Director of Civic Programs and Experiential Learning

Harvard University • Cambridge, MA

5h • Onsite

About The Position

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) is the historic heart of Harvard University. It is the home of Harvard’s undergraduate program (Harvard College, founded in 1636) as well as all of Harvard’s Ph.D. programs (the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, founded in 1872), Harvard Athletics and the Division of Continuing Education. The 40 academic departments and 30+ centers of the FAS support a community unparalleled in its academic excellence across the broadest range of liberal arts and sciences disciplines. Together, the FAS seeks to foster an environment of ambition, curiosity and shared commitment to knowledge and truth that elicits excellence from all members of our community and prepares the next generation of leaders through a transformative educational experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required
• Minimum of 7 years’ relevant work experience
• Proven ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders, including students, faculty, staff, and senior leadership.
• Strong project management skills.
• Knowledge of and commitment to the liberal arts and sciences curriculum in order to leverage existing opportunities and create new opportunities for experiential learning, broadly conceived.
• Collaborative work style.
• Knowledge of Harvard technology and data systems and ability to suggest and promote necessary changes.
• Knowledge of the curriculum and ongoing curricular changes in Harvard College.
• Background and work experience in faculty development and training, including pedagogy training.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain relationships with academic departments, recruit faculty, and meet with faculty members expressing interest in teaching engaged scholarship courses and courses for the College’s Certificate for Civic Engagement.
• Work with staff and student leaders of public service offices and organizations to leverage existing public service programs and community relationships to experiential course components whenever possible.
• Oversee the distribution of funds to faculty to develop new courses.
• Support faculty teaching courses in Mindich courses and other engaged scholarship through regular convening of faculty and TFs for practical course support and to create a community of practice for engaged scholarship and civic/experiential learning.
• Oversee the undergraduate Student Advisory Committee for engaged scholarship.
• Advise students on engaged scholarship opportunities.
• Develop and update written and online materials promoting opportunities in the Program in Engagement Scholarship.
• Maintain an updated list of engaged scholarship courses and promote these opportunities to students.
• Develop and update evaluation metrics, collect data and communicate this information in reports and promotional materials.
• Support the Certificate for Civic Engagement and participate in the OUE oversight committee.
• Work with the OUE to support new opportunities for civic engagement and experiential learning, including climate education.
• Working with the Senior Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education, Curriculum and Special Programs, participate in and support academic programs and policy initiatives in the Office of Undergraduate Education.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off including parental leave
• Medical, dental, and vision health insurance coverage starting on day one
• Retirement plans with university contributions
• Wellbeing and mental health resources
• Support for families and caregivers
• Professional development opportunities including tuition assistance and reimbursement
• Commuter benefits, discounts and campus perks

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Associate degree