Associate Director Program Success and Workforce Partnerships

Who We Are:

For 140 years, National Louis University has been driven by one core belief: education changes lives. Since our founding, we've stayed grounded in the values of innovation, access, excellence, and equity, and we've never wavered from the idea that education is the greatest lever for social and economic mobility. We are a student-focused community built on continuous improvement and a genuine commitment to serving those we teach.

Through education, we empower change and build stronger, healthier communities. Our hard-working team runs on collaboration and mutual respect, for one another and for every student we serve.

What You Will Do:

The Associate Director, Evanston Program Success and Workforce Partnerships will serve as the primary point of contact and driver of Accelerate U's expansion in Evanston, IL. Reporting directly to the Vice President of Workforce Pathways - Accelerate U, the Associate Director will build and manage community partnerships, lead learner recruitment, oversee program operations, and represent Accelerate U in the broader Evanston community.

This is the right role for you if:

• You are committed to equity, access, and building economic mobility. You know the power of a great education - one that catapults a learner into new, choice-filled opportunities. You also know that too many talented, high-potential people get left out, overlooked, or skipped over when it comes to opportunities. You want to break down those barriers, destroy those misconceptions, and work with mission-aligned employers to construct creative pathways to work and college degrees.

• You are driven to succeed in an entrepreneurial environment. You are passionate about opening doors for others. You want to take everything you know about operations, systems-building, higher education, and working with a variety of stakeholders to achieve a goal and use it to develop exceptional operations at Accelerate U. You love start-up and making a path when there isn’t one.
  
  You’re agile, flexible, and ready to work hard.

• You are relentless. We’re creating something that doesn’t exist. This is problem-solving, process creation, and rapid learning wrapped into one job. You embrace the “and,” working with those around you to figure out a path forward. You have high expectations for yourself and others. And you never, ever give up.

• You love planning and building systems. You are excited to transform the chaos into systems that we can grow. You love looking and making sense of data and you’re always on the hunt for better, more efficient, more thoughtful ways to do things. You can build systems on your own, but you also love working with others to help improve their approach, too.

Evanston Program Leadership

• Establish clear targets and goals for Evanston and develop and execute a strategic plan to achieve them.
• Build and manage partnerships with key Evanston organizations including ETHS, Youth Job Center, The Trade Collective, Cradle 2 Careers, Evanston Scholars, Oakton Community College, City of Evanston and others.
• Lead new learner recruitment efforts in partnership with the NLU Marketing and Outreach team, including hosting information sessions, creating and distributing recruitment materials, supporting applicants through enrollment, and facilitating campus visits to meet agreed upon recruitment goals and targets.
• Lead stakeholder engagement for AU in Evanston - including hosting/facilitating an agreed-upon number of cross-community gatherings of Evanston residents/families, community connectors/leaders, elected officials, ETHS representatives, peer career pathway organizations, and others to make Accelerate U an integral part of the Evanston education ecosystem.
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