Director, Family Life Programs

3 days ago

Chicago IL United States University of Chicago (UC) Full time

Location: Chicago, IL

Job Description:

  • The Director, Family Life Programs, manages a team of eight to ten professionals and numerous seasonal positions and contracted providers involved with all the programs. The Director needs to be skilled in management and development of staff. The Director needs to be skilled in budget management, resource management, and forecasting. Seeks, hires, trains, develops, monitors and evaluates the performance of staff and program providers; reviews and recommends personnel actions.

  • Oversees the design and implementation of programs, initiatives and interventions aligned to program development strategic objectives and best practices. Sets benchmarks and tracks strategic indicators of quality program and operations, including feedback from the Lab community as well as internal/external partners and translates results into formative and summative decisions as appropriate. Ensures compliance with legal and regulatory reporting requirements.

  • Develops, maintains and regularly consults a comprehensive network of input data to assess and prioritize the learning and program development needs of the overall school co-curricular program. Strives to build-out a planning horizon that enables Lab to be increasingly proactive/strategic in its Family Life Program development efforts. Maintains an ongoing portfolio of ideas, research, and initiatives in the area of co-curricular school programs to ensure progressive programming and elevating Lab to become a national leader in the area of extended day and summer programming.

  • Develops internal and external collaborative partnerships in support of the Laboratory Schools' vision. Internal: Utilize and develop resources within the University and other populations of the Lab community and lead joint efforts to enhance co-curricular programs. External: To strengthen Lab's role and stature as a key contributor and partner to building/enhancing the City of Chicago and its many communities and neighborhoods.

  • Proposes annual budget. Executes responsibilities and manages resources in alignment with budget directives. Assures net profit goals are achieved.

  • Understand the complexity of operating co-curricular programs within four divisions (Grades N-12) and as part of a larger university.

  • Dynamically integrate both strategic and tactical thinking, action, and accountability.

  • Proactively engage initiatives while also being collaborative and intentional in planning regarding community cultural implications.

  • Balance the needs of the students and families across the Schools in conjunction with schools, mission, goals, and resources.

  • Meet the needs of international students and families who attend summer programming.

  • Find opportunities to expand programs where there is greater demand and generate a viable net profit for some programs.

  • Contributes to developing and modifying overall funding strategies. Develops and manages the annual operating budget.

  • Manages campus efforts to strengthen student community and satisfaction with campus life to enhance the overall student experience.

  • Performs other duties as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

  • Master's Degree in education, youth development, social services, social justice, political policy, or a related field, or a combination of education and experience relating to this position.

Experience:

  • 10+ years in education, youth development, social services, or organizational development experience, including youth program development and managing and directing the work of staff performing a variety of classroom, training, or social service functions.

Preferred Competencies

  • Demonstrated knowledge and skills in the areas of youth development, training facilitation, and business acumen.

  • Working knowledge of various educational and training approaches, methods, media, and technologies.

  • Strong project management skills and ability to execute initiatives from start to finish.

  • Experience in managing and developing staff.

  • Strong command of MS Office and/or Google Suite and learning management systems.

  • Demonstrated ability to formulate and drive a comprehensive co-curricular program.

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills including presentation experience to diverse audiences.

  • Experience in managing contracted providers and vendors and monitoring their performance and quality.

  • Experience in a unionized environment helpful.

  • Experience on a university campus in an employment capacity helpful.

  • Experience in building an effective team to meet school/organizational goals in a high growth organization.

  • Experience must demonstrate leadership, strategic thinking, collaboration, project management, problem solving, and change management.

Working Conditions

  • Requires sitting for extended periods of time, standing, visual acumen, manual dexterity, and fingering for working with computer keyboards.

  • Ability to stand for two to four hours, climb stairs, and lift up to 25 lbs.

  • Ability to walk or travel between Lab's campuses and other locations on the University campus in all seasons and weather conditions.

Application Documents

  • Resume (required)

  • Cover Letter (required)

  • 3 Professional References (required)

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