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Specialist - Outreach-Fixed Term

Employer
Michigan State University
Location
Detroit

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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Specialist - Outreach-Fixed Term

Job no: 598120
Work type: Faculty/Academic Staff
Major Administrative Unit / College: College Of Music
Department: Community Music School 10030163
Salary: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Location: Detroit
Categories: Full Time (90-100%), Fixed Term Academic Staff, Administrative/Business/Professional, Non-Union
Working/Functional Title

Assistant Director, Community Music School-Detroit

Position Summary

Provide oversight of the CMS-Detroit administrative staff and instructional faculty, including teachers of classes, ensembles, private lessons and music therapy programs. Oversee school policies and procedures in alignment with MSU policies and procedures. Hire, evaluate and mentor faculty and staff; further develop community engagement activities and student recruitment; advance school public relations and marketing initiatives; supervise grant funded projects and student recruitment. Oversees facilities scheduling in the MSU Detroit Center or successive unit. The Assistant Director reports to the Dean of the College of Music through the Director of the Community Music School.

The work-week for the Assistant Director is generally Tuesday through Saturday during the school year, and Monday through Friday during summers; this position requires occasional evenings and extended weekend work.

Responsibilities include:

  • Oversee the daily administration of the CMS-D including responsibilities for tuition and sales income, registration software, program budgets, personnel, marketing and facilities
  • Contribute to the design and implementation of new courses, curricula and programs in response to need
  • Supervise administrative and instructional faculty (teachers of classes, ensembles private lessons and therapy services); program managers report directly to the assistant director
  • Maintain job descriptions, roles and responsibilities of staff, faculty, and volunteers
  • Develop teaching artists through faculty development
  • Assist with hiring of faculty, staff and interns
  • Observe classes and ensembles in rehearsals and/or performances
  • Manage schedule of recitals, concerts and other special events
  • Overall responsibility for community engagement and marketing includes promotion of classes, outreach efforts and performances
  • Produce a marketing plan and related materials, annual class schedule
  • Assist with annual report, and newsletters
  • Assess effectiveness of programs
  • Nurture relationships with existing Detroit Center communities and university partners (including University Engagement and Outreach, Admissions, Education, Advancement and Governmental Affairs).

    Required Degree

    Masters -Music

    Minimum Requirements

    3-5 years of arts administration and music education.

    Thorough understanding of music pedagogy, band, orchestra, instrumental and vocal music practices, and the K-12 music education landscape.

    Ability to develop innovative music education program offerings that are relevant to the Detroit community

    Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.

    Strong leadership, organizational and time management skills.

    Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Google Apps, and database management.

    Experience working with children and families, and the ability to cultivate a strong rapport with a broad range of young students, faculty, and staff

    Excellent project management skills.

    Required Application Materials

    Statement of Interest

    Curriculum Vitae

    3 letters of reference

    Review of Applications Begins On

    10/02/2019

    Website

    www.cms.msu.edu

    MSU Statement

    Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.

    Advertised: Aug 9, 2019 Eastern Daylight Time
    Applications close: Aug 8, 2021 Eastern Daylight Time

    Organization

    Working at Michigan State University 

    Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.

    Together, we tackle some of the world’s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better—from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.

    We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.

    We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.

    The nation’s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.

    Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world—on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we’re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.

    In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.

    Top Distinctions

    U.S. News & World Report ranks MSU

    • 29th among the nation’s public universities
    • First in the nation for 19 years for graduate programs in elementary and secondary education
    • First in the nation for graduate programs in nuclear physics and industrial and organizational psychology
    • First in the nation for undergraduate program in supply chain

    Recognized for 11 consecutive years as one of the top 100 universities in the world by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in its annual Academic Ranking of World Universities

    Ranks 46th among public universities for in-state students in Kiplinger’s 2013 edition of Best Values in Public Colleges

    Silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s STARS program, which measures and encourages sustainability in education and research; operations; and planning, administration, and engagement

    Member of the prestigious 62-member Association of American Universities

    Only university in the country with on-campus medical schools graduating allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) physicians, and veterinarians (DVMs)

    Among the largest single-campus residence hall system in the country with 27 halls in five neighborhoods and two apartment villages.

     

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