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Director of the Military and Veterans Resource Center - Division of Student Affairs - Georgetown University

Job Overview

The Military and Veterans Resource Center (MAVRC) serves military-connected students as they apply to, attend and advance beyond Georgetown. MAVRC connects students with the resources they need to transition successfully from military service to classroom to career. The office serves as a liaison and advocate to ensure military-connected students receive accurate, timely, and comprehensive information to make informed decisions and thrive in the higher education setting.

Work Interactions

The Director will report to the Assistant Vice President for the Division of Student Affairs. MAVRC focuses on five primary areas: 

Advising: Military-to civilian transition, pre-enrollment, informal career connections, cura personalis

Connection to Resources: School Certifying Officials, Academic Programs and Advisement, Admissions, Student Financial Services, Career Services, and Wellness Student and Community Programming: for students, campus partners, external partners; on issues of well-being, intersectionality, and personal and professional success

Alumni Mentorship and Networking: Hoya Gateway, career services

Assessment and Research: Office of Assessment and Decision Support, Registrars, faculty, students

The position will serve as a hub to connect military-connected students among the Washington D.C. campuses and collaborating with partner offices to provide a supportive academic environment. The position will supervise up graduate assistants and/or VA work study who will support programming initiatives.

The Director will coordinate and plan the Warrior Scholar Project, with the support of a student employee. The program is a weeklong boot camp for interested or recently accepted military-connected undergraduate students to get them acclimated with the campus environment.

The Director will support the Office of Advancement, the President’s Office, and the Board of Directors and Regents in developing a strategic plan to enhance resources and services to best serve and celebrate the military-connected community on campus.

Requirements and Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree (in higher education or related field) with a minimum of 3-5 years of related experience. Experience working with students and colleagues from diverse backgrounds including students of color, LGBTQ students, first generation students, military connected and veterans, students with disabilities and other underrepresented groups is required. The applicant must have an understanding of the military-connected student experience in higher education. Experience with military/veteran community and culture is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred qualifications include experience in a Jesuit, Catholic educational setting with particular attention to the role that mission plays in developing students, such as demonstrated care for the whole person and supporting diversity in community; and skills related to data and assessment; ability to work collaboratively with a broad group of stakeholders. Knowledge of current trends and issues in higher education, and student affairs is important.

Must be able to assess priorities and quickly shift focus among tasks, comfortable with complexity and able to communicate details, and able to provide quality service to a large, diverse population across both the Main Campus and Downtown Campus.

Work Mode: Hybrid. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University. Such review may necessitate a change to a position’s mode of work designation. Complete details about Georgetown University’s mode of work designations for staff positions can be found on the Department of Human Resources Mode of Work Designation .

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EEO Statement:

Georgetown University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer fully dedicated to achieving a diverse faculty and staff. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation), disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Benefits:

Georgetown University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, retirement savings, tuition assistance, work-life balance benefits, employee discounts and an array of voluntary insurance options. You can learn more about benefits and eligibility on the Department of Human Resources website.