Project Director: Office on Violence Against Women

Join our vibrant community of dedicated faculty and staff who work to create a transformative educational experience rooted in faith, reason, and justice. Eastern University is a nationally-recognized Christian university enrolling approximately 7,000 students in a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, professional, and seminary programs. The university’s main campus is located in St. Davids, PA, with many programs also offered online. Eastern’s core values of Faith, Reason, and Justice are woven into all of its educational offerings. Through dynamic programs, a vibrant campus community, and meaningful service learning opportunities, Eastern University is committed to providing students with transformative, accessible, and affordable education.

I. Position Summary

Eastern University and its branch campus Esperanza College, a federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution, have been awarded a three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program. This grant supports the establishment of a comprehensive, trauma-informed, culturally relevant program to prevent and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking within our campus community. The Office of Student Development is seeking a bilingual (Spanish and English) Project Director to lead the daily management, oversight, and administration of this vital program. This grant-funded position requires strong coordination, compliance oversight, and support for all grant-related initiatives to ensure the successful implementation of program activities and objectives.

II. Position Responsibilities

• Grant Administration: Serve as the primary point of contact for the OVW Campus Program grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, ensuring compliance with grant requirements, managing reports, assessments, budgets, and overseeing all grant-related activities. Maintain detailed documentation of award documents and project deliverables and adhere to all relevant federal and state laws and confidentiality guidelines.
• Training & Technical Assistance Participation: Participate in required virtual and in-person training and technical assistance as required by the grant program, including New Grantee Orientation, Training and Technical Institutes, webinars, and calls with OVW Campus Technical Assistance Providers and OVW.
• Program Coordination: Co-develop, implement, and monitor a comprehensive, trauma-informed, and culturally relevant program to prevent and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on both campuses. This includes ensuring linguistic access to materials and services.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including campus staff, faculty, students, law enforcement, and community partners, to enhance institutional responses and achieve program goals. Work with stakeholders to assess the needs of students and the larger campus community, including historically marginalized and underserved communities, to gather information to inform project activities and implementation.
• Training & Prevention Education: Coordinate prevention education programs developed with partners and contractors, such as bystander intervention training, and provide ongoing training to campus law enforcement, resolution process participants, and students on addressing sexual and domestic violence issues.
• Strategic Oversight: Work closely with the Project Supervisor at Eastern, Dean of Esperanza College, and other key stakeholders to develop, facilitate, and maintain the Coordinated Community Response Teams (CCRT) for each campus. Each has representative campus, law enforcement, and domestic violence partners, and each serves a campus community with unique demographic profiles and needs. Work with each CCRT to develop, implement, and monitor the project-specific strategic plan.
• Compliance & Reporting: Collect and organize institutional data for bi-annual performance reports, maintain detailed documentation, and ensure adherence to federal and state laws, grant conditions, and confidentiality guidelines; Ensure clear and regular communication to Project Supervisor, as well as development teams and finance offices for both campuses.
• Event Management: Coordinate and facilitate grant-related training, programming, and educational activities, including mandatory education for incoming students and ongoing prevention efforts.

III. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, human services, public health, criminal justice, or related field;
• Bilingual; Proficient in English and Spanish;
• 1-3 years of related experience including working with multidisciplinary teams, grants, or subject matter related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
• Ability to travel between Philadelphia branch and St. David’s main campuses on an ongoing basis.

About Eastern University

Eastern University is a Christian university of the arts and sciences that integrates faith, reason and justice for students in its undergraduate, graduate, seminary, urban, professional and international programs. Applicants should have a Christian commitment compatible with its mission and be willing to support the mission and vision of the university. The university complies with federal and state guidelines of nondiscrimination in employment; members of protected classes encouraged to apply. Standard University employees are required to complete the background clearance process. Employment is contingent upon the successful results of an employment background screening.

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