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Executive Director MPA Senior Leadership Program

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Clark University
Location
Worcester, MA

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Current Staff and Administrative Openings

Resumes may be submitted at: resumes@clarku.edu.

Clark University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly encourage members from historically underrepresented communities – inclusive of all women- to apply.

Internal applicants should have at least one year's experience in their present position. Transfer of successful applicants will be effected at a time mutually agreeable to both departments.

Clark offers regular full time staff outstanding benefits including: free life and disability insurance; choice of health plans with University contribution; 3-4 weeks vacation depending on appointment; free evening undergraduate and master’s level courses for employee plus various tuition discounts for family members; 10% University contribution to retirement plan after 2 years of employment in higher education; free use of athletic and fitness center, and many more.

School of Professional Studies:
Executive Director MPA Senior Leadership Program

Code: 190271

Clark University

Executive Director MPA Senior Leadership Program

Job Code 190271

School of Professional Studies

Full-time/ 40 hours/ 12- month

Clark University’s School of Professional Studies seeks to fill the position of Executive Director MPA Senior Leadership Program. As an integral member of the School of Professional Studies administrative team, this position will support and report to the Associate Dean of the School of Professional Studies. The Executive Director will be responsible for the recruitment of qualified applicants for the MPA Senior Leadership Program. In addition, this position is responsible for managing the program schedule for various cohorts including event planning.

The Executive Director will be responsible for Outreach and recruitment for qualified applicants in various New England state and municipal entities. Outreach includes attendance at trade shows/association annual meetings, developing social media and print content. Recruitment will include face to face meetings and follow up calls with prospective students.

The successful candidate will demonstrate high attention to detail, experience managing competing priorities, and excellent organizational skills.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

•Act as the point person through application submission to onboarding as a program participant.

•Responsible for managing course schedules, identifying and resolving issues, and communicating with faculty, students, keynote speakers and vendors.

•Ensure operational efficiencies are maintained throughout each phase of the project and that any issues are prioritized correctly and addressed quickly.

•Core to the work, a successful candidate will meet each established cohort milestones (recruitment numbers, retention rates) as well as manage onsite residency session timelines. They must be able to manage projects with a collaborative approach and resolve issues in a timely and effective manner.

Qualifications

•Bachelor’s degree required, Master degree preferred

•Minimum 5 experience in in public administration (town, city or state level)

•Strong analytical skills to discern key information, grasp potential ramifications, eliminate obstacles and proactively and creatively problem solve.

•Ability to gather data, draw conclusions and make effective recommendations.

•Excellent interpersonal, collaborative and communication skills; demonstrated ability to establish positive working relationships with all stakeholders (students, faculty, administrators, vendors)

•Skills in event planning, vendor contract management, or public relations experience

•Ability to maintain focus on priorities while multitasking. Adaptable in a fast-paced environment.

•High degree of personal ownership and accountability.

•Strong organizational and time management skills; attention to detail; ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion.

•Prior experience working with and contributing to a diverse workplace with the ability to interact effectively with a broad range of constituents on campus

This is a full-time, 40 hours per week, 12 month position with excellent benefits, which include employee and family tuition benefits, 4 weeks’ vacation, generous retirement plan, free use of campus fitness center and many more.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Salary will be commensurate with skills and experience. The anticipated start date for this position is June 1, 2020.

Please email résumé and cover letter to <resumes@clarku.edu> . Applicants must reference Job code 190271 in the subject line to be considered for this position.

Clark University embraces equal opportunity and affirmative action as core values: we believe that cultivating an environment that embraces and promotes diversity is fundamental to the success of our students, our employees and our community. This commitment applies to every aspect of education, services, and employment policies and practices at Clark. Our commitment to diversity informs our efforts in recruitment, hiring and retention. All positions at Clark share in the responsibility for building a community that values diversity and the uniqueness of others by exhibiting integrity and respect in interacting with all members of the Clark community to create an atmosphere of fairness and belonging. We strongly encourage members from historically underrepresented communities, inclusive of all women, to apply.


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A relentless force for positive change

Founded in 1887, Clark University is a liberal arts-based research university committed to scholarship and inquiry that addresses social and human imperatives on a global basis. It is the place where Robert Goddard invented the modern rocket, where Sigmund Freud delivered his only lectures in the United States, and where current students stake their claim to the Clark motto, “Challenge Convention. Change Our World,” which is the rallying cry that inspires our community every day.

Located in the heart of New England — Worcester, Massachusetts — Clark University educates its approximately 2,200 undergraduate and 1,100 graduate students to be imaginative and contributing citizens of the world, and to advance the frontiers of knowledge and understanding through rigorous scholarship and creative effort.

A university on the cutting edge of higher education

Clark is a world-class research university that is small by design, giving students the rare opportunity to contribute to pioneering research projects and to benefit from hands-on experience, close collaboration with peers, and the individual mentorship of faculty.

LEEP (Liberal Education and Effective Practice) is Clark’s pioneering model of higher education,  compelling students to thrive in authentic world and workplace settings, and preparing them for lives and careers of consequence. Clark is the only university to make the development of “capacities of effective practice” an explicit learning requirement for its undergraduates. Critical to success in today’s world, these capacities include imagination, self-directedness, resilience, and the ability to manage diversity and uncertainty. A Clark education reflects a belief in the enduring value of liberal education, as well as the University’s efforts to more deeply attune students’ learning experiences to the profound changes underway in our economy, our society, and our democracy.

The Clark graduate experience reflects the importance of “engaged scholarship” — an innovative educational approach that connects students to the people and organizations intimately familiar with (and working to address) the issues they are passionate about, and that places a premium on effecting measurable outcomes.

Committed to research that advance knowledge and impacts society

The Clark University faculty is composed of world-renowned researchers who foster a culture of excellence in the next generation. At Clark, faculty and students are given the freedom and flexibility to pursue projects that transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries.

The University’s focused areas of research excellence are backed by strong Ph.D. and master’s degree programs that engage graduate students from around the world in such areas as biology, chemistry, economics, geography, psychology, urban education, management, environmental science and policy, Holocaust and genocide studies, and international development and social change. Clark faculty, students, and staff continually develop new ways of thinking and acting that have a positive impact on the lives — and livelihoods — of people throughout the world.

Clark's research profile is enhanced by the presence of a variety of research institutes and centers that build on a foundation of interdisciplinary scholarship: the Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise, the George Perkins Marsh Institute, the Higgins School of Humanities, the Jacob Hiatt Center for Urban Education and the Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.

Redefining our place in the world by immersing our community in it

Clark has redefined what it means to be a university in today’s interconnected world, forging robust partnerships with universities, educators, researchers, and business and community leaders at home and abroad, enabling its faculty and students to conduct in-depth research, work collaboratively to take on global concerns, and make a tangible difference. This diverse community of educators, researchers, and scholars challenge and inspire each other with their perspectives, insights, and determination. They are creative thinkers eager to defy conventional wisdom, devise inventive solutions to complex problems, and roll up their sleeves to get things done.

Clark itself plays a critical role in the health and well-being of its urban community, known as Main South, through the University Park Partnership — a national model for neighborhood revitalization. Working in tandem with the city of Worcester, Clark has been a change agent in the areas of housing and physical rehabilitation, education, economic development and social and recreational opportunities for residents. The University Park Campus School, which Clark operates in collaboration with the Worcester Public Schools, boasts an estimable record of high achievement and was recognized by President Barack Obama for its record of academic success.

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