Senior Director of Campus Dining
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SENIOR DIRECTOR
CAMPUS DINING
Boston, Massachusetts
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) seeks an innovative, community-minded, and savvy Senior Director of Campus Dining. The Senior Director oversees the operational and strategic activities of the dining portfolio across the MIT campus. MIT is an institution focused on scientific and technological research, emphasizing the integration of rigorous thought and practical action. Additionally, the MIT community is tight-knit and the dining spaces on campus provide a catalyst for communing and relationship building.
Reporting to the Executive Director of Administration in the Division of Student Life, the Senior Director oversees the Assistant Director of Dining Operations and the Director of Communications and Marketing. This Senior Director will provide leadership and vision for Campus Dining and manage all operational and strategic activities, including contracts and vendor agreements for a campus of over 11,920 students. This role is collaborative and charged with being an active presence across campus to build relationships with vendors, faculty Heads of House, and staff in each of the dining areas. The Senior Director should be innovative and up to date on dining trends as well as the needs of the MIT community as it pertains to dietary requirements and cultural and affinity dining. The new Senior Director will set a student-centered vision for dining, collaborate with stakeholders across campus, manage vendor relationships, lead Campus Dining in a way that supports a diverse and engaged community, and demonstrate their financial acuity by ensuring that expectations are met across the portfolio.
The current dining portfolio includes:
- 6 residential dining facilities and 2 retail spaces managed by Bon Appetit.
- A large retail café and a catering/conference center space managed by Restaurant Associates.
- 2 self-standing cafés managed by a local vendor.
- In the student center: separate contracts for TeaDo, Dunkin, Bibimbox, Carolicious, and Tawakal.
- Additionally, there are 4-5 vending companies providing services across campus.
- The Senior Director also has indirect responsibility for a new local grocer, Concord Market (coming in 2025), in the student center that is overseen by MIT’s investment management company via a commercial lease.
MIT has retained the national executive search firm Isaacson, Miller to assist in this search. All inquiries, nominations, and applications should be sent in confidence to:
Dan Rodas (he/him), Partner,
Melissa DePretto Behan (she/her), Senior Associate
Isaacson, Miller
MIT is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin.
