Executive Director, Center on Disabilities and Human Development - Moscow or Boise, ID

The Center on Disabilities and Human Development (CDHD) administered through the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences (EHHS) at the University of Idaho seeks applications for a dynamic and visionary executive director to:

• Oversee all aspects of CDHD functions.
• Provide leadership in responding to the expressed needs of people with  disabilities, their families, advocates and policymakers across the state and nation.
• Form partnership within the University and across the state and nation to achieve program goals.
• Collaborate with university faculty and administration to facilitate an integrated approach to teaching, learning, research, and evaluation across disciplines.
• Leverage resources to grow existing programs and develop new areas of focus.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Earned doctorate in Education, Special Education, Health and Human Sciences, Sociology, Social Work, Psychology, Public Policy; Medical Allied Field, or related field of study.
• Experience securing and sustaining funding streams;
• Record of leadership experience in the field of disabilities to include: scholarship/research, outreach, advocacy, and policy development.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading organizational and strategic futures planning;
• Experience working with public and private funds;
• Evidence of scholarship in outreach, research and/or policy development;
• Experience collaborating and navigating within and among university systems, state and federal agencies, policy makers, advocacy groups, consumers with disabilities, and families;
• Experience in college (graduate and/or undergraduate) level teaching;
• Experience managing a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and development of skills to effectively engage with individuals from diverse communities;
• Experience working in and/or with University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs) and related interdisciplinary research, education, and services;
• Experience building a strong research, program evaluation, and public policy team;
• Experience advocating for and supporting the needs of people with disabilities and their families across complex service systems (e.g., Education, Home and Community-Based Medicaid Services, Social Security, Guardianship and Supported Decision Making, Transitions across the age span);
• Experience with distance approaches to education, training, services and supports in a rural state.

For more information, download the position announcement flyer.

To apply please use this link   https://uidaho.peopleadmin.com/postings/38467