Associate Director, First Generation Office

Associate Director, First Generation Office

Position Details

• Posting date 12/05/2025
• Closing date Open Until Filled
• Position Number 1128053
• Position Title Associate Director, First Generation Office
• Salary $79,500 - $99,400
• Union Type Not a Union Position
• FLSA Status Exempt
• Employment Category Regular Full Time
• Scheduled Hours per Week 40
• Location Hanover, NH (Onsite only)
• Remote Work Eligibility Onsite only
• Is this a term position? No
• Is this a grant funded position? No

Position Purpose

The Associate Director of the First Generation Office (FGO) primarily supports first-generation undergraduate students at Dartmouth by leading the Prepare to Launch Program (P2L). The program supports FG students as they navigate Dartmouth and prepare for their lives after college. 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.

Required Qualifications

• 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 facilitation and/or teaching of groups.
• Exceptional oral and written communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated cultural competence; proven effectiveness in serving a diverse undergraduate student population.
• Ability to foster positive and productive relationships with all campus constituencies.
• 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 career advising and professional development.
• Background in developing and managing integrated support services for under‑represented and/or marginalized communities.
• Experience in understanding and operating within budgets.
• Experience with college alumni and/or advancement/development collaborations.

Key Accountabilities

• Prepare to Launch Program Leadership (50%)
  • 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.
  • 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.
• Student Advising (25%)
  • 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.
• Alumni Networking (15%)
  • Builds upon and manages the current network connecting FG Alumni to FG undergraduates,…