Senior Director, CED

Department: Office of the Provost
Salary/Grade: EXS/12

The target hiring range for this position will be $125,000 - $155,000 per year. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Job Summary:

Northwestern University has committed to developing the world's leading center on effectively navigating difference through the newly created Center on Enlightened Disagreement (CED). CED will serve as a hub for developing community, curriculum, and scholarship on how to harness the power of divergent perspectives, as well as serving as a convening space for leading experts and practitioners in this area and engaging in outreach to share insights developed at the Center with policy makers and the public. CED will place Northwestern at the forefront of helping society address complex moralized social and political issues, including by delivering evidence-based content and experiential learning to the undergraduate Northwestern population. CED was recently funded by a $20M gift and is now forming its administrative structure.

The Senior Director of CED will focus on providing strategic leadership, attracting novel funding streams, and supporting faculty in executing their vision across the Center's four pillars (research, curriculum, convening, and outreach). The Senior Director will work closely with the Center's Faculty Co-directors.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Partner with Faculty Co-directors to provide the strategic direction of the Center in a dynamic, fast-paced environment while independently directing high-priority projects and initiatives.
• Attract novel funding streams and grant/donor funding utilizing collaborative efforts with Northwestern's development office (for donor relations) and/or grant funding institutions.
• Partner with Faculty Co-directors to create a governance structure for the Center, hire staff, and foster a culture of strong organizational performance through management of CED staff, faculty, and visiting scholars.
• Help CED build a university-wide community for scholars and students interested in enlightened disagreement.
• Oversee the Center's annual budgeting and financial management processes.
• Facilitate research collaborations internally across Northwestern and externally with related organizations and associates to further CED's global recognition and leverage it to encourage local and global participation through signature conferences and visiting scholars.
• Collaborate with alumni, industry leaders, and other partners to bring real world examples and experience to the Center's endeavors and represent Northwestern and the Center to external audiences of potential participants, partners, and supporters to ensure that CED is at the center of approaches to addressing moralized disagreement on campus, locally and globally.
• Oversee all Center communications, including the website, newsletters, and social media to further CED's brand and reputation.
• Help to coordinate and administer curricular courses/programs in Executive Education and/or the undergraduate, MBA or PhD programs, as opportunities arise.

Miscellaneous

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree (or the equivalent combination of education & experience) required
• Five or more years of relevant industry or functional experience.
• Experience with devising and implementing strategies and systems to achieve organizational goals and objectives.
• Management experience overseeing complex, multi-stakeholder programs and initiatives, and overseeing staff and operations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong relationship builder with excellent communications and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to partner thoughtfully and deeply with faculty and other related institutions and organizations.
• Ability to translate academic initiatives to external communities

Benefits:
At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more! Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.

Work-Life and Wellness:
Northwestern offers comprehensive programs and services to help you and your family navigate life's challenges and opportunities, and adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles.
We support flexible work arrangements where possible and programs to help you locate and pay for quality, affordable childcare and senior/adult care. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/work-life/index.html to learn more.

Professional Growth & Development:
Northwestern supports employee career development in all circumstances whether your workspace is on campus or at home. If you're interested in developing your professional potential or continuing your formal education, we offer a variety of tools and resources. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/learning/index.html to learn more.

Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, including disability and veteran status. View Northwestern's non-discrimination statement. Job applicants who wish to request an accommodation in the application or hiring process should contact the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance. View additional information on the accommodations process.

#LI-IW1