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Pine Manor College is a private four-year liberal arts college situated five miles from downtown Boston that prepares women for inclusive leadership and social responsibility in the workplace, family and community. The College is recognized by U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2010 as the most diverse private liberal arts college in the country and is committed to diversifying the faculty and staff. With a student-faculty ratio of 10:1, Pine Manor offers an enriching educational experience that promotes collaborative and outcomes-based learning.

Pine Manor College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Members of underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

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Pine Manor College is a four-year liberal arts college dedicated to preparing women for roles of inclusive leadership and social responsibility in their workplaces, families and communities. Education for Inclusive Leadership & Social Responsibility (ilsr) is guided by a definition of inclusive, community-based leadership, which involves the interaction of group members at all levels to motivate, coordinate and sustain efforts to pursue socially responsible common good purposes. The student body of the college is highly diverse – ethnically and economically. Experience and a commitment to teaching in diverse environment are highly valued.


Staff Openings

 

Full-Time

ELI ACADEMIC COORDINATOR

Responsibilities 

  • Oversee the quality of instructional delivery of educational program
  • Design and implement curriculum and learning outcomes for core curriculum and for special programs
  • Coordinate all educational administrative duties: implement class procedures and policies, organize weekly student intake, placement testing, administer and correct placement tests
  • Evaluate student placement and implement new approach/test if necessary
  • Demonstrate ability and interest in developing on-line course content to expand offerings and means of broadening student base
  • Exhibit familiarity with educational technology and innovative approaches in classroom learning 
  • Work with Program Director, organize student lists of class levels and placements, schedule teachers/classes that they will teach, schedule classrooms, prepare student grades and certificates. 
  • Interact and collaborate with other ELI/PMC departments to develop educational programs/opportunities
  • Teach classes as part of regular rotation (reduced teaching responsibilities during summer peak season to allow for administrative/organizational work) 
  • Supervise and evaluate teachers with collaboration with Program Director 
  • Develop new class ideas, especially elective offerings for full-time students 
  • Be on call to find substitute teachers or teach when teachers are out 
  • Evaluate prospective teachers, hire and train teaching staff to maintain high academic standards 
  • Respond to student concerns 
  • Facilitate teachers’ meetings 
  • Attend ELI/PMC meetings 
  •  Select books, educational materials and supplies 

Requirements 

  • Masters’ Degree in related field and three years’ experience in EFL/TESOL 
  • Strong organizational and supervising skills 
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume, changing atmosphere 
  • Computer knowledge: Microsoft office (Word, and Excel), Outlook, familiarity with social media a plus; comfort with designing on-line course content 
  • Manage multiple projects and meet deadlines 
  • Flexibility, collaborative team builder 
  • Energy and enthusiasm 
  • Student-centered philosophy 
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills 
  • Leadership qualities 
  • Respond and adapt to change quickly 
  • Problem-solver

Salary 

Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Interested applicants should submit their cover letter and resume, with the job title in the subject line, to: hr@pmc.edu

Pine Manor College is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a diverse academic environment for its students, faculty, and staff.


ELI MAIN OFFICE ASSISTANT

Responsibilities (Operations/Enrollment):

  • Assist Program Director with the processing of applications by inputting data into the database, creating enrollment confirmations and welcome letters and informing students and/or agents that they have been enrolled.
  • Act as a resource person in the main office, greeting visitors and aiding students as needed.
  • Screen and direct calls for the Program Director, Financial Coordinator, and Director of Marketing and Recruitment as they come to the main office.
  • Assist Financial Coordinator with creating files for newly enrolled students and organizing files.
  • Assist Program Director and Housing Coordinator by compiling lists of outgoing and incoming students to aid resident staff in preparations for student departures and intakes and communicating updates to Campus Safety on student population.

Responsibilities (Housing):

  • Assist Housing Coordinator with rooming assignments, housing rosters, and Student Life handouts made available in dorm rooms
  • Confirm that students return room keys & student IDs at departure
  • Confirm that work orders for housekeeping have been placed in a timely fashion for quick turnover of rooms from Saturday to Sunday
  • Liaison between daytime staff (Program Director and Financial Coordinator) and Resident Staff to confirm all Program elements are communicated, such as nightly activities to be run by RAs
  • Assist students with questions or concerns and direct them to the appropriate staff person if needed. This includes questions about rooming situations, use of the campus facilities, campus rules or use of sports equipment, among others.
  • Serve as a role model for summer RAs and set an example for professionalism and a responsible approach to duties.

