Overview
The President’s Office at Saint Michael’s College is seeking a dynamic, diplomatic, culturally responsive Board of Trustees professional with experience managing and supporting Boards, including the Board of Trustees and Advisory Boards. The Assistant to the Board of Trustees’ position is a high-level comprehensive administrative support role for the Board of Trustees, Board Committees, and Presidential/Leadership Advisory Boards. In addition, the successful candidate will oversee policy organization, create a repository, and support leadership regarding changes and compliance. This position will also include special projects affecting campus-wide operations.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: maintaining regular contact with all members of the Board of Trustees; providing support for the work of the Board including meeting agendas, minutes, and maintaining records; serving as a liaison for Advisory Boards, the President, and President’s Cabinet; creating and providing leadership for a policy repository; and leading special projects affecting college-wide operations, including research, analysis, presentation, and implementation of such projects.
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Our lived experience impacts how we self-assess our skills, experience, and qualifications. In particular, data and statistics have shown that candidates who are BIPOC, LGBTQ+, women, people from working-class backgrounds, people with disabilities, and others with minoritized and marginalized identities may not apply to jobs when they do not believe they meet 100% of the requirements and expected responsibilities listed in the job descriptions. Some responsibilities and skills are teachable and can be learned on the job. If you can imagine yourself in this position, bringing value to our students and community and meeting most of what we are looking for, please apply.
Benefits include health, dental, vision, employer-paid life and disability insurance, voluntary life, critical illness and accident insurance options, parental leave, flexible spending accounts (healthcare and dependent care), 401(k), generous paid time off, paid holidays, employee and dependent tuition benefits, employee and family assistance program, well-being programs and opportunities, discounted gym membership, paid volunteer time, use of the athletic facilities and the library, and countless opportunities to attend presentations, lectures, and other campus activities.
Requirements:
Applicants must have the following:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher degree required
- 5-7 years’ experience in administrative support or related functions managing highly confidential and sensitive information
- Prior experience with educational settings and Boards
- Experience with editing correspondence/reports and proficient use of grammar, spelling, and punctuation
- Ability to convey decisions regarding the priorities of the President with tact
- High level organizational and planning skills
- Ability to research, prepare reports, and strong presentation skills
- Ability to recognize several likely causes of events, analyze relationships, and formulate
multi-step responses - Proficient with Microsoft Office products, especially Word and PowerPoint, and Board portals
- Flexibility to attend Board meetings twice a year on Saturdays
An offer of employment will be contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.
Application Instructions:
Please be prepared to attach the following documents after clicking on Apply Now button:
- Resume
- A cover letter that includes a statement articulating your skills, and experience applying the concepts and frameworks of diversity, equity, and inclusion to recruiting students who are BIPOC and students with marginalized and minoritized backgrounds and identities
For full consideration, please submit application materials by May 14, 2024. The position remains open until filled.
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About Saint Michael's College
Saint Michael's College delivers a world-class education in a beautiful Vermont setting. Our close community allows students to form strong and enduring relationships with one another and with accomplished faculty and staff, providing an ideal learning environment where they have the space and support to challenge themselves and their peers. A fully residential college located minutes from Burlington, Saint Michael's offers an unparalleled mix of academic, spiritual, cultural, service, and wilderness experiences.
Saint Michael's is among the elite ranks of only 286 colleges and universities nationwide allowed to host a Phi Beta Kappa national honor society chapter on campus and is ranked 3rd in Best Colleges in Vermont by Niche, a popular college ranking website. In 2022, Saint Michael’s was once again named by The Princeton Review as one of the Best 388 Colleges, one of the Best Green Colleges, and one of the Best Northeastern Colleges. Situated next to Lake Champlain and the Green Mountains, nearby Burlington, Vermont, consistently ranks as one of the best places in America to live. This includes America's 10 Great Places to Live (Kiplinger's), Top 10 Cities for Outdoor Recreation (Outside Magazine), Top 10 Small Cities for State of Well-Being (Gallup-Healthways), Top 10 Tech Hubs in the U.S. (Forbes), Top 5 Healthiest Places for Women in America (Self Magazine), Top 10 Greenest Cities in America, and Top Public Square in America (USA Today). It was also recently named a “climate haven” and ranked in the 10 Best Places in America to Live for Climate Resilience.
At the heart of our Edmundite Catholic mission is a belief that experiencing new perspectives, cultures, traditions, and ideas helps us become fuller, more compassionate people. As a Catholic higher education institution with a social justice mission, we are called to be even more intentionally inclusive, celebrating the complexity and individuality that each person brings to our community. Each of us at Saint Michael's carries an obligation to ensure all students, faculty, and staff encounter a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive environment.
Building a culture of inclusion is an ongoing and evolving journey. We are continually striving to ensure our processes, policies, and behaviors support and encourage diversity, meeting the needs of all individuals, especially those from historically underrepresented and marginalized groups. Saint Michael's College's vision of inclusion and diversity embraces not only racial and ethnic identities but also gender, age, religion, language, ability/disability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, military service, geographic origin, and first-generation/multi-generation college experiences.
Saint Michael's College is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity, in compliance with applicable provisions of state and federal law that prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, age, ancestry, national origin, place of birth, religion, sexual orientation, veteran or military service status, HIV-positive test result status, genetic information, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic, as such characteristics and prohibitions are defined by applicable law. The College will not rely inappropriately on such characteristics, or upon related stereotypes or biases, in making employment-related decisions. Also, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship or otherwise would not be required by applicable law, the College will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, as well as any employee who is limited in their ability to perform the functions of their job because of pregnancy, childbirth or a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth.
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