[Hiring] Southern Regional Lead @SDSU Research Foundation

Role Description

The PAC Regional Lead manages the implementation of Prison Arts Collective programming within the Southern region, providing leadership for program operations, teaching teams, and regional partnerships. The primary responsibilities include:

• Overseeing PAC programming in correctional institutions in the region.
• Building and sustaining relationships with correctional, university, and community partners.
• Supervising and mentoring teaching artists, peer facilitators, interns, and volunteers.
• Teaching workshops and trainings for participants and teaching teams as relevant.
• Ensuring efficient collection and timely reporting of all required documentation.
• Aligning coordination of regional logistics and communication in alignment with PAC's mission, model, and core values.

Qualifications

• Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field related to program/project, or additional experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
• Two years of progressively responsible experience in technical or administrative assignments.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, and ability to collaborate and work effectively with a team.
• Creative problem-solver, empathetic, detail-oriented, responsive, and passionate about the PAC mission.
• Highly organized with experience overseeing a complex program or project with different deadlines and deliverables.
• Demonstrated ability to provide mentorship and successfully motivate a team.
• Attention to detail required, as well as the ability to keep many moving pieces on track.
• Experience facilitating programming within correctional settings.
• Experience teaching in correctional settings.

Requirements

• Regional Lead will be required to successfully complete the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Background Investigation in order to obtain clearance to visit prisons.
• Employees required to visit California prisons are expected to submit clearance applications as needed within two weeks of their official start date.
• Candidate must reside in California and live within a commutable distance from SDSU at the time of hire.
• Job offer is contingent upon satisfactory clearance based on background check results (including a criminal record check).

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer.
• Commitment to ensuring that every employee has equal access to resources and support.