Executive Director - Education, Youth & Children’s Services

City Colleges of Chicago; Chicago (IL); Vor Ort; USD 123.000 - 138.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

City Colleges of Chicago seeks an Executive Director – Education, Youth & Children’s Services to provide high-level policy guidance and strategic oversight of education and youth initiatives. The role interfaces with the Mayor’s Office, sister agencies, and key departments to align policy and programs with city priorities.

Reporting to the EVC-Chief Institutional Advancement Officer & Chief of Staff, the incumbent will manage a team, drive multi-year initiatives, and represent the Deputy Mayor

Qualifikationen

• Master's degree in Public Policy or a related field.
• 10+ years of project management experience; executive-level preferred.
• 2+ years of supervisory experience required.
• Prior experience with large urban parks, library, and/or workforce development programs preferred.
• Knowledge of City budget, contracting and operational processes.
• Experience working with local and state government policy structures and systems.
• Proven track record of effectively interacting with senior management and organizational leadership.
• Ability to work strategically and collaboratively across departments.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communications skills.
• Ability to travel locally to staff and participate in press and other events.

Aufgaben

• Advise and provide high level strategic support to the Deputy-Mayor on effective operational management of Education and Human Services youth team and related departments.
• Support Deputy Mayor as liaison for department heads and senior-level leadership for Sister Agencies and Departments in EDYCS portfolio (City Colleges of Chicago, Chicago Public Library, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Park District) and lead related initiatives.
• Partner with EDYCS Senior Directors to forward policy agendas and initiatives related to youth development.
• Advise and provide high level vision and strategic support to the Deputy Mayor and Mayor’s Office staff on education, youth, and children’s policy.
• Represent Deputy Mayor at Mayoral, senior staff, and Cabinet-level meetings as needed.
• Liaise to Boards for Sister Agencies in Portfolio.
• Oversee hiring and staff management for EDYCS-related positions and departmental operations.
• Drive strategic planning and coach team on multi-year initiatives led by youth team.
• Develop and oversee vision, goals, metrics, milestones, and key partners for multi-year initiatives.
• Build relationships with State and local representatives and work with IGA to advance policy.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop policy briefs and youth-related communications.
• Assist in planning Mayor’s Office events and meetings.
• Manage special projects and other duties as assigned.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Interpersonal communication

Cross-department collaboration

Public policy knowledge

Policy liaison

Budgeting & contracting

Project management

Office productivity

Ausbildung

Master's degree in Public Policy or related field

10+ years of project management experience (executive-level preferred)

Jobbeschreibung

Since 1911, City Colleges of Chicago has been connectingstudents from across Chicago’s neighborhoods to economicopportunity. By offering a quality education at an unprecedentedvalue, City Colleges provides our students and alumni with apathway to upward mobility. City Colleges of Chicago is the city’smost accessible higher education engine of socioeconomic mobilityand racial equity—empowering its students to take part in buildinga stronger and more just city. As Illinois’ largest communitycollege system, City Colleges is comprised of seven colleges andfive satellite sites across Chicago.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE

Reporting to the EVC-Chief Institutional Advancement Officer &Chief of Staff, the Executive Director – Education, Youth &Children’s Services provides guidance on youth services policy,strategy, and operational initiatives related to the City’s socialservices departments, programs, and efforts. Serves as a senioradvisor with specific responsibilities over the City Colleges ofChicago, the Chicago Public Library and the Chicago Park District.Manages special projects and maintains internal and externalrelations with City departments and stakeholders in the youthportfolio. Collaborates closely with the EDYCS Senior Directors todevelop coherent and connected policies and programs. Performsrelated duties as required.

