervision, budget management, knowledge of disability culture and identity, stakeholder engagement
Preferred skills
Fundraising, donor cultivation, grant writing, designing educational programs, national network in disability cultural centers
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain mission-aligned programs and services for students, faculty, and staff; oversee DCC operations including administration, budget, and staff recruitment/supervision; benchmark with other Disability Cultural Centers and analyze program effectiveness; develop marketing and outreach strategies; seek funding opportunities; provide consultation on disability-friendly policies and practices
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight