Posting Details\n \nPosting Details\n \nJob Title \nAssistant Director for Service Learning\n \nDepartment \nCAREER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES\n \nPosition Number \nGP264A\n \nLocation \nNorfolk, VA\n \nJob Summary \nThe Assistant Director for Service Learning is responsible for service-learning and civic engagement opportunities at ODU. This includes collaborating with university faculty and community partners to develop, facilitate, and support service-learning course development and implementation. In addition, the Assistant Director provides direct community service and civic engagement opportunities for students through the coordination of service project days, an Alternative Spring Break program, and donation drives. This individual also supports food insecurity needs of ODU students through oversight of the Monarch Food Pantry and related programming and services. The Assistant Director supervises the Volunteer Programs Specialist, a graduate assistant, and undergraduate student employees, interns, and volunteers and reports directly to an Associate Director in the Center for Career & Leadership Development.\n \nPosition Type \nFullTime\n \nType of Recruitment \nGeneral Public\n \nMinimum Qualifications\n* Prior working knowledge of the national research pertaining to service learning and civic engagement in higher education.\u2022 Considerable skill in program development, management, and assessment.\u2022 Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.\u2022 Excellent organizational and time management skills.\u2022 Ability to effectively prioritize, successfully perform responsibilities autonomously, and work collaboratively and effectively with students, faculty, and staff in a dynamic and diverse work environment.\u2022 Understanding of event planning processes\u2022 Demonstrated ability to plan and achieve short- and long-range goals driven by the mission and goals of the department and division.\u2022 Masters in Education, Public Service/Administration, or similar degree or years of related experience required.\u2022 Considerable experience in service-learning work on a college campus.\u2022 Some administrative experience in higher education, including administering a budget, planning, and staff supervision.\n \nPreferred Qualifications \nNone\n \nConditions of Employment\n \nJob Open Date \n03/17/2026\n \nOpen Until Filled \nYes\n \nApplication Review Date \n04/01/2026\n \nJob Close Date\n \nSpecial Instructions to Applicants / Additional Materials Required\n \nCriminal Background Check \nThe final candidate is required to complete a criminal history check.\n \nDepartment Information \nhttps://www.odu.edu/career-leadership\n \nEquity Statement \nIt is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal employment, educational and social opportunities for all persons, without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Individuals from minoritized communities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.\n \nReasonable Accommodation Request \nIf you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Division of Talent Management and Culture at (757)683-3141.\n \nPay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision \nThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or consistent with contractor\u2019s legal duty to furnish information.\n \nODU Statement \nOld Dominion University, located in Norfolk, is Virginia\u2019s forward-focused public doctoral research university with more than 23,000 students, a top R1 research ranking, rigorous academics, an energetic residential community and initiatives that contribute $2.6 billion annually to Virginia\u2019s economy.