Program Director for Multifaith Engagement

Santa Clara University•Santa Clara, CA

1d•$37 - $45•Hybrid

About The Position

The Program Director for Multifaith Engagement (PDME) is charged with supporting programs and relationships that support the development and nurturing of the spiritual life of the SCU community, especially those from diverse religious/spiritual traditions and students who identify as religiously unaffiliated. The PDME supports the Center’s efforts to create and implement programs that foster multi-faith awareness and community-building on campus and support interfaith worship and community. The position will collaborate extensively with other Mission and Ministry partners. This is a full-time fixed-term position that ends on June 30, 2027.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
Minimum three years’ professional experience in relevant field
Awareness of religious and wisdom traditions and current spirituality trends; knowledge of interfaith dialogue frameworks
Understanding of spiritual/religious development stages for contemporary young adults and the capacity to implement programs to meet these spiritual developmental aspirations
Familiarity with interfaith dialogue across a broad range of religious traditions
Knowledge of trends in the spiritual and religious practices of young adults
Experience in educational institutions required, preferably involving teaching experience or retreat experience focused on spirituality and faith formation for diverse student populations
Strong verbal /written communication and influencing skills
Superior ability to communicate with religiously and intellectually diverse audiences.
Inter- and intra-culturally competent and skilled in working with and supporting students, faculty and staff from a wide variety of backgrounds and orientations
Open, objective, innovative, and oriented toward understanding and responding to issues from divergent perspectives
Outstanding organizational and project management skills
Demonstrated competence in MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Suite, Adobe Acrobat Pro required
Demonstrated ability to provide pastoral and spiritual care for students
Demonstrated high-level performance in organizational entrepreneurship and creativity
Demonstrated high-level performance in successfully driving projects from inception to completion, including curriculum or program planning and implementation
Excellent overall judgment combined with attention to detail
Ability to consistently demonstrate a commitment to equity and respect in the workplace, a genuine desire to promote a supportive climate for all members of the SCU community, intercultural awareness, communication and understanding, and the ability to manage difficult and contentious situations
Demonstrated high level record of building and managing effective connections with a range of constituencies to achieve success
Availability to work variable hours when required to accomplish project goals

Nice To Haves

A comprehensive understanding of and professional involvement with the Ignatian and Catholic educational paradigm is desirable
Experience in pastoral care or chaplaincy desired
Valid U.S. Driver's License preferred

Responsibilities

Oversees and executes programming to foster student development, especially religious, interfaith, and unaffiliated students
Creates opportunities for students to practice their religious traditions by offering opportunities for prayer, scripture/sacred text study, meditation, worship, and service, in collaboration with Center for Spirituality and Faith interns and with the leaders of student religious organizations
In collaboration with the Center for Student Involvement, provides leadership, guidance, and mentorship to all faith-based registered student organizations
Coordinates the celebration of religious holidays (e.g. Welcome Weekend Havdalah, Passover Seder, Ramadan Iftars and Eid Banquet, Holi festival, Diwali celebration, Sikh holidays, among others), in collaboration with the leaders of student religious organizations
Promotes interfaith and intercultural understanding, relationships, and community life
Supervises interfaith interns and equips them with bridge-building skills to cultivate relationships with students, faculty, and staff on a spiritually diverse campus
Collaborates with student organizations to design events for the campus community, including dinners, cultural programs, and service projects
Creates dialogue and engagement opportunities for students who are religiously unaffiliated and desire spiritual growth
Works with Mission and Ministry’s Retreat Team to develop, promote, and deliver retreats that offer opportunities for all students – including religiously unaffiliated students – to explore spirituality, meaning, and purpose. Draws on expertise and wisdom, as well as spiritual practices and sacred texts from diverse traditions to contribute to these retreat experiences
Develops students' holistic formation through intensive mentorship and pastoral care
Pastorally supports students, regardless of religious affiliation, during crises, spiritual accompaniment, and general mentorship
Fosters particular in-depth leadership development for student leaders, employees, and volunteers to foster their learning and formation in spiritual leadership
Accompanies students in the challenges they face in collaboration with CAPS and other university support units
Supports outreach of programs to SCU students
Communicates with faculty to coordinate classroom visits for program outreach
Communicates with departments to coordinate presentations or table about programming
Supports and organizes student recruitment information sessions
Pilots new recruitment and invitation opportunities.
Develops and executes pilot programming that engages students in active outreach and service
Coordinates student engagement data and program evaluation
Supports the collection of student engagement data for all CSF programming
Implements best practices established by Mission and Ministry to document events, programs, evaluations, and follow-up
Supports the Director of CSF in maintaining partnerships, both on and off campus
Supports the CSF’s inclusion and support of faith-based student organizations
Supports relationships with local religious communities to make referrals for worship, as needed
Supports relationships with religious bodies and interfaith organizations that resource students and advance interreligious education (e.g. Hillel of Silicon Valley, Pacifica Institute, the Healing Mountain)
Manages all operational and financial aspects related to the portfolio
With the support of operations staff, leads the effective operation of program activities
Manages annual allocated program budget development, reporting, and forecasting
Hires, trains, and supervises student employees and interns
Supports fundraising efforts and donor cultivation
Contributes to the broader work of the Division
Consults with constituent programs to further align them with SCU’s Jesuit, Catholic mission
Supports the creative infusion of faith and spirituality throughout Mission and Ministry and broader campus programming
Regularly attends and participates in Ignatian programming and spirituality and faith events offered by other Division programs, including some events that may be held outside of regular business hours
Regularly attends and participates in SCU campus-wide, staff-wide, and academic programming events to represent Ignatian Spirituality and Spiritual Diversity perspectives, to form relationships to support engagement with Ignatian Spirituality, and to inform Ignatian Spirituality programming, including some events that may be held outside of regular business hours
Executes other tasks as assigned