"Hazing Prevention Project Manager"

Position Purpose

The Hazing Prevention (HP) Project Manager will lead a campus-wide coalition and drive a comprehensive plan to prevent hazing and promote inclusive, healthy, and safe environments aligned with Dartmouth’s values. In collaboration with the Student Wellness Center and campus partners, they will integrate prevention and wellbeing efforts across the Dartmouth community. While focused on undergraduate and graduate students, the role acknowledges the importance of engagement across all campus groups, including staff, faculty, and alumni. The HP Project Manager will develop and implement evidence-informed strategies, facilitate training on hazing prevention and ethical leadership, and ensure that efforts are inclusive and representative of diverse voices. They will serve as a central connector to coordinate, communicate, and sustain key initiatives.

Required Qualifications - Education and Yrs Exp

Bachelors plus 3-5 years' experience or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Qualifications - Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, social work, health education, higher education, health promotion, psychology, or related field; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in hazing or violence prevention, health promotion, wellness, or a closely related field.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, including a demonstrated ability to foster positive and productive relationships with a variety of stakeholders (e.g., students, staff, and faculty).
• Experience designing and facilitating interactive, skill-based workshops.
• Experience working with and/or advocating on behalf of marginalized people (e.g., African-American, Asian-American, Faith-Based, International, Latine, LGBTQIA+, Native American).
• Experience working with aspects of hazing and violence prevention initiatives.
• High degree of flexibility, including the ability to work evenings and weekends on occasion, as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in public health, social work, health education, higher education, health promotion, counseling, community development, or related field.
• 5+ more years of experience in health promotion, wellness, hazing or violence prevention, or a closely related field.
• Ability to solve problems quickly and completely with minimal supervision, to manage multiple projects, and to work constructively in a team environment.
• Experience working in a higher education environment or with college-aged individuals.
• Expertise teaching or facilitating conversations in topics related to hazing prevention.
• Experience with topic areas of sexual violence, substance misuse, positive team development, belonging, power dynamics.
• Experience working with groups at risk for hazing incidents, such as students affiliated with Greek organizations, athletic teams, or other student organizations.
• Training in or experience with Student Wellness Center philosophies and approaches (e.g., motivational interviewing, bystander intervention, behavior change theories, socio-ecological model, etc.).

Job Details

• Percentage Of Time: 40% - Establishes and co-chairs the Dartmouth Hazing Prevention Coalition (D-HPC) including overseeing the coordination of this cross-campus, interdisciplinary coalition for hazing prevention. Serves as primary contact for collaborating with national recognized leaders in the field. Spearheads a comprehensive prevention plan for hazing and ensure it is aligned with other institutional prevention and education goals and initiatives. Collaborates with campus constituents to design and implement evidence-informed, theory-driven interventions that foster positive behavior change, decrease power-based violence, and promote wellbeing that will be utilized across the Dartmouth community. Contributes to data-informed strategic planning for departmental, divisional, and institutional decision making. Stays abreast of research to ensure prevention and positive culture change interventions are based in theory, evidence, and best practices focused on skill development and behavior change.
• Percentage Of Time: 30% - Develops, implements, and facilitates a robust portfolio of programming and training for a diverse student population related to building skills that decrease hazing and promote ethical leadership. Oversees hazing-prevention associated training, workshops, and other educational programming for staff and faculty at Dartmouth. Supports the implementation of large-scale culture change initiatives to prevent violence and build inclusive experiences that promote wellbeing and ethical leadership. Acts as a resource for individuals, student groups, and staff and faculty regarding hazing prevention.
• Percentage Of Time: 30% - Supports and facilitates the work of the campus D-HPC consisting of senior leaders, faculty, students, and staff by operationalizing detailed plans for project timelines, hazing surveys, campus engagement efforts, and outcomes implementation for students in Dartmouth’s undergraduate and graduate schools. Conducts regular assessments of hazing prevention and related risk prevention education to ensure effectiveness and relevance. Creates promotional and educational content related to hazing prevention on multiple platforms for maximum reach and accessibility. Works closely with campus partners to ensure community messages, related websites, and other public-facing communications are accurate and up-to-date. Collaborates with students, staff, and faculty to develop and provide culturally inclusive prevention programs incorporating issues of diversity and difference throughout all aspects of work with particular attention to centering voices of under-served, under-represented, and marginalized communities (e.g. African American, Asian American, faith-based, international, Latinx, LGBTQIA+ and Native American).