Program Director of Immersions

Position Title: Program Director of Immersions

Position Type: Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Hiring Range: $77,600 -$87,911; Compensation will be based on education, experience, skills relevant to the role, and internal equity

Pay Frequency:

Annual

Note: This is a full-time, fixed-term position that expires on June 30, 2027. We remain hopeful and confident in the capacity to provide yearly extensions to the position pending business need and financial capacity.

POSITION PURPOSE

The Program Director of Immersions administers the Ignatian Center's immersion programs in collaboration with the Senior Program Director of Immersions (SPDI) and the Director of Community Engaged Student Learning (DCESL). For all immersions, the Program Director manages the logistical preparation of immersion trips and student leadership opportunities. The Senior Program Director of Immersions assigns individual immersion programs to the Program Director; and for those assigned programs, the Program Director serves as principal director (preparation, content, logistics, risk management, student leadership, travel, and follow-up). The position will include periodic accompaniment on immersion programs and support of fellowship programs. This is a full-timeposition reporting to the Senior Program Director of Immersions of the Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education as part of the Division of Mission and Ministry.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversee assigned immersion programs

• Manage full oversight of 3-4- immersions per year, serving as the sole staff member and decision-maker leading the group (including directing all aspects of formation and follow-up for these specific immersions).
• Exercise sound judgment and strategic planning for program preparation and execution.

Oversee all logistical components for immersions per cycle (oversee all logistical planning, including pre-trip decision-making, communication with host organization, students, student leader, and staff companion).

• Direct formation process for full student participant cohort for given immersion cycle as assigned by the SPDI. Manage all logistical planning for immersion preparation meetings, events, and retreats.
• Provide accompaniment, mentorship, support, and care for immersion participants, including vocational and spiritual conversations.
• Supervise Student Assistants in key areas of formation and logistics.
• Serve as the primary supervisor of undergraduate student leaders for all assigned programs.
• Oversee all aspects of local plunges.
• Manage full oversight of local daylong and overnight plunges .
• Set up meetings, communicate with, and ally with community partners pre- and post-plunge.
• Oversee all logistical components, including pre-trip decision-making, communication with host organization, students, student leader, and staff leader.
• Manage travel and lodging.
• Mentor urban plunge student leader.
• Recruit participants and target student groups.

Coordinate Student Formation for all Immersion Programs and support Fellowship Programs.

• Support the recruitment, supervision, training, and mentoring of student immersion coordinators.
• Plan and facilitate student coordinator meetings and various meetings and events for immersion teams (i.e., Kick-Off, Welcome Back, Formation Nights, retreats).
• Direct student coordinators in pre- and post-immersion training and formation, including the identification of academic, theological, and spiritual resources and support for post-immersion student engagement.
• Prepare immersion coordinators to lead their immersion teams effectively, engage key formational/preparational topics, and guide reflection in team meetings, participant meetings, and retreats.
• Support the recruitment, placement, and formation of participants in Fellowships.

Provide logistical oversight of immersion and fellowship programs

• Execute all operational aspects of a robust immersion program, including: host organization communication, host reservations, payments, transportation logistics (airline and other), etc.
• Manage purchasing and organization of supplies for immersion programs