Advising Director Position
Description: The PLAN Team is seeking to hire a new core team member to oversee the growth and development of our student advising system. This position will focus on deepening relationships with students and staff in our campus network through regular digital connections as well as in-person meet ups. We are seeking an individual who will facilitate the development of a system for the expansion of our advising capacity. The application deadline has been extended to November 28th.
Responsibilities
This is a high level position that will be tasked with responsibilities that range from upkeep and execution to envisioning and facilitating project innovation and growth. As a core team member, this position will join our team of Directors in holding both Position Specific roles as well as Core Team responsibilities. Both are explained further below:
Position Specific:
- Oversee all campus advising. This includes becoming the primary point of contact for all advising as well as overseeing the upkeep of a relationship tracking database (such as a CRM) and facilitating full team involvement in line with existing core team responsibilities.
- Work with the Director of Education to identify trends in the work that campuses are doing in order to offer the most relevant tools and resources to our network.
- Collaborate with all programming staff to facilitate the retention of students following engagement in PLAN’s other programming and resources, such as event attendees, fellows from the Atlas and STOP programming, and individuals who use the Member Hub resources.
- Deepen relationships with member campuses with annual check-ins, supporting the spread of membership resources across campus and coordinating in-person visits.
- Promote student work and campus membership on PLAN’s media platforms by collaborating with the Communications Director and Creative Social Media Intern.
- Collaborate on fundraising efforts as related to advising.
- Facilitate the growth and development of advising systems:
- Chair the Campus Advising Committee to lead team conversations on improvements to the advising system in line with our current Strategic Plan
- Explore the development of semesterly or year-long cohort models for PLAN to support student leaders on different campuses working on similar zero waste initiatives
- Develop systems for expanding our advising expertise such as peer to peer advising and/or contracting advising support
- Explore the establishment of positions to support increased advising capacity as needed
Core Team: As a team that values collaboration we have developed a system for creating shared expectations. The abbreviated list of responsibilities below are outlined in extensive detail in an internal document for the team to reference as needed, which ensures all team members are able to balance core responsibilities with their position specific responsibilities.
- Network Management: All staff participate in a variety of programming that supports a healthy network. This includes: student advising and membership calls, participation in campus speaking events, supporting PLAN’s annual events (Students for Zero Waste Conference and Beyond Waste Summits), co-facilitation for digital training and Atlas sessions.
- Organizational Administration: As a leader in a specific area of the organization, all core team members are expected to represent their area of work in the following collaborative processes: creating, reading and voting on proposals for org wide decision making, annual review of PLAN’s policies, budgeting, impact reporting and hiring when relevant.
- Team Collaboration and Development: Over the years we have built systems of communication, collaboration and development that support us in working better as a team. All core staff members attend and sometimes facilitate weekly full team meetings, as-needed small team and committee meetings, and bi-annual staff retreats. Additionally all core team members must participate in development, which includes: annual individual staff evaluations and training, full team team training and conflict resolution as needed.
Preferred skills and experience
Ideal candidates for this position will demonstrate a passion for supporting student leadership, an understanding of zero waste and environmental justice, and strong creative problem solving skills. Additional preferred skills and experience include:
- Advanced facilitation skills.
- Skilled in social engagement and relationship building.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for working with a wide range of people.
- Confidence in advising students and staff on campuses.
- Zero waste program development and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience with Google Drive, Zoom, a CRM tool, and Mailchimp, or the initiative to learn.
- Experience with leadership in zero waste programs on a college campus.
- Experience working on collaborative efforts across college campuses.
- Experience with any of PLAN’s programs.
Logistics:
- Hours per week: This is a full-time, salaried position. All full time team members work an average of 35 hour per week with flexible scheduling and open PTO. Due to the nature of working with students, regular schedules may include work in evenings and on weekends.
- Start Date: Early January 2023
- Location: Most of our work is done remotely. Location for this position is flexible with a preference for candidates in Philadelphia, PA and/or willingness to relocate to Philadelphia for at least the first year of employment.
- Compensation: Baseline salary of $40,000 with additions made at the time of offer depending on the area living wage of the chosen candidates location.
- Benefits: For a full list of benefits see this document. Highlights include:
- Fully paid healthcare, vision and dental plans with dependant coverage
- Electronics stipend to cover expenses such as a computer, headphones etc.
- Work from home stipend to cover expenses to support comfortable working from home including a desk, chair, and even massage and body comfort support.
- Training fund for personal development
How to Apply
- Resume
- References
- Responses to short answer questions
- Optional cover letter submission
- Application deadline: Nov 28th
- Week of Nov 28th: Application review
- Dec 5th – 16th: Interviews
- Week of Dec 19th: Decision-making and offer extended
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