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CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT & PROGRAMS MANAGER
THE OFFICE OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Gies College of Business
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

Experiential learning, or learning-by-doing is an integral part of the student experience in the Gies College of Business (Gies). By integrating real-world experiences into the students’ education, they are better prepared to succeed after graduation.

Gies Business has a long history in learning-by-doing. Illinois Business Consulting (IBC) launched more than 20 years ago. It is currently the pre-eminent and largest university consulting organization in the country with more than 250 students from 40 disciplines participating in 50 consulting projects per year.

Based on IBC’s success, Gies Business has decided to expand and deepen its commitment to experiential learning. Gies recently created the Office of Experiential Learning (OEL) to coordinate and scale experiential learning activities in the College. Through required and elective courses in the undergraduate and graduate programs, we will conduct 200 client-based projects with more than 1,100 students per year.

At Gies, we believe that learning and the real-world application of learning is the future of higher education. As one of the most innovative business schools in the US, Gies will lead in this space. As we expand our efforts in this area, we likewise need to expand our team. We are looking for candidates who have exceptional organizational skills, experience building business relationships external to the university and have an entrepreneurial mindset.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:
1. Manage the program operations of the OEL, including our many Action Learning courses
2. Develop and execute a marketing plan for the OEL
3. Build relationships and source action learning projects with businesses in the C-U area
4. Support Illinois Business Consulting (IBC) as needed

MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Operations:
This is a “Program Manager” role. This role is to ensure our Action Learning courses and other Experiential Learning programs run smoothly and maintains a reputation of high quality and exceptional responsiveness. This role interfaces with faculty, external alumni and businesses, students and Gies staff. This role provides support to solve problems as they arise, but more importantly creates and manages processes and systems to proactively prevent problems and ensure the programs run efficiently. Duties include:

  • Manage 52-week calendar: all the behind the scenes project and program support, including working with faculty to prepare for and execute Action Learning courses
  • Manage online platforms that support the Action Learning Courses and our client sourcing process: EduSourced, Compass and Salesforce
  • Data, Records Management & Reporting: manage project and contact data, conduct data analysis & insights, create bi-annual outcome reports
  • Manage multiple student workers and delegate and manage their work

Project Sourcing:
This aspect of the role involves building relationships with key people and organizations in the Champaign-Urbana area, with the purpose of sourcing projects for Action Learning classes and for other programs under the OEL. This role will also work with those contacts to identify, define and scope projects so that they are “student-ready”. Duties include:

  • Create and maintain relationships with businesses in the Research Park and local business and nonprofit community
  • Create and maintain relationships with Gies units such as Career Services, Alumni Engagement, and Corporate Relations
  • Source and scope 30-50 projects per year from the “local” community (i.e. RP and C-U community).

Marketing:

  • Build and implement a marketing strategy for the overall Experiential Learning umbrella, emphasis on the Action Learning portion of that (i.e. in the classroom projects). Provide materials to Marketing & Communications to create flyers and collateral to share
  • Identify events, meetings and marketing channels where the OEL should have a presence
  • Identify, source and create marketing content (i.e. client testimonials, student outcome stories, etc.) and provide them to the appropriate distribution channels, such as the quarterly alumni newsletter, Chamber of Commerce newsletters, key staff meetings, etc.

Support IBC:

  • Provide operational support for IBC on an as-needed basis

POSITION REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:

Education
Bachelor’s degree is required.

Experience/Knowledge
Required: Five (5) years of professional work experience that includes at least three (3) of the following areas:

  • Managing operations for a program or office.
  • Managing and analyzing data and building executive-level reports.
  • Experience using data management or customer relationship management (CRM) systems.
  • Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining external relationships, such as with customers, donors or other stakeholders.
  • Experience in project management.

Preferred: Experience in sourcing experiential learning projects in a higher education setting with nonprofit and for-profit sponsoring organizations. Work experience in project management or process improvement. Experience working with and supporting faculty. Experience creating and executing marketing and social media strategies. Experience in a “sales” setting that involves asking the external party to commit in time or money to the service or product being offered.

SALARY AND APPOINTMENT INFORMATION
This is a full-time Civil Service Program Coordinator position appointed on a [12]-month service basis. The expected start date is as soon as possible after February 28, 2019. Salary is commensurate with experience.

TO APPLY:
Applications must be received by February 28, 2019. Apply for this position using the “Apply for Position” button below. If you have not applied before, you must create your candidate profile at http://jobs.illinois.edu. If you already have a profile, you will be redirected to that existing profile via email notification. To complete the application process:

Step 1) Submit the Staff Vacancy Application.

Step 2) Submit the Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability forms.

Step 3) Upload your cover letter, resume (months and years of employment must be included), and academic credentials (unofficial transcripts or diploma may be acceptable) and names/contact information for three references.

In order to be considered as a transfer candidate, you must apply for this position using the “Apply for Position” button below. Applications not submitted through this website will not be considered. For further information about this specific position, contact Andrew Allen via email: andrewa@illinois.edu. For questions about the application process, please contact 217-333-2137.

The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer.

The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO. To learn more about the University’s commitment to diversity, please visit http://www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu.


College Name or Administrative Unit:Business Category:2-Administrative Title:Corporate Engagement & Programs Manager - Gies College of Business, Office of Experiential Learning (109603) Open Date:02/13/2019 Close Date:02/28/2019 Organization Name:Action Learning

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