Student Managing Director, Alternative Breaks

Overview

Position Overview

The Managing Director works in partnership with the Executive Director; these directors are commonly referred to as the ‘Co-Directors.’ These two officers are responsible for the Alternative Breaks program. As directors, they are responsible for unifying the resources, strategies, goals, and practices of the service programs:
Alternative Winter Breaks, Alternative Spring Breaks, and Alternative Weekend Breaks (with the opportunity to expand to include Alternative Fall Breaks and Alternative Summer Breaks) to maintain consistency between the programs and ensure that education and reflection are integrated into all seasons.

The Managing Director will be short-term focused and aid in the trip coordination and the development and execution of the education component; overseeing the trip coordination team, Education Coordinator, and co-overseeing the Research Coordinators.

The Co-Directors must make themselves available to one another and their Alternative Breaks CORE team during the upcoming summer and throughout the duration of their position, including during Alternative Break travel periods, and for turnover the following year.

Hiring, weekly hour maximum, and hourly rate of pay are contingent on KU Student Senate funding.

50% - Internal & External Collaboration, Development, and Management

• Serve as a point of contact for AB executive CORE members, Advisors, AB partnerships, and current and potential partners across campus (CSL, Departmental Deans, Student Senate, etc.). Co-facilitating development of partnerships with current and existing partners with the Executive Director, actively seeking to extend AB's reach across campus and the community.
• Oversee AB programming, answer questions, offer support, and meet regularly with Coordinators/Directors, Advisors, and campus partners.
• Act as a leader and a role model in guiding AB CORE (directors and coordinators) in their service to the organization, and participants at service sites.
• Facilitate CORE training, meetings, and support in partnership with the Executive Director; lead these components for the roles within their direct oversight.
• Support incoming/outgoing Directors in facilitating volunteer CORE interviews, selection, new coordinator hiring, and turnover tasks.
• Meet bi-weekly with the AB’s Advisors and Executive Director to discuss internal management, and AB programming.
• Co-organize and lead in partnership with the Executive Director at least bi-weekly meetings with other CORE members to discuss AB programming.
• Maintain availability during all academic breaks to manage Alternative Break experiences in partnership with the Executive Director; especially as it relates to participant experiences.

40% - Trip Planning & Educational Oversight

• Work with the volunteer CORE Trip Coordinators to ensure ethical and engaging site selection occurs; maintain prior site relationships, lead coordination with sites, lead participant-related engagement, and lead the preparation of AB site packets.
• Serve as a point of contact for Trip Coordinators (volunteer), and an effective point of contact for potential and past community partners. Organize and lead bi-weekly meetings regularly with volunteer Trip Coordinators.
• Oversee and co-lead engagement with applicants and those selected to be participants in Alternative Breaks: including, but not limited to, scheduling and hosting interviews, scheduling and hosting informational sessions about trips, fielding questions from participants and applicants, and conducting site leader and driver trainings.
• Attend and co-host the education classes as part of the AB pre-trip education component; working closely with the Education Coordinator and AB’s Advisors to develop an engaging and thorough experiential service-learning program for participants.

5% - Process Documentation & Development

• Develop and follow a standard annual timeline and process for trip planning and educational classes to ensure a timely, engaging, and thorough coordination experience can occur for all future Alternative Breaks.
• Document processes related to internal and external communication as related to Alternative Break…