Director, Office of Military & Veteran

Director, Office of Military & Veteran Support Position Information

Posting Date: 01/08/2026
Open Until Filled:
Yes
Position Number: 1129498

Position Title:

Director, Office of Military & Veteran Support
Hiring Range Minimum: $92,000
Hiring Range Maximum: $115,000
Union Type:
Not a Union Position
SEIU Level: Not an SEIU Position
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Employment Category:
Regular Full Time
Scheduled Months per Year: 12
Scheduled Hours per Week: 40

Schedule:

This role will require occasional nights and weekends based on the need to attend or support veteran and military connected programs or events.

Location:

Hanover, NH
Remote Work Eligibility:
Onsite only
Term Position:
No
Grant Funded:
No

The Director will serve as the primary point of contact for veteran Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) and other military-connected students and will work to foster an environment on campus that supports their unique needs. The director will provide information and referrals to veterans, ROTC, and other military-connected students, making connections across schools, faculty, and staff. The position will also act as Dartmouth’s primary liaison to pertinent internal and external veteran support/affinity offices and organizations and collaborate with all schools to understand and support veteran recruitment efforts.

• Represent student veteran and military connected interests to other administrative departments.
• Assist in the coordination, development, and execution of policies related to veteran students on campus.
• Serve as a key resource to Dartmouth’s enrollment management and retention efforts related to student veterans.
• Represent Dartmouth College and actively participate in local, regional, and national veteran and military related organizations, programs, events, and conferences.
• Connect veterans to on- and off-campus resources.
• Remain current on veteran issues affecting higher education.
• Bridge gaps between military‑focused efforts, enhancing collaboration and reinforcing a resilient, inclusive community on Dartmouth Campus.
• Collaborate and communicate with Dartmouth offices across the schools that provide support for military-connected students, employees, and alumni.
• Serve as an advisor to student veterans and military connected organizations and clubs.
• Using evidence-based approaches, assess the needs of the student veteran and military-connected population to determine and develop services and program needs and opportunities.
• Collaborate with key offices on campus to develop support programs for student veterans, including but not limited to orientation and graduation events.
• Support and help guide Dartmouth’s Veterans Day Advisory Group.
• Lead teams and initiatives requiring cross-departmental participation, cooperation, and support to identify needs and improve pathways to success for veteran, military-connected, and ROTC student success.
• Serve as the lead convener of Dartmouth’s Military Connected Advisory Group.
• In partnership with admissions at each school, aid in developing recruiting pathways to attract military-affiliated students to campus.
• Work with Dartmouth’s various schools to understand and support their veteran and military-connected recruiting efforts.
• Partner current marketing efforts to veteran students by reviewing & leveraging existing veteran‑focused messaging, while developing new data‑driven marketing campaigns, and expanding outreach initiatives that align with campus policies and directly boost veteran student enrollment.
• Partner with the Certifying Official and Financial Aid team to certify veteran enrollment, streamline VA‑benefit disbursements, and remove financial barriers, thereby boosting veteran recruitment and retention.
• Manage the budget established to support the office’s work.
• Manage and supervise the part‑time Program Administrator position.
• Hire, train, and supervise student and/or temporary employees to support veteran and military-connected initiatives.
• Develop, oversee, maintain, and further develop Dartmouth’s main veteran website.
• Maintain an active database/list-serve of current veteran, ROTC, and military-connected students, staff, faculty,…