Job Description

Brandeis University is delighted to announce a career opportunity as the Program Specialist, Community Engagement & Leadership.  If you are looking for an opportunity to work on beautiful suburban campus with lots of perks including free parking, look no further.  At Brandeis we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package which includes medical, dental and life insurances.  We also offer generous paid time off. If you are looking to advance your career through educational opportunities, Brandeis offers tuition remission.  Our 403b retirement savings plan includes a generous match.

The Program Specialist will work as part of a larger team that creates a vibrant student experience outside the classroom, specifically managing programs and initiatives that provide students with the unique option to enhance their education and work experience beyond the traditional classroom through leadership and community engagement that enhances the University mission of social justice.

Job Duties:

• Provide direct oversight for the Waltham Group and other student-led clubs whose mission is related to service or community-engaged activities. Support the Waltham Group student executive board and student leaders of service or community engaged-clubs to ensure development of student leaders and volunteers through intentional programs and training, support logistics of student-run volunteer programs including, but not limited to, transportation, budget, risk management, volunteer recruitment, volunteer training, assessment, and reflection. Provide leadership to Waltham Group Executive Board to facilitate and also attend weekly Waltham Group training meetings, team days, program events, and reflections. Supervise Waltham Group Graduate Assistant(s) and other student interns.
• Encourage volunteering & service by the student body. Plan and run the annual VolunteerFest.
• Support DSE coordination with the Vic and Bobbi Samuels â™63 Center for Community Partnerships and Civic Transformation (COMPACT) on programs, fellowships, and services that provide support for students participating in community engaged experiences.
• Manage related program budgets. Support departmental programs and events, and participate in divisional/university committees and initiatives and the work of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in making programs and services inclusive and accessible to all students.

Qualifications & Additional Information:

Bachelor's degree required, Masters preferred

1-3 years related work experience

Strong leadership and organizational skills

Budgeting experience

Experience supervising students and/or volunteers a plus

About Brandeis University

As a medium-sized private research university with global reach, we are dedicated to first-rate undergraduate education while making groundbreaking discoveries. Four major academic units with 3,600 undergraduates and 2,050 graduate students comprise the University: the College of Arts and Sciences, the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, the International Business School, and the Rabb School of Continuing Studies. In 1985, Brandeis was elected to membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), which represents the 62 leading research universities in the United States and Canada. Brandeis has been ranked among the top 35 national universities by U.S. News & World Report every year since the rankings’ inception. Our 235-acre campus is located in the suburbs of Boston, a global hub for higher education and innovation. Our faculty are leaders in their fields, as passionate about teaching and mentorship as they are about pushing the boundaries of knowledge. Our students are motivated, compassionate, curious and open to exploring new and challenging experiences. Brandeis was founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian university under the sponsorship of th ... e American Jewish community to embody its highest ethical and cultural values and to express its gratitude to the United States through the traditional Jewish commitment to education. By being a nonsectarian university that welcomes students, teachers and staff of every nationality, religion and orientation, Brandeis renews the American heritage of cultural diversity, equal access to opportunity and freedom of expression.

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