What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Director of Student Leadership and Community Engagement position at Bowdoin College?
Posting Details
Title
Associate Director of Student Leadership and Community Engagement
Posting Number
S01402JP
Department
McKeen Center for the Common Good
Job Summary
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 of Student Leadership and Community Engagement oversees the Alternative Breaks program, including trip selection, coordination, trip leader training, and supervision. The associate director also coordinates the McKeen Center’s Community Immersion Orientation program featuring 15 trips across the state of Maine and provides oversight to student-initiated programming through the Bowdoin Volunteer Corps and Common Good Project Teams.
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 incorporates discussions of the benefits of building inclusive communities comprised of individuals with different experiences and perspectives into the programming they oversee. This position also supervises student program assistants.
Education/Skills Requirements
Bachelor’s degree required.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills appropriate for communicating with students, alumni, and community partners.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Program management skills including setting and achieving learning goals, relationship and curriculum development, and reflection facilitation.
- Ability to advise students in areas such as career exploration, internships, or academic pursuits.
Experience Requirements and/or Equivalents
4-7 years experience required, 7-10 preferred in a related role.
- Community engagement principles in an educational setting or best practices in non-profit or public service programming.
- Approaches to working with broadly diverse student populations and fostering inclusive spaces in the context of education, community engagement, or the non-profit sector.
Standard Work Days and Hours
This is a full-time position working 40 hours/48 weeks per year, (0.92 FTE). Monday – Friday between 8:30am a.m. and 5 p.m. Some evening and weekend events, trainings, and meetings with students are required. Additional hours during orientation trips and spring break trips are required. This is an exempt level position that requires the time commitment to complete the essential duties of the position. Candidates must be able to work in person on Bowdoin College Campus in Brunswick, Maine as this is an on-site role.
Anticipated start date on or after July 1, 2025.
COMPENSATION
Anticipated start date on or after July 1, 2025.
COMPENSATION
- The hiring range for this position is expected to be: $66,000- 70,000 annually.
BENEFITS AND PERKS
- A variety of health insurance plans (Medical, Vision, Dental)
- Generous Retirement Plan – 10.12% annual compensation contribution, no match or vesting required
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per calendar year, 12 days of personal/sick time
- Paid Holidays and Special Days Off: https://www.bowdoin.edu/hr/our-workplace/college-holidays-and-special-days-off.html
- Paid Parental Leave (Available after one year of service)
- Household access to many of the College’s facilities including the gym and pool
- Free fitness and wellness classes!
- And more: https://www.bowdoin.edu/hr/benefits-perks/index.html
About Bowdoin
Bowdoin 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.
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
Full Time Year Round
FTE
0.92
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
03/25/2025
Applications Accepted Until
Open Until Filled
No
Type of Posting
Internal/External
Special Instructions to Applicants
If selected as a finalist, you will be required to submit information for three references, including name, email address, phone number and how you know the reference.
EEO Information
Bowdoin 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.
Salary : $66,000 - $70,000