Requirements:

  • Organized with a strong work ethic
  • Enthusiastic, energetic, and approachable
  • Attention to detail, accurate
  • Strong typing and computer skills: Knowledge of MS Word, MS Outlook e-mail, Access and Excel necessary · Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to work in a highvolume, fast-paced environment, and problem solve
  • Ability to juggle tasks, prioritize, and complete tasks in a timely fashion
  • Sympathetic to needs of international students
  • Professional demeanor

Salary
$10 - $12/hour, depending upon experience

For more information or to apply for this position, please send your Resume and Cover Letter to the Development Office by email at hr@pmc.edu

Pine Manor College is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a diverse academic environment for its students, faculty, and staff.


DIRECTOR OF ANNUAL GIVING AND OPERATIONS

Pine Manor College seeks highly qualified candidates for the role of Director of Annual Giving and Operations. This position will be responsible for three key elements of the development office:
1) annual fund, 2) alumnae & other constituent relations and 3) operations. The position will create, implement and assess annual fund solicitations supportive of Pine Manor’s strategic development plans. Responsibilities will include management of constituent relations, including alumnae, parents and friends, with a particular, strategic emphasis upon alumnae engagement and communication. This position will also oversee the management of department operations and logistics, data and recordkeeping. This position reports to the Chief Development Officer (CDO).

Primary Responsibilities

Annual Fund:

The Director’s primary responsibility is the strategic execution and management of a comprehensive annual giving program. This work will include identification cultivation and solicitation of alumnae and friends with the purpose of securing new, renewed and increased support for Pine Manor’s Annual Fund.

The Director will be responsible for ensuring that the college will become a leader among peers as measured externally in terms of total dollars, percentage of participation, consistency of giving and average gift size and internally in terms of clean data, ease of access to data and timely donor acknowledgment and stewardship.

Alumnae & Other Constituent Relations:

The Director will develop communication and solicitation strategies involving email, social media, direct mail, phone/mail, personal visitation and volunteer engagement, all focused on shaping a strong, renewed and sustainable tradition of annual support for the college. Particular attention will be placed upon the engagement and reengagement of alumnae and upon alumnae communications.

Operations:

In addition, the Director will foster the growth of best practices in the supporting areas of gift processing, data management and donor relations. The director will demonstrate a keen appreciation for the foundation of annual giving as the enabling component of successful major and gift planning programs.

Key initiatives:

  • Determine collaboratively annual giving goals for the college; build strategic and tactical plans for achieving these goals.
  • Focusing upon effective communication and solicitation activities within specific market segments (e.g. different alumnae and non-alumnae constituencies identified as having potential for the greatest growth)
  • Oversee all annual giving programs including phoneathons, faculty and staff campaigns, class agent programs, the senior gift and other programs, data entry, report writing and generation, gift processing, donor stewardship, and all additional aspects of the maintenance of the college’s constituent relations (Millenium) software.
  • Work effectively with administrators, alumnae, trustees, faculty and staff in order to gain strong participation in annual giving and inspire donors to higher giving levels.
  • Coordinate annual giving with reunion campaigns and other specialty constituents, such as trustees and alumni, in a sensitive, honest, uplifting and effective fashion.
  • Manage a prospect pool with annual goals for personal visits and giving outcomes.
  • Create, develop and execute a highly effective and sustainable volunteer component within annual giving.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • Minimum of three years’ experience working with a successful annual fund team
  • Strong and demonstrated communication skills; ability to positively motivate
  • Strong organizational skills necessary; ability to multi-task and prioritize
  • Excellent skill and understanding of computer and constituent software required
  • Experience with Millenium database preferred but not required
  • Ability to work independently and within a team environment
  • Willingness and ability to travel and to work nights and weekends, as required

Requirements:

