Posting Details
Position Title | Program Director, Sustainability |
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Job Category | Administrator |
Office/Department | Facilities & Campus Services |
Location | Evergreen Main Campus |
Staff Job Type | Full-time |
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Position Summary and Duties | Provides leadership and strategic direction to achieve the University’s comprehensive sustainability goals. The Program Director works closely across all divisions and with students, faculty and staff to advance sustainability in all aspects of the campus including academic programs, campus planning, facilities operations, co-curricular student opportunities and other areas as needed to support University sustainability efforts. University Sustainability • Provides leadership with division heads and directors and engages the community to develop and implement a dynamic sustainability program guided by the recommendations in the Climate Action Plan with short and long-range implementation strategies and programs. • Establishes goals and priorities and tracks the university’s progress toward established energy and carbon emission reduction goals as outlined in the Climate Action Plan. Revise and makes recommendations for additional goals to advance university efforts. • Leads sustainability initiatives by providing research, information and assistance to campus departments, and student organizations in development and implementation. Advance sustainability programs and initiatives such as recycling and composting, Green Office, Recyclemania, No Impact Week, Good Stuff Campaign, St. Francis Feast, etc. • Advance and develop education programs to advance sustainability as a core value across campus, including generating content for communications initiatives and managing the sustainability website, social media and events. • Connects sustainability to campus diversity initiatives and promotes environmental and social justice in all initiatives. Presents program reviews and updates to University constituents. Engaging the Community • Co-chairs the Sustainability Committee (a committee of the Loyola Conference) with a broad campus representation. • Manage and advance the Loyola Arboretum Collection and engagement programs as a means for advancing and integrating sustainability as part of the Loyola community and as a part of our larger community in Baltimore City (and Maryland). • Serves as internal leader as the subject matter expert for sustainability, monitoring emerging trends programs and issues, and communicating and educating others on sustainability topics. • Develops shared goals with connections to other campus priorities and initiatives including Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Fosters a welcoming and affirming and diverse environment. • Works with all aspects of the residential and academic campus community, including students, faculty and staff to promote an understanding and awareness of sustainability issues by coordinating informational trainings and presentations and promoting energy and water conservation, waste minimization, recycling, sustainable buildings and landscape design, the arboretum, alternative transportation, procurement of green products, etc • Supports and fosters student leadership and engagement in sustainability initiatives. • Represents the university at local, regional and national sustainability organizations such as AASHE, and B’CAUSE. • Networks with peer institutions in order to understand the evolving best practices and look for opportunities for collaboration to forward common goals. • Builds effective partnerships with external organizations to support sustainability efforts. Administration • Evaluate and advance sustainability initiatives from multiple perspectives—return on investment; progress on the Climate Action Plan; impact on campus and campus community, etc. • Works with vendors to manage the information provided for greenhouse gas reporting and benchmarking. • Track university data related to sustainability, including waste, water, fuel and energy. Prepare reports and develop and maintain tools, metrics and indicators for assessing progress towards sustainability goals. Compile annual reports. Monitor and report progress of sustainability goals highlighted in the university’s Climate Action Plan. • Manage student interns. |
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Preferred Qualifications | Master’s Degree preferred. |
Job Posting Date | 08/30/2021 |
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University Description | Loyola University Maryland is a Jesuit, Catholic university committed to the educational and spiritual traditions of the Society of Jesus and to the ideals of liberal education and the development of the whole person. Accordingly, Loyola inspires students to learn, lead, and serve in a diverse and changing world. Loyola’s beautiful, historic Evergreen campus is located in Baltimore, and its graduate centers are in Timonium and Columbia. Loyola enrolls 4,000 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students across the Sellinger School of Business and Management, the School of Education, and Loyola College of Arts and Sciences. Founded in 1852, Loyola is one of 27 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States and the first to bear the name of Saint Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus. |
Diversity Statement | Loyola University Maryland strongly values the benefits that diversity brings to the workplace. In accord with its Ignatian values, the University is committed to creating and promoting a community that recognizes the inherent value and dignity of each person. Loyola University Maryland does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, or any other legally protected classification. The University recruits, hires, and promotes in accord with this policy and its Core Values. |
Special Instructions to Applicants | Successful candidates for any staff, faculty, or administrative position at Loyola University Maryland will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Loyola University Maryland requires that all faculty, staff, and administrators receive COVID-19 vaccination unless exempted for medical or religious reasons in accordance with University policy. |
Quicklink for Posting | https://careers.loyola.edu/postings/5639 |
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