Assistant Director of Honors Community Development

Northeastern University•Boston, MA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The John Martinson Honors Program serves approximately 3,000 academically gifted students. The Assistant Director of Honors Community Development is responsible for directing, implementing, and assessing the Honors Living-Learning Community initiatives and overseeing student-driven co-curricular programming. This role is integral to the John Martinson Honors Program, supporting initiatives such as Orientation, Welcome Week activities, graduation recognition programming, and other necessary initiatives. The Assistant Director also provides developmental advising to Honors students on topics including Honors course selection, academic support, and co-curricular opportunities. This position requires some weekend and evening hours to support programming.

Requirements

Master's Degree in higher education or related field required
Two years of previous work experience in higher education required
Strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.
Computer skills
Ability to prioritize tasks and work collaboratively.

Nice To Haves

Advising experience desirable.
Experience working with Canvas or other Learning Management Systems desirable.
Experience working directly in or with Residential Life, Housing, including hiring and supervising student staff and creating high-impact student programming opportunities highly desired.

Responsibilities

Selecting, training, and supervising 16 upperclass Honors students serving as Honors Living Learning Assistants
Supporting and serving as consultant to 16+ faculty/ staff Honors LLC and Internal Admit Community Experience Coordinators as they design and offer high quality learning experiences that engage students in the community
Planning and implementing the annual LLC Fall and Spring Launch, PAWS points Initiative, and LLC Showcase events to engage students in their communities and highlight their experiences to the Honors community and our partners.
Recruiting, selecting, training and supervising 8-12 student leaders to co-design, facilitate, and assess initiatives designed to promote the engagement of upperclass students (e.g., Honors Events Council).
Coordinating and supporting student-led learning initiatives (e.g., HEIST = the Honors Exchange of Ideas, Skills, and Talents)
Designing and implementing assessment instruments to track student outcomes over time.
Soliciting feedback, draft, edit and finalize reports for submission.
Providing limited developmental advising and guidance to Honors students, with special attention to supporting Associate Directors in assessment.
Collaborating with Honors team members, campus, and community partners to develop and realize the Northeastern University Honors program vision.
Contributing to the planning and implementation of both first-year and upperclass Honors programming, (e.g. HONR 1102, academic, community-building, and leadership development programming).