Executive Director - College Initiatives & Projects
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- Facility/Operations
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- MAL0001509 Requisition #
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- Jan 19, 2021 Post Date
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited college or university
- Master’s degree strongly preferred
- Five years of progressively responsible project management or executive level experience in a highly complex, multi-layered organization
- Event planning experience
- Demonstrated ability to interact at the most senior levels of an organization and to work collaboratively across functions, levels and departments toward shared objectives
- Knowledge of project management principles and practices
- Self-awareness, self-management, social-awareness and relationship management skills (emotional intelligence)
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to handle high-level sensitive and confidential information
- Ability to exercise political acumen, tact and diplomacy
- Ability to think strategically while balancing several complex agendas
- Ability to research diverse education related topics and distill the key messages in preparation for presentations
- Ability to work within a culturally diverse environment
WE OFFER: Excellent health and welfare benefit package and long term savings and investment programs including 403(b) & 457(b) Investment Plans and a pension plan with the State University Retirement System (SURS) Plan. Generous vacation, holiday, personal and sick days, and tuition reimbursement. For a more detailed overview of benefits, please visit the benefits page of our website.
Chicago residency is required for all full-time employees within 6 months of hire.
We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action Employer.
Thank you for your interest in City Colleges of Chicago!