Director, Graduate Scholars Program

The Graduate Scholars Program, a subdivision of the Veritas Scholars Program, invests in the formation of Christian scholars at the Ph.D. student stage. The core of the Graduate Scholars Program consists of an annual summer conference (launching a series of discipline-based year-long mentoring cohorts) and a series of year-round graduate scholar development offerings such as virtual panels and seminars, travel grants, and community-building opportunities.

The Director of the Graduate Scholars Program will be responsible for planning, executing, and evaluating the annual graduate conference, including venue coordination and contracting, program and schedule design, mentor and mentee recruitment, attendee experience, and reporting on outcomes. As part of this work, the Director will also lead and oversee all aspects of event planning, logistics, cross-Veritas collaboration, and on-site execution.

In addition, the Director of the Graduate Scholars Program will design and implement year-round all graduate scholar development work that doesn’t fall under the category of academic year mentoring, in support of all current and past graduate student mentees.

The Director of the Graduate Scholars Program will report directly to the Associate Vice President of the Veritas Scholars Program with targeted administrative support from the Veritas Scholars Program team and half-time assistance from the Program Coordinator of the Graduate Scholars Program. This role will also collaborate closely with the Vice President of the Veritas Scholars Program on content, mentor relationships, and alignment with the Veritas Scholars Summit.

The Director of the Graduate Scholars Program’s major responsibilities will include the following:

• Work with the Vice President and Associate Vice President of Scholars Program to determine disciplines for mentorship, recruit mentors, manage the relationships with and deployment of mentor teams, and maintain mission and content alignment between Scholars Summit and Graduate Conference
• Work with the Vice President and Associate Vice President of Scholars Program to develop and advance partnerships with mission-aligned ministries and organizations that serve graduate students
• Recruit new PhD mentees into the graduate scholars community through application and admission to the graduate conference
• Work with the Program Coordinator of the Graduate Scholars Program and targeted administrative support to design, plan, and execute all aspects of the annual conference, including program content; coordinate with the Senior Program Manager for Mentorship in handing off mentees into academic year mentoring
• Work with the Program Coordinator of the Graduate Scholars Program and targeted administrative support to design, plan, and execute on all non-mentoring graduate scholar development
• Work with the Associate Vice President, the Development Team, and the Senior Director of Finance to track, evaluate, and report on all program outcomes, including both program commitments and budgetary targets

• A PhD and relevant administrative experience (e.g. organizational or management work in a lab or professional experience prior to your PhD program in program building, operations, or events)
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• Bachelor Degree and 5+ years of demonstrated professional success in operations, program building, event planning, or people management

• A mature Christian faith grounded in the regular disciplines of Bible study, prayer, and fellowship with other believers in the context of a local church, and evidenced by the fruit of the Spirit in your life.
• A genuine enthusiasm for investing in the…