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About Middlebury College

Middlebury College offers excellent compensation and competitive health, dental, life, disability, retirement, and vision benefits. Middlebury also offers a generous paid time-away program - up to 34 days per year during the first two years of service, increasing as the term of service lengthens. Middlebury employees are eligible for robust educational assistance programs, as well as free or reduced rates for cultural events and use of sporting facilities (including the College's golf course and Nordic and alpine ski areas). The result is a very high quality-of-life in a gorgeous setting.

Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

Position Overview

Facilitates co-curricular education and development of Middlebury College students through management of student activities and events. Advises, coordinates, and supervises all functions of the Middlebury College Activities Board, the College’s campus-wide programming board. Serves as primary coordinator for large-scale programming.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a campus expert on developing and implementing campus wide programs, often serving as an advisor for large scale events, and assisting in complex problem solving and event implementation strategy.
• Supervises Technical Coordinator, guiding that position in overseeing the Production Advisory Group with special attention to performance technology for student organizations and Summer Language School co-curricular programs.
• Serves as the key risk manager for all student activities related programming and matters, including potentially high risk events involving large crowds and other complexities.
• Serves as a standing member of the event protocol committee, a critical campus wide committee responsible for initial vetting of all event proposals from students, faculty and staff.

Middlebury College Activities Board (MCAB)

• Ensures there is effective programming by advising the College’s primary programming board (MCAB), the group responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating student programs and activities that are open to the entire student body.
• Selects, trains, and advises MCAB committee chairs and members.
• Administers MCAB’s annual budget of over $300,000.
• Encourages individual student involvement, leadership skill development, and organization development among members of MCAB.
• Supervises MCAB’s late-night and weekend programming as needed.
• Negotiates, executes and signs contracts in alignment with College policies and ensures contractual obligations are realized.
• Coordinates or assists with the planning of major events such as Welcome Week, Student Involvement Fair, Fall Family Weekend, Homecoming, Winter Carnival, Midd Mayhem, and other College-wide functions.

Event Management and Programming

• Understands, utilizes, and navigates the Resource 25 (Live 25) computerized reservation system
• Develops systems for efficient and high-quality event management for Student Organizations
• Oversees programming efforts of the Student Engagement office to ensure a robust and diverse offering of events throughout the academic year
• Works with student leaders to develop, promote, and execute events and activities on campus
• Works closely with The Grille, Crossroads Cafe, and student organizations to offer late-night programming during the academic year

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Passion for the value of co-curricular experiences in a liberal arts education
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and the ability to foster equity and inclusion in groups and various settings
• Demonstrated ability to build partnerships and communicate effectively with a broad range of constituents including faculty, administrators, staff, students, family members, and community members.
• Excellent leadership, organizational, interpersonal, and administrative skills.

Education

• Master’s Degree in Student Affairs, Higher Education Administration, Experiential Education, or equivalent experience required.

Experience

• 7-10 years of professional student life experience in the areas of co-curricular education, event management, advising, contract negotiation, policy development and enforcement, and budget management required.

Physical Demands

• Some irregular hours in the evenings and/or on weekends