Staff Fellow for Leadership and Character

Job Description

Position Title: Assistant Director for Character in Community.

Department: Provost Office.

Classification: Exempt.

FTE: 1.0.

Work Schedule: The standard 40-hour work schedule is Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm; flexible work arrangements can be proposed and are subject to approval by HR and relevant supervisors. Occasional evenings and weekends for special events.

Salary Range: $56,000 - $63,000.

Position Overview

The Assistant Director for Character in Community will be responsible for planning and managing activities within the Character in Community project, a comprehensive program designed to foster leadership and character education across all areas of the college community. This involves organizing and running a variety of development cohort-based opportunities for staff, faculty, and students to discover, evaluate, and expand leadership and character development practices relevant to their community and needs.

A strong ability to manage and track financial details to support the program will be expected. They will work alongside the Faculty Director, while also collaborating with individuals and offices across campus, including the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Athletics Program, the Office of Student Activities, the Piper Center for Vocation and Career, the Lutheran Center for Faith, Values, and Community, and the Institute for Freedom and Community.

Essential Job Duties

• Programming and Events: Assist in planning, coordinating, and executing grant-supported activities.
• Assist the Faculty Director in designing and delivering learning community opportunities for students, staff, and faculty.
• Provide support for the work of the Ole Leadership Academy and its continued expansion, in cooperation with the Athletics Program staff.
• Strategize and collaborate with campus partners to develop and sustain new programming in response to project growth and emerging needs, aimed at creating opportunities for St. Olaf students to become “leaders of character.”
• Collecting and organizing program resources on character and leadership.
• Organized meetings and workshops for the project Steering Committee and Character Advisory Group.
• Coordinate with Marketing and Communications on marketing, advertising, and communications strategies for programming and events.
• Coordinate activities for guest speakers with campus faculty and students.
• Administrative Support: Regular maintenance activities related to documentation, financial management, and reporting.
• Tracking expenditures and preparing regular budget documents.
• Consolidate data and generate annual reports for the granting agency.
• Approving honoraria, stipends, and reimbursement documents for participants in learning communities and workshops.
• Ensure compliance with guidelines and requirements from the grantor and the college.
• Collaborate with the Faculty Director and other campus partners on assessment efforts.
• As needed, participate in presenting updates to the steering committee, faculty, administration, and Board of Regents.
• Supervisory Responsibilities with Student Workers.
• Recruiting and hiring student workers to provide administrative and clerical assistance.
• Provide supervision and approve biweekly timecards.
• Coordinate students’ summer research work.
• Other Duties as Assigned.
  

Supervision Received And Exercised

• Reports to the Department Chair of Race, Ethnic, Gender and Sexuality Studies.
• This position supervises student workers.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Education:
• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Experience:
• 3 years of experience in program development (e.g., planning, recruiting, and sustaining events and activities) and financial management (e.g., creating and reconciling budgets in Excel, payments to vendors); additional relevant education may reduce the minimum years of experience required.
• Experience organizing multiple projects while adhering to deadlines, budget, legal, and ethical requirements.
• Familiarity with, and interest in, approaches to leadership or character development.
• Strong communication skills that convey information to multiple internal and external audiences.
• Strong communication skills that convey information to multiple internal and external audiences.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience:
• Advanced-level educational program development experience, negotiating with academic personnel, and navigating within a higher education environment.
• Proven expertise with grant administration and reporting.
• Expertise in the theory and practices of leadership and character development, particularly as it applies to areas aligned with the college’s strategic priorities (e.g., Athletics, fine arts, music, business, health care, civic engagement, and sustainability).
  

Prerequisites

• Employment in this position is conditioned upon successful completion of a background check which may include: criminal background checks, reference checks, verification of work history, verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, a motor vehicle check, verification of DOT certification, a credit check, employment eligibility verification, and/or a pre-employment physical. Whether a background check is deemed successfully completed will be at the sole discretion of St. Olaf College.Please note, St. Olaf College reserves the right to conduct periodic background checks at its sole discretion.
  
  

Disclaimer

• This position may require you to report early, stay late or work different shifts depending on staffing levels. It may also require you to perform all essential job functions whenever needed and during campus emergencies when necessary.
• This job description is for general information purposes.It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the position.This job description is subject to change at any time by St. Olaf College, with or without prior notice.
• Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the hire is complete. We accept only online applications.