Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College

Director of Weissman Center for Leadership

Mount Holyoke College - Main Campus, USA · Director · Part-time

Sponsorship not specified$200k-$250kDetected 77 days ago
BudgetingResearchLeadershipCollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • The successful candidate will be deeply committed to expanding pathways for students into leadership and public service and to positioning the Weissman Center as a nationally visible hub for leadership, civic engagement, and public impact.
  • They will understand the distinctive culture of a liberal arts college and value shared governance, collaboration, and the educational dimension of all aspects of the work.
  • The Director will similarly mentor staff and faculty leaders, while also stewarding resources and advancing day-to-day priorities.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise, mentor, and support a multidisciplinary team of professional and student staff and faculty directors, fostering a strong, collaborative culture and sustaining a highly student centered approach.
  • Build and sustain strong partnerships across the College-including with the other campus centers and programs working toward common purpose-and with external partners to expand student pathways, institutional prominence, and regional and national impact.
  • Lead strategic planning, assessment, and continuous improvement efforts to ensure programs remain responsive, impactful, and forward looking.
  • Manage a complex budget and operational structure, including oversight of one of the College's largest student employment operations.
  • Cultivate and steward relationships with donors, alum networks, and other partners in close collaboration with College Relations and Development, helping articulate and advance a compelling case for sustained investment.
  • Mount Holyoke has retained Spencer Stuart to support this search. If you wish to submit your own application materials or nominate someone to serve as the next Director, please send an email with supporting materials to
  • Mount Holyoke has retained Spencer Stuart to support this search.
  • If you wish to submit your own application materials or nominate someone to serve as the next Director, please send an email with supporting materials to
  • If you wish to submit your own application materials or nominate someone to serve as the next
  • Proven ability to elevate an organization's visibility, build external partnerships, and represent an institution credibly with national audiences, funders, and stakeholders.

Requirements

  • For faculty positions, statements on mentoring, teaching, and research will also be required.
  • Possess academic credentials consistent with those of the faculty, including a terminal degree in their field of expertise.

Compensation

  • $200k-$250k

Benefits

  • someone who can articulate a compelling long-term vision while also engaging meaningfully with students, fostering their development as future leaders and leading by example.
  • Demonstrated leadership experience in higher education, public service, government, nonprofit, or mission-aligned organizations, with responsibility for complex programs, people, and resources.
  • A strong understanding of leadership development, experiential learning, and pathways into public service, civic engagement, or social impact.
  • Comfort operating in environments that require both strategic vision and operational follow through, including budgeting, staffing, and organizational planning.

Company info

  • Mount Holyoke College is committed to providing a safe and secure environment, supported by qualified employees that will allow all of its students, faculty, staff and those associated with them to successfully carry out the mission of the college.
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