Executive Director, Religious & Spiritual Life (Center - Diversity & Inclusion)

We are seeking an Executive Director, Religious & Spiritual Life who will be responsible for the overall vision, development, planning, execution, and assessment of extracurricular and co-curricular programs at JHU focused on religion and spirituality. The Director will supervise the team of religion and spiritual life content experts and practitioners, including university chaplains. This role includes serving as a strategic leader, advisor, advocate, thought partner, and resource for fostering student belonging and thriving at JHU, and building a welcoming and affirming student community focused on religious and spiritual life. The Director ensures that educational programs and services are developmentally appropriate, proactive, and culturally responsive across the university as part of Hopkins Student Affairs and its Center for Diversity and Inclusion.

As a member of the Assistant Vice Provost for Student Belonging and Community's leadership team, the Director will cultivate and implement services and programming tailored to the diverse and constantly evolving religious and spiritual needs of students. Additionally, the role fosters inter-faith engagement, coordination, and collaboration among religious, spiritual, and secular student communities while providing guidance in times of crisis and conflict impacting the JHU community. The Director will also establish relationships with religious and spiritual leaders and partners in the local Baltimore community.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Strategy and Oversight (30%)

• Provide strategic leadership for the university-wide Religious and Spiritual Life student-facing efforts and initiatives.
• Serve as a key strategic and operational advisor to Student Affairs leadership on matters related to student religious and spiritual programming and support needs.
• Serve as a thought partner and advisor to university and divisional leadership during periods of crisis.
• Develop, implement, and maintain a JHU religious and spiritual life student engagement and belonging plan.
• Ensure that RSL provides advisement and leadership development for student religious and spiritual communities and organizations throughout the university.
• Work with key office partners, including Admissions, Student Transitions and Family Engagement, the Center for Student Success, Integrated Learning and Life Design, Center for Social Concern, Leadership Engagement and Experiential Learning, Student Health and Well-Being, academic programs, and others to support recruitment, retention, and belonging of all students.
• Collaborate with students, faculty, and staff to develop and facilitate educational and co- and extracurricular experiences that :
• increase awareness and understanding of pluralism within Hopkins and our students' annual traditions and key events promoting spiritual awareness, development, and well-being.
• support the holistic growth and development of Johns Hopkins students.
• Collaborate with faculty and staff across the university to offer activities, programs, and services that increase educational opportunities and awareness of diverse religious and spiritual practices.
• Develop and maintain a framework for collaboration and engagement with interfaith and interreligious partners. Promote discussion, learning, and engagement among religious, spiritual, and secular student communities.
• Ensure that co- and extra-curricular programs are aligned with Student Affairs aspirations and university goals. Establish and assess learning outcomes for all RSL programs.

University and Community Partnerships (20%)

Staff Supervision (25%)

Budgets and Operations (15%)

Communications (10%)

Special Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Classified Title : Exec. Dir. Religious & Spiritual Life

Job Posting Title (Working Title) : Executive Director, Religious & Spiritual Life (Center - Diversity & Inclusion)

Role / Level / Range : L / 04 / LF

Starting Salary Range : $98,200 - $171,900 Annually (Commensurate w / exp.)

Employee group : Full Time

Schedule : M-F, 8 : 30-5pm, After 5pm and Weekend Hours will also be expected on a semi-regular basis during the academic year.

FLSA Status : Exempt

Location : Homewood Campus

Department name : Center for Diversity & Inclusion

Personnel area : University Student Services

Total Rewards

The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University's salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education / training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here : https : / / hr.jhu.edu / benefits-worklife / .

Education and Experience Equivalency

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines : JHU Equivalency Formula : 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education / experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies

Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester / quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion .

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

EEO is the Law

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Accommodation Information

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Vaccine Requirements

Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine . Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https : / / www.hopkinsmedicine.org / coronavirus / covid-19-vaccine / and all other JHU applicants should visit https : / / covidinfo.jhu.edu / health-safety / covid-vaccination-information / .

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.