Detailed to the City of Chicago's Mayor's Office, this positionprimarily supports City Colleges of Chicago business with the Cityof Chicago. Incumbents to this position shall follow the City of Chicago work calendar and must work when City of Chicago officesare open, even when City Colleges is closed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Advise and provide high level strategic support to the Deputy-Mayor on effective operational management of Education and HumanServices youth team and related departments.
• Will support Deputy Mayor as liaison for department heads andsenior-level leadership for Sister Agencies and Departments inEDYCS portfolio (City Colleges of Chicago, Chicago Public Library,Chicago Publics Schools, Chicago Park District as well as the Youthand Children’s Divisions of DFSS).
• Partner closely with EDYCS Senior Directors and relateddepartments and agencies to forward policy agendas and initiativesrelated to youth development.
• Advise and provide high level vision and strategic support to theDeputy Mayor and Mayor’s Office staff on education, youth, andchildren’s policy.
• Represent Deputy Mayor at Mayoral, senior staff, andCabinet-level meetings as needed.
• Will support Deputy Mayor as liaison to Boards for SisterAgencies in Portfolio.
• Manage team staff and operations, including facilitating teammeetings, coordinating personnel and hiring for positions relatedto portfolio, and directly assisting with operational needs asneeded to ensure execution of day-to-day responsibilities of EDYCSteam and departments.
• Drive strategic planning and coach team members on successfulimplementation of all multi-year signature strategic initiativesled by youth team.
• Develop and oversee vision, goals, metrics, milestones, and keypartners for a select number of multi-year signature strategicinitiatives led in youth portfolio.
• Develop relationships with key State and local representativesand work with the Mayor’s Office Intergovernmental Affairs team(IGA) to advance the Mayor’s policy agenda.
• Collaborate with multiple internal and external stakeholders todevelop policy briefings and external communications related toyouth portfolio.
• Assist in the planning and leading of Mayor’s Office events andmeetings as assigned.
• Manage special projects and other duties as assigned.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

Reports to EVC-Chief Institutional Advancement Officer &Chief of Staff

Direct Supervision None

QUALIFICATIONS

• A Master's degree from an accredited college or university inPublic Policy or a related field
• Ten or more years of project management experience;executive-level experience strongly preferred
• Two or more years of supervisory experiencerequired.
• Prior experience and knowledge of large urban parks, library,and/or workforce development programs, policies, and landscapepreferred
• Demonstrated knowledge of City budget, contracting andoperational processes
• Experience working with local and state government policystructures and systems
• Proven track record of effectively interacting with seniormanagement and organizational leadership
• Demonstrated willingness to take on job challenges andresponsibilities when asked with reliability, responsibility, anddependability
• Knowledge of supervisory and management methods, practices, andprocedures
• Knowledge of city and department ordinances, policies,procedures, rules, and regulations
• Leadership skills that demonstrate a willingness and ability tolead and provide direction as necessary and appropriate
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communicationskills
• Excellent organizational, planning, and complex problem-solvingskills
• Ability to apply critical thinking skills to identify thestrengths and weaknesses of issues and provide solutions oralternative approaches to the issues
• Ability to work strategically and collaboratively acrossdepartments
• Ability to pay careful attention to details and exhibitthoroughness in completing work tasks
• Ability to negotiate and to bring individuals together toreconcile differences
• Ability to think strategically in the long-term and to considerthe costs and benefits of potential actions followed by specificdecisions
• Ability to work with and relate to a culturally diverse studentbody, faculty and staff
• Ability to travel locally to staff and participate in press andother events
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel,PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)

Salary Range: $122,579 - $138,000

Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education,knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as other factors such asinternal equity.

Benefits information is found at https://www.ccc.edu/departments/Benefits/

WE OFFER:

Excellent health and welfare benefit package andlong-term savings and investment programs including 403(b) &457(b) Investment Plans and a pension plan with the StateUniversity Retirement System (SURS) Plan. Generous vacation,holiday, personal and sick days, and tuition reimbursement. For amore detailed overview of benefits, please visit the benefits pageof our website.

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Chicago residency is required for all full-time employees within6 months of hire.

Thank you for your interest inCCC!

Additional Information

• Salary Range: $122,579 - $138,000