Position Information
Posting date06/09/2025
Closing date
Open Until FilledYes
Position Number1128053
Position TitleAssociate Director, First Generation Office
Hiring Range Minimum$80,300
Hiring Range Maximum$95,000
Union TypeNot a Union Position
SEIU LevelNot an SEIU Position
FLSA StatusExempt
Employment CategoryRegular Full Time
Scheduled Months per Year12
Scheduled Hours per Week40
Schedule
Location of PositionHanover, NH
Remote Work Eligibility?Onsite only
Is this a term position?No
If yes, length of term in months.NA
Is this a grant funded position?No
Position PurposeThe Associate Director of the First Generation Office (FGO) primarily supports first-generation (FG) undergraduate students at Dartmouth by leading the Prepare to Launch Program (P2L). This program supports first-generation undergraduates as they navigate Dartmouth and prepare for their lives after college. Specifically, the program supports FG students as they explore career and graduate school opportunities while ensuring they maximize all career-enhancing opportunities during their tenure at Dartmouth. The Associate Director will work closely with the FGO leadership team to help FG students transition from high school during their first year of college, thrive while undergraduates, and graduate from Dartmouth prepared for life beyond Commencement.
Description
Required Qualifications - Education and Yrs ExpMasters or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Required Qualifications - Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Master’s degree in student affairs, Higher Education Administration, counseling-related discipline, education, or related equivalent.
- Seven years of relevant work experience in counseling, student affairs, career recruiting, and/or advising, ideally in higher education.
- Demonstrated experience with advising college-age students, both individually and through the facilitation and/or teaching of groups.
- Exceptional oral and written communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills. Ability to draft reports, presentations, and sensitive correspondence.
- Demonstrated cultural competence; proven effectiveness in serving the needs of a diverse undergraduate student population.
- Demonstrated ability to foster positive and productive relationships with all campus constituencies, including faculty, staff, students, parents, and alumni/ae.
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills, and attention to detail.
- Ability to exercise tact, discretion, and independent judgment.
- Extensive understanding of the lived experience of first generation and low-income students.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Relevant work experience in counseling, advising, and mentoring college students in the area of career advising and professional development.
- Background in developing and managing integrated support services for under-represented and/or marginalized communities.
- Demonstrated experience in understanding, and operating within, budgets.
- Experience with college alumni and/or advancement/development collaborations.
Department Contact for Recruitment InquiriesKyle Hastbacka
Department Contact Phone Numberkyle.m.hastbacka@dartmouth.edu
Department Contact for Cover Letter and TitleJay Davis, Assistant Dean & Director of the First Generation Student Office
Department Contact's Phone Number
Equal Opportunity EmployerDartmouth College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications by members of all underrepresented groups are encouraged.
Background CheckEmployment in this position is contingent upon consent to and successful completion of a pre-employment background check, which may include a criminal background check, reference checks, verification of work history, conduct review, and verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, with results acceptable to Dartmouth College. A criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.
Is driving a vehicle (e.g. Dartmouth vehicle or off road vehicle, rental car, personal car) an essential function of this job?Preferred, but not required
Special Instructions to ApplicantsDartmouth College has a Tobacco-Free Policy. Smoking and the use of tobacco-based products (including smokeless tobacco) are prohibited in all facilities, grounds, vehicles or other areas owned, operated or occupied by Dartmouth College with no exceptions. For details, please see our policy. https://policies.dartmouth.edu/policy/tobacco-free-policy
Additional Instructions
Quick Linkhttps://searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/79207
Key Accountabilities
DescriptionPrepare to Launch Program Leadership -
- Leads the Prepare to Launch program in its preparation of first-generation students for life after graduation.
- Leads innovative new approaches to better preparing FG students for their professional lives after graduating, building upon and expanding existing partnerships with other offices on campus that are committed to helping students prepare for life post-graduation.
- In collaboration with both the Dartmouth Center for Career Design and Thayer Career Services, establishes and maintains a career coaching program focused on first generation students.
- Develops and maintains an internship funding program and a professional development funding program for first generation students that disperses up to $250,000 in internship and workshop funding per year.
- Coordinates and regularly participates in FGO undergraduate dinners, workshops, social events, and donor visits, including evening and weekend meetings on- and off-campus.
Percentage Of Time50
DescriptionStudent Advising -
- Advises, mentors, and counsels FG students on a wide variety of academic, personal, social, cultural, career, and community issues.
- Develops relationships with students to build community and provides direction, support, and guidance to student leaders, and to student staff to develop programs that foster identity and community development, while focusing on the needs and concerns of FG students.
- Assists students facing heightened personal and academic challenges and collaborates with the FGO Director, Undergraduate Deans Office, Counseling Center, and related resources, as needed.
- Respects the sensitivity of students’ disabilities, health concerns, socioeconomic status, immigration status, citizenship status, and refers students to the appropriate offices.
Percentage Of Time25
DescriptionAlumni Networking -
- Builds upon and manages the current network connecting FG Alumni to FG undergraduates, coordinating one-to-one advising between undergraduates and alumni.
- Plans and administers termly panels for undergraduates featuring alumni.
- Works with the Dartmouth Alumni Office to develop and support the FG Alum-Alum mentoring program.
- Manages the FGO Centennial Circle Mentoring Program that brings dedicated Dartmouth alumnae who serve as volunteer mentors to rising first-gen juniors during their final years as undergraduates.
Percentage Of Time15
DescriptionAssessment and Administration -
- Develops and administers regular assessments of the Prepare to Launch Program; and initiates program modifications as a result of the assessments.
- Creates and updates an annual report to be used by Student Affairs leadership and Development stewardship.
- Supervises two Student Directors in their weekly work for the First-Generation Office.
- Serves as Acting Director when the Director of the First-Generation Office is away.
Percentage Of Time10
- Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and cultural awareness through actions, interactions, and communications with others.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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Required Documents
- Cover Letter
- Resume
Optional Documents
- Additional Document #1
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