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Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Job Description

A new initiative within the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies, the AMDG program draws from the depths of the Jesuit tradition and its vast national and global apostolic networks, in order to energize the personal and communal religious practices of 625 youth and young adults between the ages of 16-29. The program also offers mentorship development for 25 adults, who will serve as the program’s Ambassadors, and up to 50 Boston College undergraduates, who will serve as Beadles for the program. Funded through the Lilly Endowment, the program will be piloted with participants from the Jesuit, Catholic networks, including 15 high schools, five colleges and universities, and five parishes.

The Program Director, AMDG is pivotal in shaping and implementing the program from its inception. They hold primary responsibility for contributing to the development, and eventual execution, implementation, evaluation, and success of the AMDG program, ensuring its impact across a diverse and expansive network of Jesuit high schools, colleges, universities, and parishes. The Program Director’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Facilitating and contributing to the design of program structures

• Fostering relationships with institutional partners, including Jesuit high schools, colleges and universities, and parishes

• Oversee marketing and communications

• Lead recruitment and formation of program leaders and participants

• Managing and execute operations and logistics of the program

• Conduct ongoing program evaluation and enhancement

• Maintain a strong understanding and ongoing awareness of the Jesuit Catholic mission

• Guide and collaborate with the Assistant Program Director and other Institute staff to ensure seamless execution of all program components

This is a temporary Grant Funded position with benefits.

Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $74,000 to $92,500; salary commensurate with relevant experience.

Requirements

• Master’s degree required with a strong preference for graduate degree either in theology, education, or administration

• At least (5) years of increasingly responsible professional experience, preferably in secondary and/or higher education

• Program and/or event experience

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

• Detail-oriented

• Adept at problem-solving

• Creative

• Able to work effectively in a team, as well as independently

• Able to work well with diverse groups of people

• Demonstrated leadership

• Knowledgeable about Boston College’s Jesuit Catholic mission

• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit.

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees

• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements

• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• Low-Cost Life Insurance

• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans

• Paid Holidays Annually

• Generous Sick and Vacation Pay

• Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity .

Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .