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Program Coordinator for Dialogue Initiatives

Oberlin College and Conservatory
$45,000
Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, 403B contribution, and 35 days PTO.
United States, Ohio, Oberlin
173 W. Lorian St. (Show on map)
September 13, 2023
The position of Program Coordinator for Dialogue Initiatives is a 12-month, full-time Administrative and Professional Staff (A&PS) position. This position reports to the Senior Assistant Dean and Director of the Multicultural Resource Commons. The Program Coordinator works closely with the Director of the MRC to help train student facilitators to create brave spaces utilizing intergroup dialogue tools. Using a peer to peer sustained dialogue model, the coordinator will create opportunities and set conditions for relational growth and development, where students are challenged to foster healthy discourse amongst their peers. The Coordinator will work with students, faculty, and staff to continue the sustained dialogue efforts in the Multicultural Resource Commons (MRC) using methods consistent with the Oberlin College Strategic Plan’s broader commitment to cultivate interactional diversity and increase students’ sense of belonging. Job Functions: Programming and Advisement (60%) Learn and implement Intergroup Dialogue methods and help to create curriculum Help teach and train peer facilitators to dialogic opportunities Model honest, vulnerable, and meaningful ways of relating across differences Overseeing the recruitment and retention of student facilitators and student participants Mentor and coach peer facilitators Help with the logistics of running dialogue opportunities. Office Administration & Marketing (30%) Be available to students, supporting as needed, including one-on-one connection Help to create and run an intergroup dialogue recruitment and application process for student facilitators and student participants Manage student employment/timecards Oversee financial transactions in support of intergroup dialogues Assist with MRC events: venue/catering/AV and accounting of receipts related to dialogues Create and maintain process data from applications, assessments, surveys, and invitations Support Director with the implementation of approved assessments Design and edit digital and print materials (e.g. posters) and related website contributions Campus-wide Collaboration (10%) Engage diverse stakeholders in academic departments and professional offices, including but not limited to the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, the Office for Disability and Access, International Student and Scholar Services, the Bonner Center for Service and Learning, etc. Facilitate and host training orientations, retreats, workshops, and campus events Assisting with events that interface between dialogue and the wider MRC community. Required qualifications: B.A. degree; experience demonstrating strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills; experience working with students in a higher education context, preferably a liberal arts setting. Evening and Weekend hours will be regularly required. Salary is $45,000 and includes an excellent benefits package, including 35 Paid Time Off (PTO) days per year.