Director of Interfaith Leadership Institute with IFYC

Acslhe; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Acslhe is seeking a Director of Interfaith Leadership Institute to enhance interfaith cooperation across campuses. The role involves designing program strategies and overseeing education initiatives for emerging leaders.

Responsibilities include managing ILI content development and student training, ensuring effective communication with stakeholders, and adapting strategies for maximum impact. Strong leadership and project management skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience in program strategy or related responsibilities.
• Proven project management skills including goal setting and team coordination.
• Ability to meet deadlines with high standards.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute ILI strategy in collaboration with leaders.
• Oversee ILI staffing plans and contract selection.
• Manage curriculum development and training.

Skills

Program strategy

Project management

Excellent communication

Interfaith leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Director of Interfaith Leadership Institute with IFYC

Requisition ID: 1044

What We Do

IFYC is working to make interfaith cooperation the norm in America. This starts in colleges and universities, where the minds and values of emerging leaders are shaped, and conversations take place that steer broad cultural change. We engage with leaders across the campus environment – faculty, staff, administration, and students. We offer the tools, guidance, opportunities, and networks needed to bring interfaith learning into their campuses, classrooms, research, and lives.

This Position

The Interfaith Leadership Institute (ILI) is the largest gathering of students and campus educators with a commitment to American religious pluralism. Each year, hundreds of people who care about the future of our religiously diverse society converge in Chicago to learn, train, share and get inspired to bring the movement for interfaith cooperation back to their campuses and communities. Over the course of three days, participants learn to bridge divides and forge friendships across lines of religious and worldview differences. The ILI is an IFYC Signature Program, located at the nexus of IFYC’s work that engages student leaders, university staff, and faculty. The Director of the ILI will be responsible for increasing the number of campuses attending the ILI each year, as well as keeping past and current attendees engaged beyond the ILI. Furthermore, the ILI Director will also oversee the development of programs situated within the ILI "ecosystem" that equip student and staff audiences with additional skills and resources for engaging interfaith work on campus.

Responsibilities

ILI Vision & Implementation

• Define, clarify, and execute ILI strategy in collaboration with leaders across the organization and in alignment with IFYC vision and strategy
• Develop and communicate a program vision for ILI to internal and external stakeholders; serve as the organizational face of ILI program for internal and external stakeholders
• Evaluate short-term and long-term ILI impact and outcomes; guide program shifts and changes for future ILIs including identifying strategic adjustments and managing change across the team
• Uphold responsibility for ILI impact and deliverables
• Develop and implement ILI staffing plans including overseeing selection, contracting, and training (as needed) for alumni trainers at ILI
• Liaise with Advancement Team to accommodate VIP guests at the ILI
• Oversee long-term planning for ILI, including final venue selection for future ILIs in collaboration with Special Events Manager and engaging in long-term program planning
• Develop innovative program ideas for the ILI in partnership with Senior Director of Leadership

ILI Content

• Design & implement ILI "content arc" that weaves all-participant sessions and training room curriculum together and is in alignment with IFYC vision, strategy, and goals
• Define overall learning outcomes for ILI audience, students, and educators
• Lead curriculum development for ILI tracks in collaboration with assigned program managers
• Lead selection process, invitations, contracts, and communications for external mainstage speakers at ILI
• Design and implement all-participant networking spaces at the ILI, including but not limited to: unconference, affinity circles, IFYC led workshops, campus partner workshops

ILI "Ecosystem" Management & Implementation

• Oversee learning and engagement opportunities for campus staff and students beyond the ILI
• Monitor ILI campus staff and student audience networks in partnership with Director of Marketing and Communications
• Coordinate the "ILI Ecosystem", i.e. IFYC programs for campus staff and student programs that are complementary to the ILI
• Liaise with Alumni Relations staff to foster student-to-young leader transitions

ILI Recruitment & Branding

• Develop, implement, and refine overall ILI recruitment strategy in collaboration with Senior Director of Leadership, Special Events Manager, and Director of Marketing and Communication (MC)
• Communicate recruitment priorities and updates to staff internally
• Collaborate with Special Events Manager and MC team to ensure consistent IFYC brand representation at the ILI, especially on the mainstage
• Oversee ILI related content on IFYC’s website

Team Management

• Supervise Special Events Manager who is responsible for ILI logistics and administrative processes, as well as non-ILI events
• Delegate to an adaptive team of program manager(s) and a program assistant

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required
• Four or more years' experience and a record of success in program strategy, or related responsibilities in interfaith work, higher education, non-profit, government, and/or religious communities
• A proven record of experience in successful project management including goal setting, team coordination, and systems support
• Ability to balance and prioritize multiple ongoing projects, as well as meet deadlines with a high degree of excellence
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Authorization to work in the United States

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in religion, higher education, organizational management, youth development, or related field
• Experience leveraging interfaith leadership in a variety of settings
• Training/ facilitation, curriculum design, consulting, pedagogy, or related skill sets
• Supervision/ management (direct or indirect) of individuals with diverse working styles and backgrounds
• High level of religious literacy; fluency in pluralism and an "engaging deep differences" approach to diversity
• Experience working with college students or other young people

Essential Qualities

• Mission-connected: self-identifies as an interfaith leader; committed to IFYC's vision to make interfaith cooperation a norm and the value of young people as interfaith leaders
• Strategist: can advance and promote a vision for IFYC's Interfaith Leadership Institute; articulates this vision across the organization, within the team, and with external partners; understands how the ILI fits into the broader whole
• Professionally credible: demonstrated effectiveness interfacing with multiple constituencies
• Educator: strong sense of curriculum writing, pedagogy, and leadership theory with an ability to map learning experiences to student growth and development
• Relational: able to build relationships across multiple constituencies; able to work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds; able to leverage relationships and interactions toward program and organizational goals
• Team and organizational leader: strong supervisor who can capitalize on limited human resources while taking ultimate responsibility to get the job done; ability to work independently under general supervision and facilitate cross-organization collaboration
• Driven entrepreneur: deep commitment to personal and team success with the ability to have maximum impact
• Creative and adaptable: willing to try new things and adapt to natural changes within a dynamic organization
• Trusted advisor: acts as an internal and external consultant within their area of expertise
• Project manager: effectively moves projects forward, creates timelines, delegates work packets and holds teammates accountable

Other Requirements

• Ability, with or without reasonable accommodation, to maintain regular attendance; travel to other work locations; work cooperatively with others; adhere to IFYC personnel policies and safety rules; sit and/or stand for extended periods of time; operate standard office equipment, including computers, telephones, photocopiers, and projectors; communicate orally, in writing, and via computers and digital devices; and requires close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures, transcribe, view a computer terminal and other office equipment.

Reports to Senior Director of Leadership

Start Date: approximately September 30th

IFYC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of religion, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, marital status, or any other status protected by applicable law. Reasonable accommodation will be provided as needed to enable qualified applicants with a disability to participate in pre-employment procedures.