Mindfulness Project Manager

Hanover, NH 03755
6025 Main Street | Berry Ste 178-79

The Mindfulness Project Manager will work collaboratively and creatively to provide project management, administrative coordination, and support for the Mindful Dartmouth Initiative ( MDI), which brings together stakeholders from across the Dartmouth community with the goal of integrating evidence-based mindfulness and contemplative practices into the student, staff, and faculty experience as foundational to whole person education, development, and wellbeing on the individual and community levels.

The Mindfulness Project Manager will also develop, coordinate, and implement programs and offerings that support wellbeing through mindfulness skill-building and experiential learning. Working with stakeholders from across the institution, The Mindfulness Project Manager will integrate mindfulness practices into the campus environment for the purpose of promoting health, wellbeing, and success in fulfillment of the mission of the Student Wellness Center and MDI.

* Bachelor's degree in public health, psychology, sociology, education, or related field or the equivalent combination of education and experience

* Certification, training, or other credentials related to mindfulness and/or yoga

* 3-5 years of successful program delivery of wellbeing practices related to mindfulness-based interventions

* Ability to solve problems quickly and completely with minimal supervision, to manage multiple projects, and to work constructively in a team environment

* Excellent project management and organizational skills; Demonstrated ability to plan and manage projects and events under tight deadlines and quality standards.

* Ability to develop positive campus constituency partnerships across a variety of identities and backgrounds, and to employ tact and diplomacy under pressure in sensitive situations

* Demonstrated excellence in collaboration and communication

* Outstanding proficiency in teamwork, collaboration, flexibility and initiative

* Demonstrated ability to assess program effectiveness

* Master's degree in public health, health education, health promotion, or related field
* 5+ years developing and implementing wellbeing programs, workshops, or practice sessions, preferably in a higher education environment or with college-aged individuals
* Solid foundation in student developmental theory and/or behaviour change theory and their application to professional practice in higher education

* Excellent oral and written communication skills, with ability to synthesize and present information and data effectively

Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications by members of all underrepresented groups are encouraged.

Employment in this position is contingent upon consent to and successful completion of a pre-employment background check, which may include a criminal background check, reference checks, verification of work history, conduct review, and verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, with results acceptable to Dartmouth College. A criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.

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Develops and implements Mindful Dartmouth Initiative ( MDI) project timelines, co-chairs MDI meetings, supports and facilitates the work of the MDI membership and working groups, and operationalizes detailed plans for surveys, campus engagement efforts, and outcomes implementation of mindfulness programming and expansion across student, staff, and faculty communities.

Plans, develops, implements, facilitates, and evaluates a robust suite of synchronous and asynchronous offerings designed to promote student wellbeing through practices of mindfulness, mindful movement, and other wellbeing skills. Working closely with internal and external stakeholders manages and advances operational processes for multiple components across the life cycle of a project.

Collaborate with students, staff, and faculty to develop and provide culturally inclusive programs incorporating issues of diversity and difference throughout all aspects of work with particular attention to centering voices of underserved, underrepresented, and marginalized communities.

Manages the development and production of relevant, accessible digital and print promotional and educational materials for multiple platforms and constituencies.

Works directly with Director of Wellbeing on projects, offering management input and logistical support for implementing evidence-based and emerging interventions, technologies and pedagogical practices.