Program Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least two years of experience working in higher education or K–12.
• Strong interpersonal communication and ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Ability to build relationships with students, faculty, community partners, and staff.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to create, compose, and edit written materials.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to gather data, compile information, and maintain records and databases.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Strong project management and budgetary skills.
• Ability to quickly learn web-based tools such as AirTable, MailChimp, Bannerweb, and Calendly.
• Ability to assess and evaluate programs; organize resources, establish priorities, and multitask; and analyze and solve problems.
• Ability to recruit, train, and motivate volunteers; recruit, train, and supervise student interns; lead, train, and support student leaders; and manage student employees.
• Ability and desire to use arts-integrated teaching methods.
• Demonstrated investment in the intersection of community engagement and higher education, and commitment to learning and critical reflection.
• Knowledge of and experience with curriculum development, civic education, and civic skills.
• Knowledge of and experience with social issues and nonprofits.

Responsibilities

• Create, implement, and deliver educational programming and civic engagement curricula for Bonner Scholars, aligned with CCE learning outcomes.
• Develop student leadership, civic action, and professional development opportunities, including short-term trips, multi-day educational programs, and internships aligned with community-identified needs.
• Create resources and opportunities for inclusive student onboarding, engagement, and reflection; use inclusive facilitation and pedagogical strategies.
• Provide input on the development and sustainability of strategic off-campus relationships.
• Liaise with Bonner Foundation staff, share educational resources, participate in learning communities, and strengthen network collaboration.
• Support recruitment and supervision of the Bonner Scholar student leadership team, including hiring, training, goal development, and resolving work-related challenges.
• Support student agency and program leadership through student-led program creation and implementation, cohort meetings, community-building, and annual overnight cornerstones.
• Advise students through resource guides, one-to-one guidance, and professional development trainings for long-term community-based civic engagement.
• Provide programmatic support for academic-year service requirements for select Bonner Scholar cohorts.
• Work with the Bonner Scholars Program Director, University Admissions, and communications staff to promote the program to incoming students and Walk-on scholars.
• Coordinate applicant evaluation strategies, including selection committees, rubrics, and applicant analysis; enroll new scholars and coordinate onboarding with Academic Advising.
• Provide additional programmatic support as assigned by the Bonner Scholars Program Director.
• Lead or contribute to selected CCE programs, coordinating outcomes, timelines, resources, content delivery, and evaluation with campus stakeholders.
• Contribute to student-led community engagement focused on community-identified issues, including weekly experiences, trips, educational programs, workshops, and dialogues.
• Develop and steward selected campus partnerships and support strategic planning and program development.
• Represent the CCE and Student Engagement Team on selected programmatic committees.
• Implement assessment tools, maintain evaluative data and records, support student reflection and learning, and contribute to reports.
• Evaluate assessment strategies to strengthen the impact of co-curricular civic engagement programs.
• Participate in professional learning and development related to civic engagement and diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education.
• Promote and represent the CCE in selected national civic-engagement scholarship networks.
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.