Director Center Multicultural

Title

Title Director of the Center for Multicultural Life

Posting Number

Posting Number S01614JP

Department

Department Inclusion and Diversity in Student Affairs

The Director of the Center for Multicultural Life ( CML ) leads an growing center that contributes to Bowdoin’s commitment to its multicultural students. The Director sets multi-year direction, goals, and assessment for the CML , and designs signature community building and celebratory programming — including heritage month observances — that serves students from historically underrepresented backgrounds while engaging the full campus.

The Director supervises the Assistant Director of the CML and the Center’s student employees, manages the Center’s budgets, and assists in stewarding the Russwurm African American Center together alongside alumni, faculty, and community partners.

The Director is one of several center directors based in Ladd House and works as a peer alongside colleagues in the Sexuality, Women, and Gender Center, the Rachel Lord Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, and THRIVE to realize the shared vision for Ladd as an affirming, intersectional cultural center for students. This position calls for sound judgment, and demonstrated skill in supporting students across the full range of backgrounds and identities at Bowdoin.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Strategic leadership, vision, and assessment:
  
  Set and steward multi-year direction for the Center for Multicultural Life — annual and multi-year goals, priorities, and a program calendar that carries forward from year to year. Represent the CML in divisional and College planning.
• Signature and educational programming:
  
  Design and deliver the Center’s signature programming, including heritage month observances and the events that anchor the CML’s year, giving students opportunities for celebration, community building, learning, and connection.
• Supervision and staff development:
  
  Supervise, mentor, and evaluate the Assistant Director of the Center for Multicultural Life. Hire, train, and supervise the Center’s student staff and ambassadors, partnering with the Office of Student Leadership Development to build their professional and leadership skills.
• Collaboration and partnership across campus and in Ladd House:
  
  Partner with academic departments and programs — Africana Studies and allied fields in particular — on co-sponsored programming, curricular connections, and faculty engagement.
• Budget, operations, and College citizenship: Manage the program and operating budgets for the Center for Multicultural Life.

The hiring range for this position is expected to be: $ $78,500 – 87,500 annually.

This is an 11-month position.

BENEFITS AND PERKS

• A variety of health insurance plans (Medical, Vision, Dental)
• Generous Retirement Plan – 401(a) and 403(b)
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per calendar year, 12 days of personal/sick time
• Paid Parental Leave (Available after one year of service)
• Household access to many of the College’s facilities including the gym and pool

Bachelor’s degree required;
Master’s degree in a related field preferred.

• Strong leadership and strategic planning skills, with the ability to establish priorities, translate vision into actionable goals, and assess outcomes to strengthen programs and services.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, facilitation, and presentation skills, with the ability to build trusting relationships and communicate effectively with students, faculty, staff, senior leaders, alumni, and external partners.
• Demonstrated cultural humility and intercultural competency, with the ability to support and engage students across a broad range of…