| Job Category : | Management |
| Company Name: | Bowdoin College |
| Position Name: | Associate Director for Public Service |
| Location : | Brunswick, ME |
| Job Description : | The Joseph McKeen Center for the Common Good provides opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to discover the ways in which their talents, passions, and academic pursuits can be cultivated for the benefit of society through public engagement. The Associate Director for Public Service oversees the Bowdoin Public Service Initiative, which provides students with opportunities to gain insight into the rewards and challenges of serving the common good through government. This includes coordinating educational and immersive programming, fostering and developing a network of Bowdoin alumni in public service, and managing a robust summer fellowship program that offers opportunities in local, state, and federal government. The Associate Director also coordinates Bowdoin Votes, a non-partisan election engagement program that provides campus-wide voter registration and education, supports absentee and election-day voting and promotes civic learning. In addition, the Associate Director will be a key thought partner in the ways that antiracism and social justice intersect with public service and the common good. The Associate Director will lead conversations around these topics and will be expected to incorporate issues and topics of social justice and anti-oppression into all the programs and work they do with students and the Center.McKeen Center programming provides students with the knowledge and skills to examine, question, and address the challenges facing communities locally and throughout the world. Our commitment to the common good includes exploration of power, privilege, and social justice and the associate director must demonstrate the ability to incorporate discussions of diversity, equity, and inclusion into the programming they oversee.Education/Skills RequirementsBachelor’s degree required. Minimum 4 years of professional experience.The Associate Director must have a demonstrated commitment to working closely with a diverse population of undergraduates; competence in areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion; demonstrated ability to help students explore their own identities (e.g. race, class, gender, sexuality, etc.) in the context of their community engagement; program management skills including setting and achieving learning goals, relationship, and curriculum development, and reflection facilitation; ability to guide groups of 15-20 students solo in community engagement experiences; experience advising students in areas such as career exploration, internships, or academic pursuits; ability to work independently and as a part of a team; strong organizational skills and experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders; excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.Experience Requirements and/or EquivalentsExperience in public service, non-profit organizations, and/or student leadership development in higher education. Direct experience in government is strongly preferred.Standard Work Days and HoursThis is a .75 position, with the expectation of approximately 30 hours/week taking place Monday – Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Some evenings may be required. Ability to travel with students to Washington, D.C. for one week in March is required.This is an exempt position requiring time commitment necessary to satisfactorily complete job requirements.About BowdoinBowdoin embraces diversity in all forms, and the College is home to talented students, faculty and staff—with a variety of racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; religious beliefs; and gender identities, among other factors.We encourage applications from candidates committed to the support of an inclusive campus community and those who will enrich and contribute to the College’s multifaceted diversity. We value a community in which individuals of all backgrounds are warmly welcomed and encouraged to succeed.Founded in 1794, Bowdoin has maintained its commitment to the liberal arts for well over 200 years. Bowdoin’s reputation as a preeminent liberal arts college rests on the excellence of its faculty, students, and staff; intimate size; strong sense of community; and connections to the people, history, and natural beauty of Maine.Bowdoin’s campus is situated in a beautiful natural setting. Located in Brunswick, Maine, a town of approximately 20,000, the College is a short drive from the Maine coast, twenty-five miles from Portland and 120 miles from Boston.Shift Employment Category Part Time Year Round FTE 0.75 Benefits Eligible Yes Pay Type Salaried Background Check Package Requirements Faculty/Administrative Is driving a vehicle (e.g. Bowdoin vehicle or off road vehicle, rental car, personal car) an essential function of this job? No Is a pre-placement physical required for this position? No Posting Date 02/24/2022 Applications Accepted Until Open Until Filled No Type of Posting Internal/External Special Instructions to Applicants EEO InformationBowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, genetic predisposition, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other legally protected statuses.Location: 216 Maine Street,Brunswick,ME 04011, Brunswick, ME 04011Job Type: Part-time |