Director, MATEC

University of Illinois at Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid time Off

Tuition waivers for employees and/or 


dependents

Job summary

The University of Illinois at Chicago invites applications for the Director, Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center (MATEC). Based in Chicago, this senior leadership role directs training, technical assistance, and capacity-building activities to strengthen the health workforce across Illinois.

You will oversee program implementation, reporting, and sustainability, supervise staff, and collaborate with partners, while reporting to the Executive Director.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in public health or related field.
• Eight years of progressively responsible experience in health workforce development or related health programming.
• Five years of program leadership experience and two years supervising professional staff; experience with sponsored-funded programs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level leadership for the health workforce development portfolio.
• Oversee high-quality training, technical assistance, capacity-building, and related program activities.
• Serve as second-in-command to the Executive Director and represent the Executive Director when assigned.
• Ensure cross-operational leadership and oversight of Illinois program activities.

Skills

Experience in health workforce dev

Program leadership experience

Staff supervision experience

Education

Master’s degree in public health or related field

Job description

Hiring Department: Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center

Location: Chicago

Salary: The salary range for this position is $95,000-$110,000.

Closing Date: 11/11/2026

UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

This position is intended to be eligible for benefits . This includes Health, Dental, Vision, LifeInsurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

The Director, MATEC, provides senior-level leadership for the health workforce development portfolio, with direct responsibility for overseeing high-quality implementation, coordination, reporting, and sustainability of training, technical assistance, capacity-building, practice transformation, and related program activities. The position serves as second-in-command to the Executive Director and may represent or act on behalf of the Executive Director when assigned. The role extends beyond a single program, or state-based scope by providing cross-operational leadership while retaining direct oversight of Illinois program activities.

Master’s degree in public health, health sciences, healthcare administration, education, social work, human services, or a related field.

• A minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible professional experience in health workforce development, health service delivery, public health programming, clinical training operations, grant-funded program administration, education, or related work.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in program leadership, administration, professional training, education, or health service delivery.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience supervising professional staff. Experience with sponsored-funded program implementation, contractor partner monitoring, reporting, and proposal development. Experiencedeveloping, delivering, or supporting training, technical assistance, or education for adult learners. Experience working with culturally diverse organizations, partners, communities, or professional audiences.

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.

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The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, covid sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.