  • Ability to work cooperatively to achieve common goals; support cooperation, collaboration and the sharing of information
  • Integrity, confidentiality, honesty, respect and attention to detail
  • Ability to provide direction and motivation to others through communication, modeling appropriate behavior, optimism and high achievement
  • Understanding of database management, gift processing and donor relations
  • Ability to listen carefully to and understand prospect needs, both internally and externally, and proactively respond to those needs in a consistent, respectful, responsible and timely manner
  • Demonstrated analytical and fund raising skills with the ability to recognize opportunities, identify critical, high pay-off activities and prioritize them to attain goals

For more information or to apply for this position, please send your Resume and Cover Letter to the Development Office by email at development@pmc.edu.

Pine Manor College is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a diverse academic environment for its students, faculty, and staff.

 

ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR

Duties & responsibilities:

Reporting to the Dean of Enrollment Management. This is a full-time 12 month position. The individual serves as a primary representative of Pine Manor College to prospective students, parents, relatives, high schools, community colleges and other organizations. All Admissions Counselors are accountable for achieving the Department’s enrollment goal(s).

Specific duties include:

  • Initiate, cultivate and manage the development of external contacts (high school guidance counselors, independent counselors, organizations, colleges, etc.) to recruit students
  • Represent Pine Manor College at high schools visits, college fairs, conferences, on campus events and at other relevant organizations or activities
  • Assist prospective students with all aspects of the admission process
  • Build relationships with and assist prospective students throughout all phases of the enrollment cycle (inquiry through enrollment); conduct interviews, appointments, and group information sessions for prospective students and their families;
  • Maintain telephone, email, and other contact with prospective students and track communications in the on-line system
  • Prepare files and review students applications for admission
  • Collaborate with members of the PMC community to engage prospective students in learning about all facets of the educational experience at PMC
  • Coordinate admissions events, open houses, and yield programs
  • Significant travel during the Fall and Spring is expected including evenings and weekends
  • Develop an understanding of the financial aid policies and processes to guide students and families.
  • Other related duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Dean

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • Must be organized, self-motivated, detail-oriented, customer-focused with sales orientation, and able to work well in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills necessary to deal effectively and courteously with students, parents, College staff, and the public
  • Demonstrated understanding of diversity and multicultural issues
  • Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle

Salary:

Commensurate with experience.

Interested applicants should submit their cover letter and resume, with the job title in the subject line, to:hr@pmc.edu

Pine Manor College is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a diverse academic environment for its students, faculty, and staff.

HELPDESK TECHNICIAN

Position summary:

The Helpdesk Technician provides all levels of technical support to computer users at the college. This includes employees and students using college-owned computers in offices, classrooms and labs, and employees or students connecting remotely to college- provided services.

The Technician supports a diverse user community using excellent oral and written communication skills, organizational abilities as well as strong interpersonal and customer service abilities.

Duties & responsibilities:

The Technician responds to requests to resolve problems and assists users with computers, including providing occasional guidance on the use of common software applications and techniques. The Technician checks the Helpdesk software frequently and responds within a determined timeframe to requests for assistance. The Technician logs any progress or actions as he/she works on a problem and closes out the tickets when complete.

The Helpdesk Technician is also responsible for maintaining computer labs on campus, by checking them on a regular basis to be sure all IT equipment and services are working, resolving any problems found and keeping the computer work areas clean and neat.

The Helpdesk Technician works with minimal direct supervision and oversight. The Helpdesk Technician may often need to make independent and appropriate decisions regarding approaches to solving problems. If the Helpdesk Technician requires occasional assistance in resolving a problem, he/she consults with other members of the Office of IT.

The Helpdesk Technician may assist with special IT projects, setting up, removing or moving IT equipment in any campus area, providing information to new students at orientation, and any other tasks or activities required by the college and the office of Institutional Technology.

Qualifications: 

(Education and/or experience)

Current technology aptitude is required in the desktop hardware, network, software and services that the college provides. In order to support new technologies, the Technician will maintain current aptitude with them as they evolve.

Salary:

Commensurate with experience.

To Apply:

Send resume and cover letter to hr@pmc.edu.

Pine Manor College is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a diverse academic environment for its students, faculty, and staff.



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Last Updated: May 16, 2013