Labor Education & Partnerships Architect

University Of Michigan; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Tuition reimbursement

Dependent tuition scholarship

Parking permits provided

Job summary

The University of Michigan-Dearborn's Center for Labor and Community Studies seeks a Strategic Initiatives Coordinator to support educational programs, partnerships, outreach, and strategic initiatives connecting workers, students, faculty, and community partners.

Working closely with the Director and CLCS staff, you will strengthen participation, expand university and labor movement relationships, and help develop new educational initiatives and student engagement opportunities, including

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent plus 2–3 years of related experience.
• Familiarity with CLCS programs, operations, partnerships, and strategic priorities.
• Knowledge of the University of Michigan-Dearborn and UM systems and processes.
• Experience building relationships and conducting outreach with workers, students, community members, and stakeholders.
• Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong computer and technology skills and ability to learn digital tools.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with workers, union leaders, local unions, labor councils, statewide labor organizations, and other labor movement partners.
• Recruit workers and organizations for CLCS conferences, institutes, training, courses, and other educational opportunities.
• Develop and maintain systems for tracking relationships, outreach, participation, sponsorships, and follow-up.
• Recruit organizational sponsors and partners for CLCS conferences and educational programs and coordinate sponsorship follow-through with appropriate staff.
• Coordinate implementation and continued development of the Faculty Affiliates Program, including recruitment, meetings, engagement, and participation.
• Coordinate implementation and continued development of CLCS internship and apprenticeship initiatives, including student and partner recruitment, placement, communications, and materials.
• Support development of new educational programs and areas of work, including initiatives related to the future of work, technological and economic change, sustainable jobs, and worker leadership.
• Conduct research on emerging worker-education needs and opportunities and prepare recommendations for CLCS staff.
• Coordinate relationships and activities involving university, labor, community, and other partners participating in strategic initiatives.
• Support development of workshops, training, short courses, certificates, public programs, and research initiatives.
• Help move new initiatives from concept through planning, implementation, documentation, evaluation, and continued development.
• Help document program participation, outcomes, partnerships, and impact for grant applications and reports.
• Assist with grant reporting and other funding-related documentation as assigned.

Skills

Relationship building

Outreach

Program coordination

Communication

Organizational skills

Research

Grant writing

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The University of Michigan-Dearborn's Center for Labor and Community Studies seeks a Strategic Initiatives Coordinator to support educational programs, partnerships, outreach, and strategic initiatives connecting workers, students, faculty, and community partners.

Working closely with the Director and CLCS staff, you will strengthen participation, expand university and labor movement relationships, and help develop new educational initiatives and student engagement opportunities, including