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Location

Waltham, MA | United States

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Job description

Brandeis University is delighted to announce a career opportunity an Assistant Director of Graduate Affairs.  If you are looking for an opportunity to work at a beautiful suburban campus with lots of perks including free parking, look no further.  At Brandeis, we offer competitive benefits and compensation package which include medical, dental and life insurances. We also offer a generous paid time off benefit.  If you are looking to advance your career through educational opportunities, Brandeis offers free tuition for employees, dependents and spouses. Our 403b retirement savings plan includes a generous match.

The Assistant Director of Graduate Affairs is responsible for the development, implementation, and administration of programs and activities designed to engage graduate students and to encourage the development of the holistic well-being of students within the university's cocurricular environment. Responsibilities include: advising the Graduate Student Association, supporting graduate student clubs and organizations; overseeing peer mentor programs and training, and assisting the assistant dean of Graduate Affairs to serve in critical campus-wide committees, special projects, and crisis support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Advise and support the Graduate Student Association and provide assistance in constitution and bylaw management, elections, organizational analysis, team building, strategic and budget planning, leadership development, and conflict resolution. Collaborate with colleagues in Student Engagement, Student Union, and other undergraduate student organizations as necessary. Ensures graduate student representation on high level task force and university committee assignments.
• Provides support for graduate student clubs and organizations including budget management, training, programming, leadership development, and program support. Liaise with staff in graduate schools to provide holistic integration and support to graduate clubs.
• Advise and manage peer mentorship programs with particular focus on connections with incoming graduate students, mentee assignments, and relevant programming.
• Support departmental programs and events including traditions programs and semester connections opportunities for graduate students (e.g. Stein Nights)
• Serve as back-up for crisis management and Care cases.
• Support assistant dean with strategic planning and development of leadership programs. Manage related program budgets. 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, Work Experience, and Additional Information:

Master's degree preferably in Higher Education Administration with 3-5 years of relevant work experience.

The job requires experience working with and advising graduate students. Some night and weekend work is required

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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