Program Coordinator for Deliberative Citizenship Initiative

Program Coordinator, Deliberative Citizenship Initiative (DCI) 

The Deliberative Citizenship Initiative (DCI) at Davidson College is seeking an energetic and hard-working Program Coordinator. The mission of the DCI is to create opportunities for Davidson students, faculty, staff, community members, and alumni to engage with one another on difficult and contentious issues facing our community and society. The Program Coordinator will coordinate the implementation and logistics of the initiative’s programs and components. These components include efforts to create opportunities for productive dialogue and deliberation in diverse classroom settings, outside of the classroom, and in the community.   

Responsibilities include: 

• Organizing and managing logistics of the Initiative’s meetings, programs, and events: 
  • Meetings: Fellows, Co-Conveners, and Advisory Council 
  • Programs: Deliberation Across the Curriculum, Campus Engagement, Community Engagement, and Deliberation Research and Evaluation 
  • Events: Deliberative Citizenship Speaker Series, Deliberative Citizenship Training Workshops, Deliberative Forums, and “D” Teams
• Maintaining and updating the initiative’s website and social media presence 
• Managing the data collected by the DCI about its programs 
• Managing and tracking the expenses and budget of the Initiative 
• Working on special projects related to the mission of the DCI 

Essential Qualifications: 

• Four-year college degree or equivalent experience 
• Familiarity with Microsoft Excel 
• Enthusiasm about providing deliberation opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and community members 
• Excellent organizational, technical, and writing skills, strong attention to detail, and ability to work efficiently and meet deadlines consistently 
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, and innovation-oriented environment 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience working with undergraduate students, college faculty and staff, and/or community members 
• Experience coordinating complex projects with multiple components 
• Familiarity with WordPress and Canva 

A skills assessment test may be administered. This is a limited-time, grant-funded 2-year position that will report to the Faculty Director of the DCI. However, there may be opportunities for longer-term employment contingent upon additional funding. 

As a part of your application materials, a resume and cover letter are required. Information about how to submit the application documents can be found at https://employment.davidson.edu

Davidson is a highly selective, nationally ranked, residential, four-year liberal arts college located in Davidson, North Carolina, close to the city of Charlotte.  Davidson is strongly committed to achieving excellence and cultural diversity (https://www.davidson.edu/about/commitment-diversity-and-inclusion). At Davidson College, we believe the college grows stronger by recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff committed to building an inclusive community.  In order to achieve and sustain educational excellence, we seek to hire talented faculty and staff across the intersections of diverse races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages, socio-economic backgrounds, political perspectives, abilities, cultures, and national origins.